Thanks to Omer Ohana, the amendment to the Bereaved Families Law passed, which for the first time recognizes bereaved common-law partners as equals. Omer Ohana, the widowed partner of IDF veteran Maj. Sagi Golan will speak at this year’s Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem. On Tuesday morning, residents of Jerusalem awoke to billboards with…
JOURNALIST: Minister, the Coalition is calling for universities to break up pro-Palestinian encampments on campus or face fines. Would you support doing that, or universities taking further action about those? CLARE: There’s always going to be protests in a democracy. There’ll always be protests at universities. There’ll always be protests anywhere in a democracy. What there’s no…
Dear Sally and Michelle I am writing to you in my capacity as a delegate to the ACTU Congress in June 2024 to express my grave disappointment with the attached statement you made on ‘Gaza’ on behalf of the ACTU. Your statement misstates the facts and the Australian Union Movement’s recognition that sometimes Australia must…
The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity. The Australian Union movement is horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza. The ACTU reiterates its statements and resolution of 19 October 2023 and…
CAMERON MILNER In February, ASIO boss Mike Burgess warned that our greatest domestic security threat would come from Islamist extremists. Now we witness the horrific scenes of a Christian bishop being stabbed several times in his own church in southwest Sydney while delivering a sermon. Thank god the bishop and his brave parishioners kept their…
The deaths of Galit Carbone and Zomi Frankcom are without doubt genuine tragedies. Carbone was an innocent civilian slaughtered in her own house at the Be’eri Kibbutz in southern Israel on the day Hamas murdered, raped and burnt women and children as it smashed a long-lasting ceasefire. Frankcom died as an aid worker entering into a war zone six months old where Hamas has operated from homes,…
Thank you, Vice Chancellor Bell, for hosting us this evening, and to Chelsea our MC. Rory, thank you for your introduction. I too acknowledge the traditional owners, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples of the Canberra region, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I would like to acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues, including the…
Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin (Rtd) will serve as Special Adviser to the Australian Government on Israel’s response to the Israel Defense Forces strikes which killed Zomi Frankcom, and six of her World Central Kitchen colleagues. Air Chief Marshal Binskin served as Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 2014 to 2018, and prior to…
