CAMERON MILNER: My first visit to a synagogue became an unexpected lesson in anti-Semitism, faith, Labor and forgiveness Cameron Milner Updated, 27 Oct 2026 Bondi Terror was written by Sharri Markson and Alex Rychin. Credit: The Nightly I’d never been to a synagogue before. Yesterday was my first time visiting a place of worship with…
Last Wednesday, we paused to mark the third anniversary of the terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October 2023. With pain in our hearts, we reflected once more on the devastation that the terrorists of Hamas unleashed on that dark day, and we remembered the 1,200 lives that they robbed from the world. It was…
When Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband spoke in the British House of Commons, making the case for sanctions on those who trade with “settlements” in “occupied territory”, what struck me most was not the vicious singling out of Israel, when his government has shown no concern for the real occupations such as that of Turkey in…
Acknowledgements omitted I am here to thank you. A Jewish community who has built and enriched Australia. Every single person in this room has made this building a success. Tonight is a celebration of the people and community that made this happen. We celebrate on the land of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation.…
Ten Western Australian public schools are joining a national effort to stamp out the scourge of antisemitism by boosting awareness and understanding, through a six-month pilot program. Ten Western Australian public schools have been selected to take part in a six-month antisemitism pilot program Program part of a national effort to stamp out antisemitism through…
A new Holocaust Education Centre in Yokine is set to officially open on Thursday, 27 August delivering on a key $1.8 million election commitment from the Cook Labor Government. New Holocaust Education Centre set to open in Yokine following $1.8 million Cook Labor Government election commitment Centre to educate on the Holocaust and promote mutual…
ALP Members of Parliament who participated included: Anthony D’Adam MLC Jihad Dib MLA Julia Finn MLA Edham Husic MHR Sarah Kaine MLC Stephen Lawrence MLC Cameron Murphy MLC Bob Nanva MLC Penny Sharpe MLC Senator Tony Sheldon Linda Voltz MLA
Australian Labor Party 50th National Conference, 26 July 2026 – amendment submitted by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) sought to include the following sentence in paragraph 2 (https://aild.org.au/australian-labor-party-national-platform-as-adopted-by-the-50th-national-conference-25-july-2026/) of the revised National Platform. The effect of the failure to adopt the amendment in the National Platform was to remove the obligations on the…
The following 5 motions were adopted as a block: Israel/Palestine Relations with Israel Aid and support for Palestinian civilians Illegal Settlement Expansion and Settler Violence in the West Bank Australian Citizens serving in the IDF Obligations under international law. 1. Israel / Palestine: Relations with Israel (0265R, 0374R, 0391R, 0587R, 0764R, 0891R) Australia has obligations…
