Speech by Hon. Jacinta Allen MLA, Premier of Victoria, Israel Independence Day event, Melbourne, 27 May 2025

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Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation Jeremy Leibler, President, Zionist Federation of Australia Elyse Schachna, President, Zionism Victoria Daniel Aghion, President, Executive Council of Australian Jewry Philip Zajac, President, Jewish Community Council of Victoria Brad Battin, State and Federal MPs, Consular representatives Community leaders and rabbis Happy Independence Day to Israel. 77 years young and…

Statement in the Parliament of Victoria regarding participation in the March of the Living, Michael Galea MLC, 13 May 2025

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My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister Stitt, and the action that I am seeking is an update on what support is being provided to Victoria’s Jewish community, including in particular the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, to promote safety and understanding and to reduce instances of antisemitism and vilification. Recently,…

Speech to the ANU National Security College “Securing our Future”, Senator Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 09 April 2024

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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…

Address by Hon. Tim Watts MHR, Australian Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Zionist Federation of Australia Biennial Conference, Melbourne, 30 October 2022

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Thank you, Yossi, and can I say how glad I am to be here in Melbourne as a guest of the Zionist Federation of Australia to address you, the leaders of the Australian Jewish community, as part of your first biennial conference since the pandemic. I acknowledge Israeli Ambassador, Amir Maimon, Zionist Federation of Australia…

Decision by the Government of Australia to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Peter Khalil MHR, Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Parliament of Australia, 25 October 2022

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Mr KHALIL (Wills) (16:49): Notwithstanding the last speaker, the previous speakers in the opposition have not been able to acknowledge, or won’t admit to, three things about this MPI. No. 1: they won’t acknowledge that the government’s policy is actually a reaffirmation of the longstanding bipartisan policy of successive Australian governments that has been in…

Decision by the Government of Australia to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Hon. Dr Aly MHR, Australian Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth, Parliament of Australia, 25 October 2022

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Dr ALY (Cowan—Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth) (16:19): May I start by reiterating the disappointment that the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed in having to speak to this MPI today. But I also stand to speak on this out of a sense of duty, if I may say so. The…