Yesterday
Hezbollah is losing its iron-tight grip over Lebanon
After more than a year of war and turmoil, the organisation is on its shakiest ground in years, as power dynamics are being realigned across the Middle East.
- Christina Goldbaum
This Month
Shares slip; LA fire devastation; Star on its deathbed
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Jewish leaders say Dreyfus visit a chance to reset ties with Israel
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, Australia’s most senior Jewish lawmaker, will visit the Jewish state amid a souring of ties between Canberra and Jerusalem.
- Andrew Tillett
Ice hockey tournament cancelled due to anti-Israel ‘security concerns’
The international event set to be held in Melbourne this year has been pulled over what organisers said were security fears due to anti-Israel protests in Victoria.
- Gus McCubbing
Canada PM Justin Trudeau expected to announce resignation
The announcement could be made on Tuesday AEDT, according to local media; Anthony Albanese confirms he will not call election this weekend. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Israel warns troops off social media after Brazil seeks soldier over Gaza
The incident is the latest example of the legal fallout from Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 45,800 people, according to Palestinian officials.
- James Shotter and Heba Saleh
How Israeli families are making fathers of their dead
In the eight months following the Hamas terrorist attack, sperm has been retrieved from around 170 young men in Israel.
- Kieran Kelly
December 2024
How Mossad tricked Hezbollah into buying exploding pagers
Dressed in ski masks and sunglasses the disguised former spies reveal the secrets of the 10-year operation to sell 16,000 booby-trapped pagers to Hezbollah.
- Jotam Confino
Hate laws ‘patchwork’ needs urgent reform: antisemitism envoy
Jillian Segal, Australia’s first envoy to combat antisemitism, says better consistency is needed between federal, state and territory laws, pledging to push for changes in 2025.
- Tom McIlroy
Racism and antisemitism ‘pervasive’ at universities: report
The Australian Human Rights Commission says Jewish students believe universities are incapable or unwilling to address their safety concerns.
- Tom McIlroy
Israeli curbs on Gaza water supplies are ‘acts of genocide’
Human Rights Watch alleges attacks on infrastructure and repair workers contribute to thousands of deaths
- James Shotter
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- Penny Wong
Wong in ‘heated verbal argument’ with Israeli counterpart
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been accused of abandoning Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas terror attack, clashing with a minister in a tense phone call.
- Tom McIlroy
‘We do not tolerate antisemitism’: Allan cracks down on Vic protests
Masks, balaclavas, glue and chains could be banned under a crackdown on extreme and radical influences at Victorian protests following the Adass Israel Synagogue attack.
- Gus McCubbing and Andrew Tillett
Greta Thunberg is no longer Nobel Prize-winning material
Time magazine’s youngest-ever Person of the Year has entwined her climate views with extreme pro-Palestinian activism.
- Marianka Swain
Allan antisemitism response condemned as ‘too slow’
The Victorian premier is mulling new police powers, as two events in Sydney on Sunday underlined how the war in Gaza is stirring tension in Australia.
- Euan Black
‘Mark of shame’: Jewish groups lash PM over latest UN Israel vote
Australia has joined an overwhelming international majority demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in a fresh split with the US and Israel.
- Andrew Tillett
UN votes to raise more ire, as police hunt hate suspects
Police say two males aged 15 to 20 were seen fleeing the scene after anti-Israeli words were painted on buildings in Sydney’s Woollahra and a stolen car set ablaze.
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- Andrew Tillett and Campbell Kwan
Shock and fear, but little surprise in Sydney’s Jewish heartland
Jewish TV chef Ed Halmagyi has urged fellow Jews to be patient as the spray paint perpetrators of the latest antisemitic attack remain on the loose.
- Campbell Kwan
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
Albanese must lead like Labor heroes Evatt and Hawke on antisemitism
When Australia’s Jewish community has been under threat, strong prime ministers have stepped up to offer support and reassurance. Today, that sense of security is evaporating.
- Georgina Downer
‘Not the Australia we know’: Jews’ plea to PM during synagogue visit
Anthony Albanese was greeted by chaotic scenes when he finally visited Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue, badly damaged in a terrorist arson attack on Friday.
- Andrew Tillett