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Australian flags ready for a citizenship ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall on Australia Day in 2023.

PM dodges Australia Day stoush with Dutton, calls him ‘nasty’

Anthony Albanese sidestepped the culture war topic, instead laying into Peter Dutton in personal terms over his opposition to Labor’s cost-of-living plans.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Police are investigating graffiti sprayed on the Newtown Synagogue on Saturday morning.

Counterterrorism squad called in as Sydney synagogue attacks escalate

Police are hunting two people who they say spray-painted swastika symbols on Newtown Synagogue before using a clear liquid to try to set the building alight.

  • Megan Gorrey
Police are investigating antisemitic graffiti at a Newtown synagogue.

Police release CCTV images of two people sought after inner-west synagogue vandalism

Police allege two people who spray-painted the synagogue with antisemitic graffiti, one of several incidents to occur overnight, also tried to set the building alight.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Penry Buckley
Antisemitic graffiti seen in Queens Park in Sydney’s east..

Worshippers targeted in another alleged Sydney antisemitic incident

A man has been charged with allegedly making threatening gestures outside a north shore synagogue. It comes after a car in Sydney’s east was vandalised.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Ambassador of Israel to Australia, Amir Maimon

‘How can I do better?’ Israeli ambassador’s candid confession

The ambassador knows he must do more to tell Israel’s side of the Middle East story and stop a once-close bilateral relationship from spinning out of control.

  • Matthew Knott
Israeli ambasador Amir Maimon said Israel was trying to “uproot the cancer” of Hamas.

‘Don’t point fingers at us’: Israeli ambassador’s message to Australians

In a rare interview, the Israeli ambassador said he believed many Australians fail to grasp the seriousness of the security threats his nation faces.

  • Matthew Knott
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Monash University vice chancellor Sharon Pickering: “We can’t just rely on dialling things down.”

‘You can’t just turn it off’: Monash vice chancellor on confronting hate on campus

Sharon Pickering says universities need to do more than just dial down conflicts on campus when confronting antisemitism.

  • Chip Le Grand
Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann at the Pillars of Light celebration at Federation Square on Wednesday evening.

Festival of Lights much needed for Melbourne’s Jewish community

Jewish leaders say it has been a tough year but the arrival of Hanukkah – on the same day as Christmas – is helping to lift spirits.

  • Benjamin Preiss
A proposed new rule is causing division at Sydney University

The radical proposal that could end Sydney Uni’s proud history of rebellion

A new rule to enforce a more civil discourse on campus has been backed by the university. It’s caused alarm within.

  • Daniella White
An antisemitic sign is held on the steps of Victoria’s parliament.

Police probe antisemitic sign on steps of Victorian parliament

Victoria Police said officers were called to reports about 20 protesters were displaying a large banner near Parliament House about 6.55pm.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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