David Aidone

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | David Aidone |Michael Rennie |Alexandra Rosellen Jones |Elfy Scott

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is barrelling towards the coast and those on the ground are hoping for the best amid concerns it could bring conditions that cause billions of dollars of damage. The latest forecast predicts Alfred will hit between the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast late Friday or early Saturday — almost 24 hours later than initially predicted. It will be the first cyclone to impact the southeast coast since 1974.

Jan 17, 2025 | sbs.com.au | David Aidone |Cameron Carr

事發本周四（1月16日）雪梨東區Dover Heights一個住宅被潑上紅色油漆，四輛汽車被噴上反猶主義塗鴉，其中兩輛被縱火。警方正在調查事件。 據報該住宅曾屬於澳洲猶太人執行委員會（Executive Council of Australian Jewry）聯席行政總監雷夫欽（Alex Rycvhin），但目前已非由猶太人居住。 新州州長柯民思表示，已與雷夫欽談話，而州議會在2月復會後，將會提出與仇恨言論有關、保護宗教場所的法例。「修改法例的原因是我不認為雪梨發生的事情是這一切的開始。我認為這始於有人在其社區中推動對猶太社區的仇恨。」 里夫欽也證實，涉事住宅是他家人居住多年的地方。「我不能確定肇事者是故意針對我和我的家人。但正如州長所說，他們襲擊了我以前的房子，這是一個非常巧合的事情。」 他表示，有信心「將這些人繩之以法」並「再次恢復我們社區的秩序」。「我想對我自己的社區說：不要害怕，不要因看到這件事而感到害怕，不要讓這樣做的懦夫得逞。」 至少一輛汽車遭到塗鴉。 Source: AAP / Neve Brissenden...

Jan 16, 2025 | sbs.com.au | David Aidone |Cameron Carr

NSW Premier Chris Minns says his government will pursue law changes to tackle antisemitism in the wake of Sydney's latest antisemitic attack in which two cars were set alight and a home formerly belonging to a prominent Jewish Australian was splashed with red paint. NSW Police have warned the vandals to "look over your shoulder" as they vowed to find those responsible for the Friday morning incident at Dover Heights in Sydney's east.

Jan 16, 2025 | sbs.com.au | David Aidone

Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley's office is investigating whether she failed to declare expenses paid for by the Palestinian Authority during a 2011 trip to the occupied West Bank. Ley was joined on that trip by other politicians, including Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou and former Labor MP Jill Hall, who made declarations in their pecuniary interest register on gifted transport, accommodation and meals, Sky News reported on Friday. But Ley reportedly did not.

Dec 6, 2024 | sbs.com.au | David Aidone |Amy Hall |Alexandra Koster |Zacharias Szumer

A fire that tore through a Melbourne synagogue in the early hours of Friday has led to an ongoing police search and an outpouring of condemnation from politicians, ambassadors and multicultural community representatives. Around 60 firefighters and 17 trucks were called to the Adass Israel synagogue at Ripponlea in Melbourne's south shortly after 4am on Friday after a large blaze engulfed the building. The fire, which police say was deliberately lit, was brought under control just before 5am.