Gareth Narunsky

1 week ago | australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky

Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) president Daniel Aghion expressed the community’s horror last week at the “act of antisemitic terror” in Washington, DC. Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a couple who were about to get engaged, were shot and killed while attending a Jewish event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night.

1 week ago | australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky

Over a thousand people packed the Winx stand at Royal Randwick on Sunday night for JCA’s 2025 campaign dinner. The spirit of togetherness, community and pride was humorously encapsulated by keynote speaker Hillel Neuer of UN Watch, who referenced his famous UN Human Rights Council speech asking despotic regimes “where are your Jews?” “Tonight, in Sydney, Australia, in perhaps one of the largest assemblies I’ve ever addressed, I think I found them,” he joked.

3 weeks ago | australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky

Following the government’s resounding election victory, Labor Friends of Palestine has wasted no time calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to recognise a Palestinian state. In a letter last Friday claiming to be “on behalf of rank-and-file Labor members”, the group called on the government to “join the overwhelming majority of the international community in recognising Palestinian statehood” at a UN conference in June.

3 weeks ago | australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky

There will be no Jewish member of Parliament on a federal government frontbench for the first time in 15 years, after Mark Dreyfus was dumped as attorney-general over the weekend. News reports emerged late last week that intent Labor factional negotiations, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, would see Dreyfus discarded from the ministry in favour of second-term Hawke MP Sam Rae. Muslim MP Ed Husic was also dropped.

1 month ago | australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky

There will be no Jewish Member of Parliament on a federal government frontbench for the first time in 15 years if, as expected, Mark Dreyfus is dumped from Labor’s cabinet today. News reports emerged on Thursday that factional negotiations within the Labor caucus, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, would see the Attorney-General dumped in favour of second-term Hawke MP Sam Rae. Muslim MP Ed Husic is also set to be dropped.