This Month
Stand up to whinging gas giants
Readers’ letters on a controversial drawing in The Australian Financial Review, gas tax, replacing Jacinta Allan, and self-managed superannuation funds.
Iranian sleeper cells ‘activated’ for London Jewish ambulance bombings
A terror group with links to Iran’s hardline revolutionary guards has claimed responsibility for an attack in the UK, following the conflict in the Middle East.
MinterEllison pulls logo from Sydney Biennale after DJ storm
The firm wanted to prevent “any association with or endorsement of” views expressed by DJ Haram on opening night, but remains the festival’s legal adviser.
I was a major donor to the Sydney Festival. No longer
As an Australian Jew, I do not feel safe any more in a space that excuses or normalises language that demonises Jews under the guise of “art”.
‘Glory to all our martyrs’: the moment the crowd turned on DJ Haram
An opening night speech has put Sydney’s 53-year-old art showcase at risk after the Biennale’s organisers ignored months of warnings.
PwC pulls out of Sydney Biennale, police called over DJ’s diatribe
DJ Haram’s speech praising “martyrs”, attacking Israel and referring to the “Zio-Australian-Epstein empire” has been condemned and referred to police.
Bondi shooting accused’s family ‘living in fear of their lives’
The mother of alleged terrorist Naveed Akram says she and his brother and sister have been subjected to death threats and abuse at their home.
Segal demands crackdown on hate in arts after biennale DJ tirade
DJ Haram’s support for ‘martyrs’ and denunciation of the ‘Zio-Australian-Epstein empire’ has renewed calls for stronger codes to remove funding from hateful art.
‘River to the sea’: DJ praises martyrs in antisemitic Biennale speech
DJ Haram gave a five-minute diatribe accusing Australia of complicity in genocide, using antisemitic language to lash ‘Zionist entity’ and glorify ‘martyrs’.
Can Australia get the better of movement driving antisemitism?
Much will depend on the royal commission. But a greedy political movement must be defeated politically. This is a leadership test.
Royal commission faces challenges after Richardson’s exit
The hope now is that the commissioner’s vast judicial powers can overcome a disorderly start to provide the forensic accountability the Bondi victims deserve.
Bondi security review to be ‘longer, more convoluted’ post-Richardson
Dennis Richardson believes it was a mistake to integrate his intelligence review into the Bondi royal commission.
Jewish group rejects offer to preview Sydney Biennale
The snub from the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies comes after Biennale artists put up antisemitic social media posts without censure from the organisers.
Sydney Biennale unveiled despite curator no-show
The director of Australia’s largest visual art festival did not turn up to her own media preview, after months of controversy about a supposedly anti-Zionist agenda.
‘From the river to the sea’ now an offence in one state, but not others
The Crisafulli government has banned two phrases in a contentious bill that the Labor opposition refused to support. NSW is going a different way.
NSW may end medicinal cannabis driving ban
NSW looking to follow Tasmania in allowing medicinal cannabis users to drive with THC in their system, provided they’re not impaired
Petrol, protests and Pauline. Can Albanese keep a lid on it?
The PM has been around long enough to understand he needs to strike the balance between responsible economic management and offering grumpy people something tangible.
It’s time to name the movement fuelling Jew hatred in Australia
Targeting “Zionists” is a socially permissible way to target Jews, while offering plausible deniability.
February
Why PMs are obsessed with ‘pale pachyderm’ trains
Readers’ letters on the latest high-speed rail proposal, the NDIS, intellectual property in the age of AI, Sydney’s housing crisis, water usage at data centres and accusations of ‘gatekeeping’ at the NSW Bar Association.
Labor moves to protect spies appearing at Bondi royal commission
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has announced she will introduce legislation when parliament returns next week to shield spooks who appear before the inquiry.
