This Month
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”.
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.
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.
How Albanese’s Bondi delay led to investigator’s shock exit
Dennis Richardson’s abrupt exit is the latest setback for the antisemitism royal commission, which Virginia Bell has already said is suffering delays.
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.
Legal bill for Bondi inquiry so far: $1.3m for Bell; $2m for counsel
Virginia Bell is assisted by special advisor Dennis Richardson earning $5500 a day and senior counsel Richard Lancaster set to earn up to $2 million total.
‘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.
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
Police minister blames intelligence for failure to stop Bondi attack
NSW Police minister Yasmin Catley says there should have been better co-operation between intelligence agencies, and defends measures on gun control.
If we can’t handle a few ISIS brides, how will we fight antisemitism?
The PM wants us to believe ISIS brides will manifest on our shores. To say this non-policy falls short of demands of national security barely touches the sides.
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.
Delays plague Queensland’s plan to replace paper-based gun system
Public safety is being put at risk because of delays to a vital firearm licensing digitisation project, the Queensland Police Union has warned.
Albanese calls ‘bullshit’ on claims about Burke’s Save the Children deal
Prime Minister says he calls “bullshit” on the idea that Tony Burke made a deal to bring back ISIS brides; Ex-Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello reflects on high spending and taxes, painting a grim economic picture.
Bondi royal commission won’t hear direct evidence of the attack
Royal commissioner Virginia Bell has warned she must prevent prejudice to the trial of alleged terrorist Naveed Akram in her inquiry into antisemitism.
Vic Labor stalls hate speech laws to block anti-corruption amendments
The government said its bill in response to the Bondi attack was urgent, but it was pulled after amendments looked set to expand the anti-corruption body’s powers.
Sydney Writers’ Festival says no sponsor exodus after KPMG exit
The professional services firm, which had a staff member injured in the Bondi massacre, has scrubbed itself from the event’s website after Randa Abdel-Fattah was invited.
Bondi accused Naveed Akram makes first court appearance
The alleged Bondi terrorist gunman is yet to say if he will plead not guilty to 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist act.
I’m a Jewish woman. I want Grace Tame’s Australian of the Year cancelled
Where is the support from Tame and other pro-Palestinian #BelieveAllWomen feminists for the Israeli women and girls raped by Hamas on October 7, 2023?
PM unites with Herzog on Iran, but raises death of aid worker
The leaders jointly condemn Iran during a meeting at Parliament House, but Anthony Albanese maintains push for investigation into death of an Australian aid worker.
ASIO commissioned internal probe in Bondi aftermath
Spy chief Mike Burgess says an independent investigator will assess the intelligence agency’s decision-making in the years leading up to the attack.
