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Josh Burns says there are ‘clearly gaps in legal framework’ amid calls for antisemitism national cabinet

Labor MP says parties must not ‘squabble over discrimination’ as Jillian Segal urges prime minister to convene meeting

The Guardian - AU

Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship

Those who protested outside Catholic churches believe they would have been arrested if such laws were in place

The Guardian - AU

Push to strengthen hate crime laws and tackle threats

The government should make it an offence to threaten marginalised Australians and set up a national database to help combat hate crimes, a committee recommends.

AAP

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Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

A rise in anti-Semitism in Australia has sparked a travel warning from a Jewish human rights group as the prime minister vows any such acts won't be tolerated.

AAP

Melbourne synagogue fire condemned as ‘act of antisemitism’ by Anthony Albanese as police hunt arsonists

The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas

Evening Standard

University 'incubator' for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

Jewish students are "hiding" their religion on campus amid a rising tide of hatred, a parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism at universities has been told.

AAP

Fighting intensifies in southern Lebanon

Skirmishes between Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah in south Lebanon are intensifying, and Anthony Albanese wants to tackle ‘shrinkflation’.

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Albanese stood beside antisemitism envoy. Journalists weren’t even invited to Islamophobia envoy launch

Advocates have questioned why the appointment of Aftab Malik as special envoy was handled in such a ‘quiet’ way.

Crikey

Who is Labor’s new anti-Islamophobia envoy?

Months after Australia got its special envoy to combat antisemitism, Labor has announced its pick for Islamophobia envoy. Here’s what we know so far.

Crikey

'Fighting hate': special envoy to combat Islamophobia

As tensions rise in Australia over continuing conflict in the Middle East, a global expert has been appointed the nation's special envoy to combat Islamophobia.

AAP

'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses

Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.

AAP

Australian government won’t back public views of special envoys on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal ‘all communications’ will be solely attributed to special envoy

The Guardian - AU

PM's appointment of envoy questioned

Letters and Short Takes: Friday, July 12, 2024

Newcastle Herald

Democrat Clooney turns back on Biden

George Clooney is the latest Democrat die-hard to tell Joe Biden to step aside, and Labor MPs have been told to leave the energy debate to the leaders.

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Australia has its first antisemitism special envoy, with an Islamophobia special envoy to follow. What will this mean?

The Albanese government has named Jewish lawyer and businesswoman Jillian Segal as the county’s first antisemitism special envoy. The appointment was made in response to rising incidents of violence against Jewish people against the backdrop of the Gaza war. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would also soon appoint…

Crikey

Jillian Segal is an envoy for Israel, banking misconduct, and not much else

Jillian Segal has criticised ceasefire calls in Gaza and defended bombing hospitals. That, and her record at NAB, makes her a poor choice for a government role.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM appoints antisemitism envoy; leading Democrat tells Biden to drop out; and China-backed hacker group unmasked

Albanese says it is ‘not acceptable’ for Jewish Australians to be made to feel unsafe, reveals plans to appoint similar envoy to combat Islamophobia

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Australia appoints special envoy to combat anti-Semitism

Jillian Segal will serve a three-year term and report directly to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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The Guardian - AU

Criticism of Israel is ‘not always’ antisemitic, Australia’s attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus tells National Press Club he is proud to be Jewish but he has observed ‘a shocking rise in antisemitism in Australia’

The Independent UK

Australia appoints Sydney lawyer as special envoy to combat rising antisemitism

Jillian Segal, a Sydney lawyer and business executive, will consult with community groups and report back to Albanese

AAP

'Get on with each other': envoy targets anti-Semitism

Businesswoman Jillian Segal has been appointed as a special envoy to combat anti-Semitism, with a similar role for for Islamophobia soon to follow.

The Guardian - AU

Jewish groups blindsided by Labor’s reversal of recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Prominent Jewish community leaders in Australia say Albanese government’s withdrawal of recognition ‘a gratuitous insult’ – but criticism is not universal

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