Canada’s oldest synagogue celebrates 150
Older than the country itself, the Vancouver Island synagogue’s dedication ceremony will be reenacted in a gala costumed affair
View ArticleAustralian Jewish groups admonish BDS supporters
At the urge of Zionist Council, Melbourne Jewry’s umbrella organization votes to denounce boycott of West Bank goods
View ArticleAustralia police foil alleged terror bomb plot
Seventeen-year-old Melbourne resident arrested on suspicion he planned Mother’s Day attack
View ArticleMelbourne Jewish community warned of ‘imminent attack’
Community Security Group, a Victoria-based Jewish organization, says it’s working with local police to verify ‘new intelligence’
View ArticleThree killed as car smashes into pedestrians in Melbourne
Police say driver rammed through crowd on purpose, but incident is not terror related; suspect in custody; 20 injured
View ArticleAustralian Haredi community investigated for aiding abusive principal’s escape
Prime Minister Turnbull says he plans on raising issue of Malka Leifer's extradition during meetings with Netanyahu next week
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Australia orders evacuation of towns threatened by fire ahead of heatwave
Thousands scramble to leave their homes and popular coastal resorts in New South Wales and Victoria, after catastrophic wildfire season that has killed at least 18
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Australia state leader welcomes Israeli decision to extradite Malka Leifer
Leifer has been fighting extradition from Israel since 2014; in Australia, she could stand trial for 74 charges of child sex abuse
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Australia’s Victoria state advances ban on swastika display amid neo-Nazi surge
Legislation barring Nazi imagery expected to be passed by parliament early next year, as officials warn of increase in radicalization of youth
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Australia’s most populous state sets new daily COVID case record
New South Wales also reports sharp jump in hospitalizations, as officials say most cases are of the Omicron strain, urge vaccine boosters
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