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Karen Fink

Jan 27, 2026, 2:48 PM

A warning from abroad for Australian Schools

In a few days, as the Australian school year begins, my daughter will be returning to a Jewish school after three years at an independent girls’ school. That school was wonderful. Her teachers and her cohort were thoughtful, kind,...

Jan 21, 2026, 11:05 PM

Universities cannot examine themselves on Jew hatred

In a few weeks, first-year students will begin their university studies, while others return to Australian campuses. For Jewish students and for their parents the question is immediate and unavoidable: what kind of campus are they walking into? Will it...

Jan 17, 2026, 3:20 PM

The cost of anti-Zionism in Australian medicine

In the wake of the terrorist attack in Bondi, Australians are rightly grieving the loss of lives and confronting the reality that violent Jew hatred, increasingly expressed through anti-Zionism, is no longer an abstract threat. It is here, and...

Jan 8, 2026, 2:44 PM

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Australia must answer this question before it investigates Bondi

A police officer stands near where anti-Israel graffiti is painted on a wall in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 11, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Without recognizing the harm this one thing does to Jews, the commission of inquiry into the massacre will be worthless

Jan 8, 2026, 10:40 AM

The Question That Must Precede The Royal Commission

The Australian Government has just announced it will hold a Royal Commission in response to the Bondi terrorist attack. Jewish Australians are being encouraged to see this as a serious step. Before anything moves forward, before terms of reference are...

Dec 31, 2025, 5:47 AM

Rushed Inquiries Won’t Protect Australian Jews.

While the Jewish community in Australia is still reeling, the New South Wales Government has quietly opened a short-notice parliamentary inquiry into “measures to prohibit slogans that incite hatred and threaten community safety.” It opened on 22 December and closes...

Dec 25, 2025, 10:51 AM

This Is How Hatred Is Normalised in Australia

On Sunday night, I attended a vigil organised by the Jewish Council of Australia at Grattan Street Gardens in Prahran, Melbourne. I did not attend as a participant. I attended as a silent protest. I went because the Jewish Council...

About Me

Dr Karen Fink is a Jewish Australian medical doctor and community advocate. Following October 7, she co-founded the Alliance Against Antisemitism in Healthcare, which evolved into the Australian Zionist Healthcare Alliance, confronting antisemitism and antizionism in healthcare. She has also been active in fundraising for Israel, supporting Frontline Emergency Medicine. In recent times, she has focused on understanding and combating anti-Zionism, inspired by leading international scholars.