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Shannon Cummings

Jun 10, 2026, 12:39 AM

Labor Mourns Jewish Victims. But Does It Fight For Living Jews?

The easiest Jew to support is a dead one. A dead Jew costs nothing. A dead Jew asks for nothing. A dead Jew can be remembered, honoured and mourned without demanding uncomfortable decisions in the present. That is why every year politicians stand...

Jun 9, 2026, 5:32 PM

Australia: A Problem of Moral Consistency

If actions speak louder than words, then Penny Wong’s actions have been delivering a consistent message for nearly two years. When it comes to the Middle East, Australia’s Foreign Minister is widely perceived by critics as being instinctively more responsive...

Jun 8, 2026, 6:33 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Group B/C/D Previews

(Dear Reader(s): If you read far enough in this lengthy post, you will find a bonus Bob Dylan quote.) Group B Every World Cup features a first-round group known histrionically as “The Group of Death.” The title is applied to...

Shannon Cummings

May 27, 2026, 1:53 PM

Why Won’t Albanese Name the Ideology Driving Antisemitism?

There is a reason Australians no longer trust the political language surrounding extremism. They know when they are being managed. Jewish Australians have faced a surge in intimidation, harassment, threats, chants glorifying terrorism, vandalism, and open displays of hatred that most...

May 25, 2026, 7:07 PM

The Labor Conference That Lost its Moral Compass

There was a time when major Australian political parties understood that terrorism was not something to be romanticized, excused, or sanitized. That line, however, vanished entirely at the Victorian Labor conference this weekend. Delegates passed a motion demanding the release...

May 24, 2026, 12:54 PM

To the Royal Commission on Antisemitism

First and foremost, I would like to thank you for the important work of this Commission, which gives hope not only to the Jewish community of Australia, but to Jewish communities around the world that have experienced a troubling...

May 21, 2026, 11:11 PM

Australia – Penny Wong’s Israel Double Standard

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, is entitled to expect that detainees intercepted aboard the Gaza flotilla be treated appropriately and without unnecessary humiliation. Democracies should hold themselves to high standards, even in wartime. But Wong’s latest intervention against Israel...

May 20, 2026, 6:30 PM

Appeasing Extremism in Australia

Australia’s political left appears so consumed by Israel that one could be forgiven for thinking there are no other issues facing the country. Forget the disastrous budget delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, which further erodes...

Mohamed Elbaikam

May 15, 2026, 10:38 PM

Western Sahara: Policy or Propaganda?

In Washington, distant unresolved conflicts can easily become files on a national-security map. But when such conflicts are read only through the language of security, investment, alliances, and geopolitical competition, the risk is that political narrative replaces legal fact....

Damon Isherwood

May 15, 2026, 7:31 AM

Sir John Monash: The Jewish Australian Who Became Australia’s Greatest General

The Australian Everyone Knows — But Few Really Know As an Australian, I wanted to write something about Sir John Monash – arguably the greatest general of the First World War, and certainly one of the greatest Australians. A lot of...

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