Sally Margan
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and Bula and stop barking Dirk
Your reminder. Jillian Segal talks ‘togetherness’ while hubby funds ‘Advance's’ hate campaign against ‘Welcome to Country.’ afr.com/politics/feder…
On ANZAC Day, the Embassy of Israel in Canberra joins Australians and New Zealanders in honouring the courage and sacrifice of the ANZAC forces. We remember the Battle of Be’er Sheva and pay tribute to the Light Horse soldiers who helped forge our shared history. Ahead of the commemoration, Ambassador @Hillel_Newman laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Lest we forget.
Israel killed every single child in this photo today alone in Lebanon. Every. Single. One. More than 18 children massacred in less than 24 hours.
ANIC Condemns White-Supremacist Hate Crime Against Victorian Imam and His Wife The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the vicious and religiously motivated assault on an Imam and his wife on the evening of Saturday, 10th January 2026. This cowardly attack is a disturbing reminder of the escalating danger facing visibly Muslim Australians. At approximately 7:30pm on the South Gippsland Highway toward Dandenong, the Imam and his wife were targeted after the assailants identified them as Muslim, triggering an outpouring of anti-Muslim hatred, racial abuse and violence. The attackers boxed in their vehicle, hurled objects at their car, drove dangerously to intimidate them, then exited their vehicle to assault the Imam and threaten his wife with stabbing. The Imam was punched in the face, and his vehicle was damaged while bystanders intervened to stop further harm. We believe Victoria Police are treating the incident as a hate crime. The offenders, described as men of Anglo white appearance with distinctive tattoos, exhibited behaviour and language consistent with white-supremacist and extremist hate ideology, a pattern increasingly seen in Islamophobic attacks across Australia. The psychological trauma suffered by the victims is severe. No family in Australia should fear being attacked simply for their faith, appearance, or identity. This attack comes despite Victoria formally recognising 15th March as the United Nations International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Yet research by the Scanlon Foundation continues to show that anti-Muslim hatred is the most prevalent form of religious discrimination in Australia, underscoring that symbolic recognition must be matched with real enforcement, accountability and media responsibility. ANIC also warns that political rhetoric and irresponsible media commentary are actively fuelling this violence, particularly the dangerous false equivalence being drawn between peaceful pro-Palestinian advocacy and the Bondi terror attacks. This framing has contributed directly to a surge in Islamophobic abuse, threats and physical assaults, both online and in our streets. ANIC’s Action Against Islamophobia (AAI) initiative is supporting the victims and monitoring this case closely, along with Board of Imams Victoria’s Countering Islamophobia Project. We call for urgent identification, arrest and prosecution of those responsible, and for stronger national action to confront Islamophobia, far-right extremism and hate-fuelled violence in Australia. All Australians deserve to feel safe going about their daily lives without fear of being abused, threatened or attacked. 👉 If you experience or witness Islamophobia, please report it. Reporting incidents creates opportunities for change, support and advocacy. Report Incidents: actionagainstislamophobia.org.au 🌐 DOWNLOAD STATEMENT: anic.org.au/ANIC-Condemns-…
Tonight the Prime Minister has floated the name of Virginia Bell to lead a Commonwealth Royal Commisson into antisemitism and the events leading up to the Bondi massacre. The Prime Minister has been told directly by leaders of the Jewish community that they have serious concerns about this appointment. After more than two years of unprecedented hate, harassment and violence directed towards the Jewish community, culminating in Australia’s deadliest terrorist attack at Bondi Beach it is unthinkable the Prime Minister would choose a Commissioner that did not have the total confidence of the Jewish community. This is a time for unity and national healing. This is a time to turn back the tide of hate and antisemitism that has destroyed so many lives. Prime Minister, I appeal to you, this is the time to do the right thing and call a Commonwealth Royal Commission with the appointment of the right Commissioner whose leadership will provide the answers and solutions our country so urgently needs.
