
AIJAC condemns deadly shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington
May 22, 2025
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council deplores the senseless killing of a young Jewish couple in Washington DC.

AIJAC congratulates Labor on its emphatic election victory
May 5, 2025
AIJAC Executive Director Dr Colin Rubenstein said, “We congratulate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his team on retaining government, and look forward to once again working with them constructively in the interests of Australia, including our Australian Jewish community.”

AIJAC saddened by the passing of Rabbi Shalom Coleman
April 28, 2025
The AIJAC Directors and professional team are deeply saddened by the passing of Rabbi Shalom Coleman CBE AM. Rabbi Coleman gave extensive and enduring commitment to the Perth Jewish community and countless organisations from Rotary to the Murdoch University Senate, was a Justice of The Peace and an exemplary chaplain of the ADF.

Australia’s Antisemitism crisis: AIJAC Executive Manager Joel Burnie addresses AJC Global Forum
April 28, 2025
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Executive Manager Joel Burnie joined other diaspora leaders in New York to discuss how Jewish communities around the world are coping in the wake of the October 7, 2023 terror attacks in Israel.

AIJAC expresses condolences on the passing of Pope Francis
April 22, 2025
AIJAC extends its condolences on the death of Pope Francis, a singular spiritual leader. The Pope was a humble and humane spiritual leader with a forthright manner and a deeply compassionate heart, a Jesuit of distinction and a champion of interfaith relationships.

AIJAC mourns Petro Georgiou AO, champion of Australian multiculturalism
April 7, 2025
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) mourns the passing of Petro Georgiou AO, who was a long-standing friend of both the Australian Jewish community and AIJAC in particular, and an esteemed champion of Australian multiculturalism and our nation’s democratic liberal values.