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AIJAC’s submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding extremist movements and radicalism in Australia

February 15, 2021 | AIJAC staff

AIJAC’s submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) regarding extremist movements and radicalism in Australia.

Australian peacekeepers assist in a range of troubled regions around the world.

AIJAC’s submission to the Australian Government’s Soft Power Review

December 19, 2018 | AIJAC

AIJAC made a submission to the Australian Government’s 2018 Soft Power Review. The submission is available in full on this website and will be published on the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Australian Senators are currently undertaking an inquiry into political interference at the ABC.

Submission to Senate inquiry into Allegations of Political Interference in the ABC

November 26, 2018 | AIJAC staff

AIJAC made this submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications’ inquiry into Allegations of Political interference in the ABC. 

Protesters at the border between Gaza and Israel. Hamas officials incited violence during these protests.

Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on its review of the re-listing of Hamas’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas Brigades) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code

September 5, 2018

AIJAC made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence and Security into the relisting of the Hamas’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas Brigades) as a terrorist organisation by the Australian Government.

Submission on Freedom of Speech (Repeal of S.18C) Bill 2014

April 30, 2014

This document constitutes the submission by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) to Attorney-General George Brandis regarding proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA)…

AIJAC maintains that the provisions of Part IIA of the RDA have worked effectively for nearly 20 years, and that there is not a compelling reason for repeal or wholesale reform. 

Submission to Senate Committee Inquiry into Academic Freedom – 2008

August 22, 2008 | AIJAC staff

AIJAC’s position in this matter is that academic freedom is a right that should be respected, and that the balance between the right of academic freedom and the duty to educate students – as well as maximise excellence in academic research grounded in analytical clarity and quality empirical evidence – is one that can be maintained.

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