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Australian Federal Independent Lawmaker Bob Katter -- years later head of Katter's Australian Party -- is pictured in his office at Parliament House, in Canberra, Australia, September 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)
August 15, 2018, 10:15 am
Aussie senator’s ‘final solution’ speech backed by party leader as ‘solid gold’
Bob Katter says Fraser Anning's widely condemned address was 'absolutely magnificent,' adds that outrage over use of Holocaust term is a 'ridiculous technicality'
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Fraser Anning speaking to Australia's Parliament on August 14, 2018. (screen capture: ABC)
August 15, 2018, 4:31 am
Australian senator excoriated for urging ‘final solution’ to Muslim immigration
Politicians across the spectrum condemn 'hurtful' maiden speech by Fraser Anning, both for content and trivializing Holocaust
By TOI staff
Malka Leifer (YouTube screenshot)
August 14, 2018, 4:31 pm
State deems sex abuse suspect fit for hearing on extradition to Australia
But Jerusalem District Court judge allows attorney for Malka Leifer, accused of abusing children at girls' school, to conduct own evaluation, delaying process by 3 months
By Jacob Magid
Dedication of a sculpture of General John Monash in the Australian War Memorial on July 18, 2018. (Screen capture: WIN News Canberra)
August 13, 2018, 2:20 am
Australians dedicate memorial to Jewish service members
National Jewish Memorial Centre in Canberra bears names of 341 Jewish military personnel who died in the line of duty
By JTA
Australian far-right nationalist and Hitler sympathizer Blair Cottrell in May 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
August 7, 2018, 6:31 pm
Australian Jewish leaders slam Sky News interview with far-right racist
Hitler sympathizer Blair Cottrell was jailed last year for staging a mock beheading in protest against building of mosque
By JTA
Demonstrators march during a protest to demand humane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, in Sydney on July 21, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS)
July 30, 2018, 10:28 am
Iranian asylum-seeker’s death was preventable — Australia court
Coroner says future deaths could be avoided if refugees moved to less remote locations with better healthcare
By AFP
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks to the media before hosting the foreign minister of Oman at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 27, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
July 27, 2018, 10:48 pm
Mattis says US not seeking regime change in Iran
Defense chief also dismisses Australian report of upcoming American strike on Iranian nuclear facilities as 'fiction'
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (r) and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands following a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
July 27, 2018, 9:59 am
Trump readying to strike Iran, Australian government sources reported to say
Prime Minister Turnbull rejects claim, says 'no reason' to believe attack, which sources said would use Australian and UK intelligence, is imminent
By TOI staff
Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack in the West Bank settlement of Adam, on July 26, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 27, 2018, 9:53 am
Adam’s deadly eve: 7 things to know for July 27
A stabbing attack inside the settlement brings the focus back to West Bank terrorism after an extended hiatus; and tensions remain high on Israel's other fronts
By Joshua Davidovich
Melbourne office of Australian MP Michael Danby plastered with anti-Israel stickers on July 15, 2018. (Courtesy Anti-Defamation Commission)
July 16, 2018, 2:03 pm
Jewish Australian MP targeted by anti-Israel vandals
Michael Danby's Melbourne office plastered with stickers accusing Israel of genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of an Australian Football League match. (Screen capture; YouTube)
July 16, 2018, 2:06 am
ESPN bans user with ‘Burnthejews’ handle
Individual had registered for online game predicting Australian Football League results with anti-Semitic name
By JTA
Screenshot from Australian TV's "60 Minutes" broadcast about live shipments, "Sheep, Ships and Videotape," shown April 8, 2018.
July 10, 2018, 9:52 am
Ministerial committee green-lights bill to stop ‘cruel’ animal shipments
Netanyahu welcomes 'humane, moral' proposal, which seeks to halt transports from Australia, Europe within three years of becoming law
By Sue Surkes
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at United Nations headquarters, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 3, 2018, 2:48 pm
PA lambastes Australia for nixing aid, says decision ‘not grounded in facts’
Ramallah accuses Canberra of siding with Israeli 'colonialism' under US pressure, insists foreign aid was never used to pay stipends for Palestinian terrorists
By Tamar Pileggi and Michael Bachner
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at United Nations headquarters, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 2, 2018, 1:00 pm
Australia ends direct aid to PA over payments to terrorists
Foreign minister says Canberra concerned money will be distributed to Palestinian prisoners in an 'affront to Australian values,' redirects funding to UN
By Michael Bachner and AP
Former Australian principal Malka Leifer, who wanted in her home country for child sex abuse crimes is seen at the Jerusalem District Court on February 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 1, 2018, 6:22 pm
Court denies bail for Malka Leifer, alleged child molester wanted in Australia
Decision made despite defense claims that ultra-Orthodox former principal unfit to stand trial; extradition hearing scheduled for July 15
By Jacob Magid
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