Author: Jmedia Manager

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in Print, The Australian

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a ban on comparisons between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, in the Kremlin’s latest attempt to massage historical discourse. Mr Putin late on Thursday signed off on the legislation, which prohibits the publication of material that equates the “aims and decisions” of the Soviet leadership and military commanders…

Opinion: Teaching our kids resilience and surviving curveballs like Covid-19

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in Other Print, Print

Kids will benefit from knowing the key to a successful life is not happiness, but another important trait, according to a Holocaust survivor. Our kids have a real problem with resilience. At the first sign of adversity, they fold. Whether it’s because we’ve taught them they deserve happiness and other hallmarks of a “successful” life…

Hundreds gather for third Melbourne Pro-Palestine rally in two months

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in Herald Sun, Print

Hundreds of people have gathered for the third Pro-Palestine march in Melbourne’s CBD in two months, following the escalation of conflict in Gaza. Hundreds of people have attended a Pro-Palestinian solidarity march in Melbourne’s CBD following the escalation of conflict in the Gaza Strip. It is the third major rally in two months, after a…

If not in a university, then where? Academia must define harm to allow open debate on difficult issues

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In recent years, Australian academics have been accused of many forms of wrongful expression including racism, transphobia, and anti-Semitism. Earlier this year an African-Australian researcher’s paper was accused of being racist. The research found the over-representation in crime statistics of Sudanese-born young people is not due to racial profiling. More recently a queer political action group…

A complete history of Jew-baiter George Galloway’s electoral defeats

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in Print, Spectator

Labour’s Kim Leadbeater may be celebrating her triumph in Batley and Spen (though not as much as her leader Keir Starmer) but the by-election was another setback for George Galloway’s efforts to get back into parliament — any parliament. The serial candidate hasn’t been an MP since 2015 and Batley was the 15th time he has…

‘Really powerful’: free program for schools tackles racism and discrimination

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A new program that seeks to educate Year 5, 6 and 7 students about the dangers of racism, prejudice, discrimination and bystander behaviour is empowering children to connect with their own values and create positive change, while coming to better understand the atrocities of the past. Launched by charity Courage to Care, the free Middle Years Upstander…

New Israeli leader Naftali Bennett strikes deal for settlers

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in Print, The Australian

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced a deal for Jewish settlers to leave an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank by Friday, with a possibility of returning. Settlers had built the Eviatar outpost near Nablus in recent weeks in defiance of international and Israeli law, sparking fierce protests from Palestinians in neighbouring villages.…

Rabbi Stabbed Outside Jewish Synagogue

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A Rabbi was stabbed outside a Boston synagogue Thursday afternoon, forcing the facility into a lockdown as a children’s day camp was being held when the attack occurred. The incident happened at Shaloh House on Chestnut Hill Avenue around 1 p.m. The facility has a synagogue and school. The Shaloh House’s executive director, Rabbi Dan…

Far-Right Site Gab Is Very Mad Their Favourite One-Term President Passed on Them

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