Author: Jmedia Manager

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“What are you doing for Christmas?’ an acquaintance will ask me. It’s an appropriate question at this time of year. If I’m in a hurry, I’ll give a vague but honest answer: “I’ll be up the coast over Christmas. What about you?” If I have time for a chat, I’ll offer the more truthful story.…

Hitler comedy as a concept? It’s a risky move, but it works in Jojo Rabbit

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in Print, Sydney Morning Herald

The New Zealand director Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok) has copped some flak since Jojo Rabbit premiered to great applause at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. I imagine he was expecting it. When you put the words “Hitler” and “comedy” together in a concept, trouble will find you, and he’s in good company.…

Socceroo dragged into ‘Holocaust’ storm

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in Other Print, Print

Former Arsenal winger Perry Groves has apologised for saying Socceroos star Mat Ryan “had a holocaust of a game” for Brighton against Sheffield United. Groves made the controversial comment live on radio on talkSPORT’s The Warm Up show following Brighton’s 1-0 home defeat to the Blades in the Premier League last weekend. Angry listeners phoned in to…

Aust academic faces 2nd Xmas in Iran jail

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in Other Print, Print

The federal government says it’s doing all it can to help an Australian academic who’s facing her second Christmas in an Iranian jail. Melbourne University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran since October 2018. She was accused of spying and has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years.…

Rudy Giuliani insists he’s ‘more of a Jew’ than George Soros, who survived the Holocaust

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in Business Insider Australia, Online

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told New York magazine in a wide-ranging interview that he is “more of a Jew” than George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and Democratic activist. Giuliani was raised Roman Catholic. Soros is a Holocaust survivor. “Don’t tell me I’m anti-Semitic if I oppose him,” Giuliani said. “Soros is hardly a…

Jailed Aussie’s plea for PM’s help in letters smuggled out of notorious Iran prison

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in Print, The Daily Telegraph

An Australian academic jailed in Iran’s notorious Evin prison has smuggled letters out, pleading for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help her get out and revealing she is starting a hunger strike. Smuggled letters from Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who is jailed in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, reveal she will start a new hunger strike…

Academic held in Iran to go on hunger strike

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in Print, The Australian

A Melbourne academic jailed in Iran’s notorious Evin prison has sent a personal plea to Scott Morrison, begging him to do “whatever it takes” to get her out. In letters smuggled from the jail where she has languished for 15 months, Kylie Moore-Gilbert pleads with the Prime Minister to help her and reveals she is…

Appeal blow for Melbourne academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert jailed in Iran

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in Print, The Australian

Melbourne academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, has lost an appeal against her 10-year sentence. In a devastating blow, the University of Melbourne Middle East expert will spend her second Christmas behind bars in solitary confinement. The Sunday Herald Sun confirmed that Iranian authorities rejected her freedom bid. She remains in the…

Banksy’s ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ nativity unveiled in West Bank hotel

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in Brisbane Times, Print

Bethlehem: British street artist Banksy has brought a sombre Christmas spirit to a hotel he founded in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, with a nativity scene evoking the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Dubbed ‘Scar of Bethlehem’, the display features a miniature Jesus, Mary and Joseph under a rendition of Israel’s concrete West Bank barrier punctured by bullet…

Iran rejects release for British woman

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