Kevin Rudd

October 26, 2018, 12:01 am

FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd's account of a meeting with Jewish communal stalwart Mark Leibler during the 2010 passports affair is "completely false", the latter said last week.

By Gareth Narunsky

Warren Mundine. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas.

March 9, 2017, 12:00 am

Mundine hits out at Labor grandees

Former Australian Labor Party (ALP) president and Aboriginal leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine has hit out at the Labor leaders who called for the recognition of a Palestinian state.

By Joshua Levi

Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney. Photo: Noel Kessel

February 23, 2017, 12:00 am

History in the making

A sea of security personnel, dignitaries, photographers and police welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s first sitting Prime Minister to step on Australian soil, as he arrived in Sydney in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

By Joshua Levi

April 28, 2016, 12:00 am

Senate considers Iran sanctions

MELBOURNE Ports MP Michael Danby called on the government to explain why it has gone from being a major international critic of Iran to being even more accommodating of the regime than the United States, when he spoke yesterday at a public hearing of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee’s inquiry into the partial suspension of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

By Shane Desiatnik and Joshua Levi

September 4, 2013, 2:50 pm

Tony Abbott’s election message

I WELCOME this opportunity to engage directly with readers of The Australian Jewish News. Australia’s relationship with Israel is important.

September 4, 2013, 12:00 am

Kevin Rudd’s election message

THE Australian Labor Party and the Coalition argue over many policy issues, and that is as it should be in a robust and open democracy such as ours. But some issues should be bipartisan, and I am pleased to say that on the subject of support for Israel and for the Middle East peace process, both major parties are in agreement.

August 15, 2013, 2:00 am

Carr’s contentious comments condemned

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr was condemned by communal leaders this week for claiming that the federal Labor government views all Israeli settlements as illegal.

By Gareth Narunsky

August 8, 2013, 12:00 am

Pollies praise poll date move

TRUE to his word that he would reconsider holding an election on Yom Kippur, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd this week announced Australia would go to the polls a week earlier on September 7, a move that has been met with praise by Jewish politicians on both sides of the divide.

By adam kamien

August 8, 2013, 12:00 am

Howard: ‘We wouldn’t have abstained’

AS Australia swings into election mode, former prime minister John Howard has said his government would not have abstained from the United Nations’ vote on Palestinian statehood.

By Gareth Narunsky

July 29, 2013, 12:00 am

Asylum policy concerns

JEWISH groups have voiced concern about Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s new policy on asylum seekers, which diverts boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea.

By Peter Kohn

July 4, 2013, 12:00 am

The return of Rudd

AS Kevin Rudd returned to The Lodge last week, communal leaders spoke of the strong relationship they had with the Prime Minister during his first term in office from 2007 to 2010.

By Gareth Narunsky

June 27, 2013, 11:03 am

Kevin Rudd returns as PM

COMMUNITY leaders have congratulated Kevin Rudd on his return to the top job while paying tribute to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard for her support for Israel and the Jewish community.

By Gareth Narunsky

March 1, 2012, 11:27 am

Australia-Israel relations after the fall of Rudd

WITH Kevin Rudd having moved to the backbench following his leadership stoush with Julia Gillard, the question is who will be Australia’s next foreign minister.

By Gareth Narunsky

February 10, 2012, 12:00 am

Rudd weighs in on Syrian unrest

COMMUNAL leaders have welcomed the Australian Foreign Minister’s announcement that he was imposing fresh sanctions on Syria in the wake of the escalation of violence perpetrated by the regime in recent days and the failure of the UN to pass a resolution censuring President Assad.

December 27, 2011, 12:00 am

Juvenile courts furore

ISRAEL has responded to claims by an Australian journalist that Palestinian children have been mistreated in its West Bank juvenile military court system, stressing there are strict procedures in place with regard to minors that adhere to international standards.

By adam kamien

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