Australia Day

Fringe anti-Zionist group leads campaign pushing Australian parliament to sanction Israel

An initiative aimed at sanctioning Israel is supported by the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network and other groups at the forefront of the pro-Hamas marches that erupted after October 7.

|ByHAVA MENDELLE
A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026
SHIR, the Australian Jewish Music Festival, outside the Sydney Opera House.

Jewish musical group performs song in Hebrew in historic Australia Day concert in Sydney

It marked the first time Hebrew has been sung at the iconic Opera House Forecourt in any concert setting, and also the first time a Jewish song has been performed at the Australia Day Live concert.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
People take part in the Invasion Day protest march through Sydney during Australia Day 2026 celebrations, Australia, January 26, 2026.

‘Invasion Day’ rallies mark Australia Day as anti-immigration protests also held

At Sydney's Hyde Park, the annual "Invasion Day" rally started with a tribute to those killed by a gunman in a NSW rural town last week.

|ByREUTERS
Michal Herzog speaks at the Center for Family Medicine.

Grapevine, January 22, 2026: Who’s the real president?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Australia PM condemns neo-Nazis after arrest of 'disguised' group

Police said late on Friday, a holiday known as Australia Day, that they arrested six people and issued 55 others with infringement notices for offensive behavior at a train station in Sydney.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByREUTERS
Finnish neo-nazis start their Independence Day march with swastika flags in Helsinki, Finland December 6, 2018.

Australia's dead fish mystery has been solved

The deaths of thousands of fish, found floating near the town of Menindee, has now been explained by scientists.

MARCH 18, 2023ByREUTERS
An environmental company is removing dead fish downstream from the site of the train derailment that forced people to be evacuated from their homes in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023

Grapevine January 26, 2022: Champion for justice

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 25, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MIRIAM NAOR in January 2015, when receiving her appointment as president of the Supreme Court from then-president of the state Reuven Rivlin.

Australia Day celebrations clouded by impact of fires

Thousands also rallied in support of indigenous Australians who regard Australia Day, the day which marks the start of white settlement, as "Invasion Day."

JANUARY 26, 2020ByREUTERS
A supplied image obtained January 8, 2020 shows Country Fire Authority (CFA) strike teams performing controlled burning west of Corryong, Victoria, Australia, January 7, 2020. Picture taken January 7, 2020