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This poem was written by Thomas Bracken (1841–1898) – the Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician.
Australia has not been immune from what the historian Robert Wistrich has described as “the longest hatred”, with open antisemitism starting to become prevalent in the 1880s.
Christmas songs: love them or hate them, at this time of year, you just can’t escape them.
A brief mention in one gospel spawned some of the most iconic Christmas imagery.
The current leadership team is a coalition of unnatural bedfellows which, to date, hasn’t shown any signs of unravelling. You’d expect some loose threads to appear during election year, as parties fight to push their own narrative but, for now, you’d regard this coalition as a success.
Like Jesus, Mary’s Image has changed across the centuries.
Early portrayals of Jesus reflect the changing fortunes of Christianity.
The false smear that ‘Jews killed Christ’ has been written in millennia of blood.
As we grieve for the victims of the Bondi shooting, Hanukkah calls on us to insist on light nonetheless – and, in doing so, to ensure Jewish life is never extinguished.
The kindling of light is a kind of quiet defiance in itself.
From the First Fleet on, Jewish Australians have enriched Australia immeasurably.
A volcanic eruption on the other side of the world may have primed Europe for the worst plague in history.
They’re not depriving their children, they’re funding the destruction of the West.
