Dean Dwyer

In the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack, the Australian Government has announced its intention to introduce the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026.  The draft Bill consists of 144 pages and the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies it is 319 pages long, so condensing its contents into a few key paragraphs is somewhat challenging.  Nevertheless, let’s address some key points and concerns.    In summary, the Bill seeks to comprehensively bring reform to three key areas:-...

Well, that didn’t take long.  After what seemed like a millisecond of national unity against antisemitism in the wake of the Bondi massacre, people want to take to the streets again in order to “Free Palestine”.  Although their usual talking points of genocide and mass starvation still remain at the core of their protests, the pro-Palestine mob seem to have become incensed at the decision by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to invite Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to visit Australia.   The...

Recently, I delivered a sermon about a mysterious entity in the Book of Jeremiah who goes by the title “the queen of heaven”.  Although she bears that title, the fact of the matter is that this entity is not a queen, nor is she in heaven.  She was amongst the first of many entities that would be worshipped across the Ancient Near East.  Although she is not named in the Book of Jeremiah, it is commonly believed that “the queen of heaven” is the false goddess known as Ishtar.  Although she was...