On Ten Years
A speech marking the tenth anniversary of Quillette, delivered by founder and editor-in-chief Claire Lehmann in Sydney.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
Australia
A collection of 113 posts
The Chanukah Terror Attack in Australia—and the Antisemitism Behind It
A video essay examining the Chanukah terror attack at Bondi Beach, the acts of courage that unfolded in its aftermath, and the ideological and institutional failures that allowed antisemitism in Australia to escalate unchecked.
Iona Italia
· 5 min read
What the Bondi Attack Reveals About Australia’s Immigration Policy
The Akram case exposes with brutal clarity that time does not ensure assimilation. Being born in Australia does not guarantee allegiance.
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read
Australia’s Selective Blindness
The refusal to discuss Islamic antisemitism in Australia endangers Jews and threatens social cohesion.
Alan Davison
· 7 min read
The Hatred We Must Name
We have ignored, enabled, downplayed, and pandered to vicious antisemitism for too long. The victims of the Bondi massacre paid the price.
Iona Italia
· 4 min read
From the Goldberg’s to the Icebergs
Bondi is Australia, Australia is Bondi Beach.
Tim Harcourt
· 3 min read
Bondi Was Not a Surprise: How Antisemitism Was Normalised in Australia
Why the Bondi attack was not an aberration, but the consequence of years of tolerated antisemitism across Australian public life.
Jack Pinczewski
· 5 min read
Father and Son, Partners in Terror
The identity of the Bondi Beach terrorists reveals some uncomfortable but important truths about antisemitism within Australia’s Muslim population.
Tanveer Ahmed
· 6 min read
Reporting from Bondi Beach After the Terror Attack
Claire Lehmann reports from Bondi Beach on the sombre atmosphere and public anger following the terror attack.
Claire Lehmann
· 2 min read
Bondi Was Not a Surprise
The massacre at Bondi Beach was shocking—but after years of denial and equivocation about antisemitism, it was inevitable.
Jack Pinczewski
· 4 min read
Bondi Beach Massacre: Australia’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack
Fifteen people are dead after gunmen opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah festival on one of Sydney’s most iconic beaches.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
How Foreign Funding Is Shaping Australia’s Energy Debate | Quillette Cetera Ep. 58
From offshore funding networks to the economic costs of unreliable renewables, this episode explores how Australia’s energy policy has been shaped by overseas interests—and what’s at stake if the country doesn’t change course.
Zoe Sankey
· 22 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight
How sex abuse has gone undetected inside Australia’s childcare sector.
Virginia Tapscott
· 12 min read
Why Britain Signed a Treaty with the Māori—but Not with Australia’s Aboriginal Peoples
Why did Britain negotiate a treaty with Māori chiefs in New Zealand but claim Australia as terra nullius—“land belonging to no one”?
Zoe Sankey, Sean Welsh
· 7 min read
Melbourne’s Crime Wave Explained: What Went Wrong in Australia’s ‘Most Liveable City’?
Once celebrated as the world’s most liveable city, Melbourne is now confronting a surge in violent crime, youth gang activity, and public disorder. What happened — and why?
Zoe Sankey, Andrew Bushnell
· 12 min read