Dan Goldberg

Five Jewish families named on Forbes' 2012 list of top 10 billionaires, but it's a 'little known fact' that there is a huge income gap between the richest and other sectors of the Jewish community in that country.

Australia's Jewish community generated some big headlines in 2012, but in some cases the real story got lost.

Tony Abbott, leader of Australia's opposition party, has his sights on the premiership next year. In an interview with Haaretz, he makes it clear that Israel would have a friend down under in his administration.

A heroic act of solidarity with persecuted Jews in Nazi Germany by an Aboriginal activist comes full circle - 74 years later.

Jewish community leaders protested as did other politicians, but the Australian vote is unlikely to trigger any serious diplomatic crisis between Jerusalem and Canberra.

The Jewish community of Australia faces a difficult 2013 as allegations of child sex abuse head to court and new cases continue to emerge.

News of another scandal at a Melbourne Jewish organization comes days after Australia’s PM calls for a royal commission of inquiry into the ‘insidious evil acts’ of institutional child sexual abuse across religious denominations.

Thousands rallied across the Australian continent in support of Israel's offensive on Gaza, as both PM Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbot blamed Hamas for the escalation.

A new partnership with a UAE airline will route many Qantas flights through Dubai, posing a risk for Israeli passport holders.

Australian MP Michael Danby provoked a row by blasting the Jewish National Fund for not bringing Israel's UN ambassador Ron Prosor before parliamentarians.

On Wednesday afternoon, about 40 members of the Australian Light Horse Association will mount horses and re-enact what has been dubbed 'the last great cavalry charge in history.'

Members of the Jewish community in Australia accuse the government of sacrificing support of Israel to pander to Arab states ahead of a UN vote to fill vacant spots on the Security Council.

This Yom Kippur, power down your iPhone and cut out the tweeting. There is no technology that can stir you like the shofar and the ancient practice of tuning into one's soul.

Alex Kurzem turned his extraordinary story of survival into a successful book and documentary, with a feature film on the way. But there are those still seeking proof of his claims.

A couple that hid a Jewish baby from the Nazis will be the first New Zealanders honored as Righteous among the Nations.

Jewish leaders and Breaking the Silence trade blows as the NGO's controversial report on the 'moral price' Israel is paying for the occupation hits Australian shores.

Australian investigators recently traveled to the U.S. to interrogate a Jordanian-Palestinian prisoner in connection to unsolved 1982 bombings of Israeli consulate and Jewish social club.

Hungary says ex-soldier Charles Zentai suspected of beating the teen to death in Budapest in 1944 for failing to wear a star identifying him as a Jew; Zentai, now an Australian citizen, has denied the allegation, and has been fighting extradition since 2005.

Kiwi Jewish sailor Jo Qesem Ayela Aleh says part of her Olympic gold medal belongs to Israel, where her parents are citizens.

Robert Magid, publisher of Australia's main Jewish newspaper, caused an uproar for writing that asylum seekers are driven by economic opportunities and Muslim immigrants increase the risk of terror attacks.

Jessica Fox, Australian-Jewish kayaker, wins silver medal in London, 16 years after her mother won bronze in Atlanta.

Australian Jewish track star Steven Solomon has spent the past three years going training for Olympic gold, and now has his sights on the finish line.

Aron 'Ezzy' Kestecher was accused of four counts of indecent acts with minors; Kestecher: 'It was Judaism that was the issue.'

A string of child molestation cases and financial woes plague two major Australian branches of the Hasidic organization.

Court dismisses charges of trespassing, besetting an Israeli franchised chocolate shop, says protesters did not act with hostile intent.