Businessman Joe Gersh says the Mardi Gras position on Israel ‘defies logic’

by Beto Montenegro | Jan 15, 2024 | Press & Media

Businessman Joe Gersh says the Mardi Gras position on Israel ‘defies logic’ Reference: The Australia, 15th January 2024 Businessman, Jewish leader and former ABC director Joe Gersh has accused the organisers of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras of “endangering...

Lendlease sale to Stockland, Supalai signal new property mega-trends

by Beto Montenegro | Dec 19, 2023 | Press & Media

Lendlease sale to Stockland, Supalai signal new property mega-trends Reference: The Australian, 19th December 2023 The biggest property deal of 2023 represents two very different approaches to how developers are responding to what is expected to be a structural...

The ABC’s new chair faces a big audience problem

by Beto Montenegro | Dec 18, 2023 | Press & Media

The ABC’s new chair faces a big audience problem Reference: The Australian Financial Review, 18th December 2023 Former ABC board member Joe Gersh says the major challenge for the broadcaster is the same one it has been for the last five years – to develop a...

Mike Parr’s Israel-Hamas performance may cost him a collector

by Beto Montenegro | Dec 12, 2023 | Press & Media

Mike Parr’s Israel-Hamas performance may cost him a collector Reference: The Australian, 12 December 2023 A performance piece about the ­Israel-Gaza conflict may have cost artist Mike Parr one of his most devoted collectors, as Melbourne businessman Joe...

The anti-Israel activism my generation rejected is now mainstream

by Beto Montenegro | Dec 5, 2023 | Press & Media

The anti-Israel activism my generation rejected is now mainstream Reference: PLUS 61J MEDIA, 5 December 2023 In the 1970s, a move by activists to delegitimise the state of Israel was rejected as extremist fringe by Australian students; today the idea is received...