Robert Goot

Robert Goot is a prominent Australian lawyer and the deputy president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, an organization that advocates for the interests of the Jewish community in Australia. He has played a significant role in addressing issues of antisemitism and promoting Jewish rights, including filing legal actions against hate speech. Recently, he was involved in a case against Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad for racially vilifying the Jewish community in lectures posted online, which led to a Federal Court ruling against Haddad for contravening the Racial Discrimination Act.