Locksmith announces election platform: "greater security" if elected
MELBOURNE: Tuesday: A Melbourne locksmith has agreed to run for federal parliament, campaigning on the key issue of…
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Timing the election announcement Canberra File
PRIME Minister John Howard was playing his cards close to the chest only hours before he announced the 10 November…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Candidates’ positions on ‘Jewish’ issues to be sought
EXECUTIVE Council of Australian Jewry president Nina Bassat has nominated support for Israel, humanitarian migration, treatment of refugees, enhanced security measures and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →school funding guaranteed after election
JEWISH schools will maintain funding levels under a Coalition government, despite a model that would strip funds from poorer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War and taxes in a campaign climate Election Diary
ONCE upon a time, leaders of the rival political parties kicked off their federal election campaigns with major policy speeches before…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ADC names candidates with racist links Election Diary
B’NAI B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has named 10 federal election candidates who it says have possible links to organised racist and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Young, behind the scenes and political Election 2001
MICHAEL Danby might be the only Jewish MP in Federal Parliament, but he isn’t the only Jew in Australian politics. A handful of Jewish advisers and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Avoid voting on election day
ALL Jews, irrespective of their level of observance, should make arrangements not to vote on Shabbat (election day, November 10), Mizrachi Synagogue Rabbi Moshe Gutnick…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Playing the election race card VIEWPOINT
PAULINE Hanson’s lack of interest in the racist links of candidates for her One Nation Party is further evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Asia to Zimbabwe, but no sign of Israel Election Diary
FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer launched the Coalition’s official foreign policy document last week. It covers the world, but says…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wentworth candidates stake their positions Wentworth is one of the two largest Jewish electorates in the country. Held by conservative parties since Federation in 1901, it requires a 5.8 per cent swing to go to Labor. Stefan Bialoguski put questions to the candidates
Should asylum-seekers arriving by boat be permitted to stay in Australia while their claims are processed? Margaret Ceilings, Australian Democrats…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boswell v Hanson: Key battle, key seat Anti-racist Ron Boswell and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson will go head-to-head in one of the most dramatic contests of the election. Bernard Freedman reports
QUEENSLAND is shaping up as the scene of one of the most intriguing battles in this election â One Nation leader Pauline Hanson versus the National Partyâs Ron Boswell, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Election 2001 What first-time voters think Among the millions of Australians to go to the polls on Saturday will be thousands of firsttime voters. Lorin Blumenthal sought the opinions of some of those who will be entering a ballot-box for the first time
Ramona Salomen, 19, Business degree, University of Technology,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Danby defends ‘Support Israel’ election advertisement
AN adviser to Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby has rejected criticism of an advertisement in the Australian Jewish News that reads “Support Israel, vote 1 Danby”…
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LABOR MP Michael Danby retained Melbourne Ports (one of the biggest Jewish electorates in Australia, the other is Wentworth in Sydney) in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sharon repays election funds
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has repaid 4.7 million shekels that a fictitious overseas company called…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Antisemitism, satire mar student elections
STUDENT elections on two university campuses have been marred by incidents — one of them antisemitic, the other misguided satire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News — Election 2001 Race politics ‘damaged’ Australia
AUSTRALIAN politicians have “damaged society” with their handling of the refugee crisis, according to Monash University historian and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News — Special Report Montefiore Home: Division at the top One of the most contentious board elections in the 113-year history of the Montefiore Home is under way. Chantal Abitbol reports
AN intense contest is being waged for the right to chart the future of the Montefiore Home, with personality clashes and conflicting visions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Roundup Deciphering the Democratic Decision
The Chaser reproduces its favourite quotes of the 2001 election campaign: "This has not been a race…
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