Election Podcast
LISTEN as AJN national editor Ashley Browne and staff journalist Naomi Levin provide a Jewish guide to the Federal Election. The podcast is on ajn.com.au…
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Shmooze on the Campaign Trail... What's in a Name? shmooze@jewishnews.net.au Over the next five weeks, Shmooze will deliver all the shmutz on this year’s Federal Election
SHMOOZE has often speculated about the heritage of celebrities with Jewishsounding names, but what about the Jewishness of an electorate? While the lineage of Melbourneâs south-eastern suburban seat of Goldstein and the Northern Territory seat of Solomon are often called into question, Shmooze can…
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DESPITE a four-week campaign only 54 people were nominated for the 75 positions on the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies…
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JERUSALEM - The Lebanese presidential elections have been postponed until November 12, according to Israel Radio. The election had been…
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AS the election campaign gains momentum, the internet is one of the key ways for candidates to appeal to voters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A friend indeed VIEWPOINT The Liberal Party is a true friend of Israel, through not just its words, but its deeds, and not just before an election
THROUGHOUT life we meet a lot of people — many we would call acquaintances but very few we would call real friends…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Federal Election: the only real contest in 2007 VIEWPOINT Jewish students, engaged in the political process like never before, have been transfixed by the 2007 Federal Election
THE year 2007 will not be remembered for much. There were no Olympic or Commonwealth games. A…
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CAMPAIGNING for an election is hard stuff. Imagine all the babies you'd have to kiss, the voters you'd have to canvass and the events you’d have to gatecrash. So spare a thought for Liberal candidate for…
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NOMINATIONS have closed for the 2007 Federal Election and The AJN has counted at least six Jewish candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bipartisanship an example to others Supporters of Israel appear to have few concerns ahead of the forthcoming Federal Election. VIEWPOINT
THE coming Federal Election poses few critical dilemmas for Australia’s Jewish community. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Early polling stations open
AUSTRALIANS who wish to lodge their vote before the November 24 election better get their skates on. Early polling stations around the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Remember our freindship at the polling booth The longstanding friendship between the Liberal Party and the Jewish community should be remembered on election day. VIEWPOINT
FROM my teens as a boy in Reservoir, I could never read enough about the Jewish experience. I could never…
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IT is a testament to this country that Jews feel safe enough to vote for the best candidate rather than the Jewish candidate…
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THE election coverage has an extremely narrow focus. The question of what it means for Israel is almost the sole question dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Much to do on the welfare front Viewpoint a long and detailed ‘to-do’ list of aged-care issues faces whichever party prevails at next week’s Federal Election
INCREASING funding to keep pace with rising costs, cutting red tape and investing more widely in workforce training should be…
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DANNY Mayer (pictured), an Orthodox man who lived in…
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APART from George Newhouse, there are six other Jewish candidates running. Melbourne Ports is the only seat where both candidates from the major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Jewish guide to election ’07 The key Jewish battleground On the eve of the election, Naomi Levin provides a summary of the seats, people and issues that matter for the Jewish community. WENTWORTH
WITH 18,370 Jewish residents according to the 2006 Census, Wentworth is Australia's most Jewish electorate. Hence, it’s no surprise the Jewish community has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Election latest on ajn.com.au this weekend
FOR the first time, The AJN will report up-to-the-minute election news on ajn.com.au. The full resources of The AJN…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outlook A hand on the hustings Rami Stiglec The AJN speaks with three Jewish campaign workers - why they are helping out, and what it takes to tame the trail for their candidate. Volunteer for ALP candidate for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby
A DOCTORATE in evolutionary genetics is probably not a qualification that comes in Shandy when rostering Labor…
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