Kate Ashmor
Labor's Josh Burns won the Melbourne seat of Macnamara.
May 23, 2019, 12:00 am
Macnamara’s first MP
Labor's Josh Burns won the Melbourne seat of Macnamara, making him the newest Jewish Member of Parliament.
By Peter Kohn
The AJN’s Yossi Aron early voting at a previous federal election. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 25, 2019, 12:00 am
Vote from next Monday
PRE-POLLING for the federal election opens on Monday, April 29, with the Australian Electoral Commission to release a list of voting locations later this week.
By Gareth Narunsky
From left: Josh Burns, Steph Hodgins-May and Kate Ashmor as the Great Debate became heated. Photos: Peter Haskin
April 11, 2019, 12:00 am
Sparks fly at Macnamara candidates’ debate
Labor's Josh Burns, Liberal Kate Ashmor and the Greens' Steph Hodgins-May addressed a raft of issues at the Great Debate for Macnamara last Sunday.
By Peter Kohn
Mount Scopus principal Rabbi James Kennard (left) with ALP candidate Josh Burns at Caulfield Hospital last Sunday. Photo: Simon Kosmer
April 4, 2019, 9:26 am
Mount Scopus heading to Caulfield?
MOUNT Scopus College's dream of moving the entire school to Caulfield could be confirmed within 18 months.
By Peter Kohn
Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking at the Sydney Institute last Saturday. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
December 20, 2018, 6:45 pm
Mixed reaction to Prime Minister’s announcement
THE Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has called Labor's pledge to reverse the Morrison government's recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital "hasty and ill-advised".
By Gareth Narunsky
Kate Ashmor.
September 7, 2018, 12:01 am
Ashmor to take on Burns
THE battle for the Melbourne bayside seat of Macnamara (Melbourne Ports) at the next federal election will be fought out between two well-known members of the Jewish community after community figure Kate Ashmor won what she called "a tough and democratic preselection" for the Liberals.
Kate Ashmor.
August 22, 2018, 11:55 am
Libs vie for Macnamara
LAWYER Kate Ashmor is the only Jewish nominee and female among several Liberals contesting for preselection as the party's candidate for Macnamara (formerly Melbourne Ports), to be decided by the Liberals on September 2.
By Peter Kohn
Kate Ashmor with Professor Roland Perry (left) and former deputy PM Tim Fischer.
April 13, 2018, 4:32 pm
Federal seat for Monash, upset for Danby
A DECISION to name a federal electorate after Sir John Monash has been hailed by the Jewish community and supporters of a campaign to raise the profile of the Jewish hero, World War I general and acclaimed civil engineer.
By Peter Kohn
Tim Fischer speaking at the book launch. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
December 10, 2017, 12:00 am
Fischer ramps up Monash campaign
The push for the posthumous promotion of General Sir John Monash to Field Marshal gained further momentum on November 26 when former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer officially launched Professor Roland Perry's latest book, Monash and Chauvel.
By Shane Desiatnik
Kate Ashmor.
August 31, 2017, 12:01 am
A place in Jerusalem to call home
HE arrived in Jerusalem minutes before, on his first visit to the Holy Land. Before him lay the majestic beauty of the Old City, on a bright summer morning, and the promise of an exciting day ahead.
From left: Senator James Paterson, Jamie Hyams, Kate Ashmor, David Southwick, Victorian Liberal Leader Matthew Guy, MP Tim Smith and Caulfield electorate conference chair Daniel Weil.
April 6, 2017, 12:00 am
Vic Libs call for embassy move
The stage could be set for Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop to greenlight a move of Australia’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem after the influential Victorian branch of the Liberal Party voted resoundingly for a switch from Tel Aviv.
March 23, 2015, 12:00 am
Calls to rename Melbourne Ports after Monash
By Peter Kohn
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