Tim Murray
Labor candidate for Wentworth, Tim Murray.
May 13, 2022, 10:00 am
‘Climate change is the number one issue’
"Only Labor can form a government that will take the necessary action to address climate change – we have a comprehensive plan."
By AJN STAFF
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: Dr Kerryn Phelps MP, Dave Sharma and Tim Murray at the AUJS/AJN Wentworth forum. Photo: Henry Benjamin
April 18, 2019, 12:00 am
Antisemitic email targets Phelps
ONLY days into the federal election campaign, the race for the seat of Wentworth has been sullied by an offensive email targeting Jewish MP Dr Kerryn Phelps.
By Gareth Narunsky
March 6, 2019, 3:19 pm
Election forums – ask the candidates
With both a state (NSW) and a federal election looming, two upcoming communal forums will give members of the community a chance to hear from candidates in two key seats.
By Joshua Levi
Dave Sharma.
October 26, 2018, 12:01 am
Sharma reflects on loss
DEFEATED Liberal candidate Dave Sharma says "it would be unfortunate" if the idea of moving Australia's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem is discredited because of the timing of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement last week.
By Gareth Narunsky
Tim Fischer.
October 19, 2018, 12:00 am
By-election candidates back new Monash bill
A three-year campaign led by former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer to posthumously promote Jewish Australian WWI legend General Sir John Monash to Field Marshal is alive again, with independent MP for Indi Catherine McGowan announcing on Monday that she will introduce a private member's bill to Parliament to achieve that objective on October 22 – just two days after the Wentworth ­by-election.
By Shane Desiatnik
From left: Tim Murray, Dr Kerryn Phelps, Dave Sharma. Photo: Noel Kessel
October 18, 2018, 12:01 am
Last face-off before by-election
WHILE a plethora of issues were discussed, it was arguably the federal government's embassy announcement which generated the most commotion at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Wentworth candidates' forum on Tuesday night.
By Gareth Narunsky
Scott Morrison (left) and Dave Sharma at Bronte Beach. Photo: Gareth Narunsky
September 20, 2018, 12:01 am
Sharma wins Lib preselection, Phelps enters race
IT'S game on in the Wentworth by-election, set for October 20.
By Gareth Narunsky
Wentworth preselection candidates at Our Big Kitchen. Photo: Henry Benjamin
September 12, 2018, 3:01 pm
Jewish candidate vying for Wentworth preselection
JEWISH candidate Richard Shields has thrown his hat into the ring for Liberal preselection in Wentworth, which is to be decided tonight (Thursday).
By Gareth Narunsky
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