I am a third-generation Jewish ALP member.

For the first time in my life, I will not vote for the Australian Labor Party this election. Neither will my parents or brother.

I believe in the values and promise the Party offers, but I cannot give Anthony Albanese my vote.

From the Prime Minister dismissing the act of bearing witness at the kibbutzim and Nova sites in southern Israel as a “photo op” to Labor MPs treating Jewish constituents—in many cases those who have...

As a longtime Greens voter, I will not be voting for them. On the other hand, I will never vote LNP. Dutton does not care about Jews – we are a political cudgel for him to attack Labor and he does not have our best interests at heart.

If the preferences we express for candidates standing for local electorates or for the Senate reflect in any way our views towards or against any particular country, or ethic group, or religion, then we have to worry about the future of Australia and its politics. Let’s think and vote according to our consciousness of the very many challenges that will face Australia in the next years and decades.

I think Peter Dutton has weaponised antisemitism to divide the community and seek electoral advantage. He hardly has a great record on racism going back to his comments about African gangs, targeting the South Sudanese community in Victoria. But all forms of racism are abhorrent. And the Liberals’ attacks on Jewish Labor MPs Mark Dreyfus and Josh Burns have been despicable. Moreover, I will be voting on other issues, such as my fears about Peter Dutton’s planned slashing of the...

I will not vote ALP because of Penny Wong. I think her conduct, going to Israel but not visiting a kibbutz that was invaded October 7 2023 is despicable as is so much of her conduct that relates to Jewry.

Yes. I now totally distrust the Liberals who seem to be using a fake philosemitism to bolster their political position by manipulating vulnerable people in the Jewish community. I distrust the Greens who are promoting Hamas fascist rhetoric. I think Labor is between a rock and a hard place and is doing OK. Its a horrific scenario ahead of us and we need balanced and empathetic leaders not self-serving and uncaring ones. So yes and towards the ALP I think.

Antisemitism has been weaponised by the Opposition as an election issue. Australian Jews by en large have bought into this unsavoury and expedient political opportunism debasing the significance and extent of the issue in Australia.

I most emphatically will not be affected by antisemitism or Israel in casting my vote.

Both parties make promises equal to each other. They are vote-hunting, and both seem to patronise us. As I find very little difference between Labor and Liberal, I shall vote independent or write ‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’ on my ballot sheet.

Despite my long and deep involvement with the Greens and admiration for their climate policies, due to their complete confusion about Israel/”Palestine “, I now feel deeply conflicted in deciding who to vote for. “None of the above” feels like a distinct possibility.

Most certainly I won’t be influenced by duplicitous words intended for Jewish consumption deploring antisemitism while social division is fomented through the pointing of fingers at other communities. Propaganda and dehumanisation have never ended well.

The position on Israel? I will not vote for a party or candidate who supports the dismantling of the state or the equivalent of the wholesale expulsion of the Jewish people.

But then, I will not vote for a party or candidate who supports the ongoing war,...

This Government’s body of work is 3 years of making life more dangerous for Jews, demonising Israel and encouraging and enabling antisemitism. Why would I vote for more of that?

Once Penny Wong urged Israel to exercise ‘restraint’ a day after Oct 7, Allegra Spender voted with the Teals to restore funding for UNWRA, the weak response of the present govt and resultant explosion of anti-semitism, I couldn’t possibly vote for anyone other than the Liberal Party (possibly for the first time in my life!).

As a proud Australian-Jew with many links to Israel, I will be voting for all minor parties first. Then, I will hold my nose and vote for one of the two major parties just ahead of the Australian Greens. The Greens will be last on my ballot paper. I do not and will not follow any political party’s How to...

Over the last 3 years of the ALP government my family has suffered massively. My family has suffered a home invasion where the six Sudanese youths with machetes got off with no consequences. Thank goodness no one was harmed we lost some assets spent heaps on upgrading security however physiologically it’s been extremely traumatic. The ALP is too soft on crime.

I live in Caulfield. People have been attacked in my streets by antisemites. No attacker has suffered any consequences
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ALP ” policy” on Israel and antisemitism – which are one inseparable issue and not two different problems – leads me and many of our friends to say bye to this sad cast of mediocre nasty politicians…Beazley is missed!

Our focus should be on what matters most to us as Australians as at the end of the day, Australia no matter which political party is in government, does not really matter when it comes to things pertaining to Israel. Yes, I found it repugnant to see the Greens being so anti-Israel, and the Teals supporting funding UNRWA, the Labours turnabout when voting at the UN as well as the blatant bias shown by Penny Wong and the lame response...

Yes, the current Government has failed to take a leadership stand on antisemitism and pro-Hamas/terrorism activities in Australia, especially in higher education (Australian universities). I will be voting for Peter Dutton, who is not afraid to address this national crises.

I do not trust Dutton – he makes promises just to get voted in- the Labour government – will look after the poor more than the Liberal Government which has in the past taken money from the poor to give to the rich.

Although we need to curtail anti-semiitism – none of the two governments are not wholeheartedly going to meet the needs of us Jews – They need the votes of the Islamic voters – so they will stay on...

When I was young I was an ardent Labor votet. As I matured I becam a I ‘swinging voter’ recognising both good and bad in each party and voting in accordance with the state of the parties, their leaders, and what I see best for the country at the time.
I am Australian I am Jewish and Israel always holds an important place not only because it is my country of birth and because I have lots of family and...

I am a Jew and do not support Israel. I am also a supporter of democracy and believe it is not compatible with democracy for a government to support any religion. Religion to me is a mythical view of the universe which explains it for people who have a prescientific gestalt. Israel can be a Jewish state or a democracy not both. I will support candidates with the greatest commitment to the separation of government and religion. I believe that...

Labor’s kowtowing to the Muslim vote in the Western electorate in Sydney and to a lesser extent in Melbourne and its refusal to preference the Greens last indicates that morality is defeated by the wish to remain in power. Additionally Penny Wong’s consistent chastisement of Israel in the face of continuous bombardment by the Arabs is morally bankrupt. I would not have voted Labor in any event but this demonstrates why previous Labor voters won’t consider voting Labor now. Their...

I, along with other Jewish supporters of Allegra Spender have been called a kapo, a self-hating Jew, an Uncle Tom and a traitor whose father would be rolling over in his grave if he knew how I was canvassing and voting. And of course, we are called “woke”. Not only by people I knew many years ago but also by some people who I thought were friends or mates. Not only since October 7, but ever since Spender stood against...

Coming from a Holocaust survivor’s family, I have learnt that verbal threats and racist rhetoric can rapidly descend into a genocidal state of mind followed by actions.