April 2025 – Aleph Melbourne

MEDIA RELEASE
20 April 2025

ALEPH MELBOURNE LAUNCHES 2025 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION VOTERS GUIDE FOR LGBTIQA+ EQUALITY

Aleph Melbourne is proud to announce its 2025 Australian Federal Election Voters Guide for LGBTIQA+ Equality.

The Voters Guide is designed to inform voters in Melbourne’s predominantly Jewish suburbs who want to select candidates who have comprehensively demonstrated or pledged support for LGBTIQA+ equality and inclusion.

This election the guide covers Victorian electoral divisions (as per October 2024 electoral boundaries) with 1000 or more people with Jewish religious affiliation as at the 2021 census. The selected divisions are Chisholm*, Goldstein, Hotham, Isaacs, Kooyong, Macnamara and Melbourne*.

* Included due to the abolition and redistribution of the division of Higgins.

LINKS

KEY FEATURES

Individual candidate statements indicating commitment to LGBTIQA+ issues
Indicators advising whether a candidate is LGBTIQA+, an ally, or opposed to LGBTIQA+ equality
Indicators advising whether a candidate is Jewish, or is perceived to hold antisemitic views
Links to candidate/party platform/policies on LGBTIQA+ issues
Links to How To Vote cards

We encourage voters to locate their voting district, review their candidates’ levels of support for LGBTIQA+ issues and vote in a manner that prioritises LGBTIQA+ equality.

The guide will be continually updated as more candidate information comes in, or as developments on candidates arise.

HISTORY

This guide is the eighth in our series of election guides since 2013:

MEDIA CONTACT
Michael Barnett OAM
0417-595-541
contact@aleph.org.au

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ALEPH MELBOURNE
VOTERS GUIDE TO LGBTIQA+ EQUALITY
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION 2025
#CHISHOLM #GOLDSTEIN #HOTHAM #ISAACS
#KOOYONG #MACNAMARA #MELBOURNE

This guide is designed to inform voters who want to select candidates who have comprehensively demonstrated or pledged support for LGBTIQA+ equality and inclusion.

This election the guide covers Victorian electoral divisions (as per October 2024 electoral boundaries) with 1000 or more people with Jewish religious affiliation as at the 2021 census. Note: Due to the abolition of the division of Higgins, we have included Chisholm and Melbourne in the guide.

What to look for in candidates that PRIORITISE LGBTIQA+ equality:
* A supportive candidate statement
* [BEST] A comprehensive LGBTIQA+ policy platform and/or unequivocal commitment to LGBTIQA+ issues (green tick)
* [OK] A policy platform that shows a moderate level of support to LGBTIQA+ issues (yellow tick)
* [BARELY OK] A policy platform that shows a weak level of support to LGBTIQA+ issues (black tick)
* Are declared as an ally.
* Are declared as LGBTIQA+ (although this is not an indication of a candidate’s political priorities)

What to look for in candidates that OPPOSE LGBTIQA+ equality:
* A warning symbol against their name in the LGBTIQA+ column
* A policy platform that is inconsistent with LGBTIQA+ equality (red cross)

What if a candidate has not declared themselves as an ally and/or does not have an LGBTIQA+ policy platform?
We recommend you contact the candidate or their party and ask them directly. We do not yet have enough information on them to show their level of support.

Feedback, corrections and updates are invited via our contact page. Information is provided here in good faith and on the understanding that it is correct.

Aleph Melbourne – 2025 Federal Election Guide

Chisholm Goldstein Hotham Isaacs Kooyong Macnamara Melbourne

Chisholm Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
RANDALL Tim	The Australian Greens	ALLY
ONG Gary	Family First
ALLEN Katie	Liberal	ALLY
MCSHANE Christine	Trumpet of Patriots
GARLAND Carina (incumbent)	Australian Labor Party	(not stated)
DAVIES Kath	Independent	ALLY

Goldstein Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
WILLIAMS Vicki Jane	Trumpet of Patriots
GADANI Nildhara	Australian Labor Party	(not stated)
SEGAL David	Libertarian
GALLI-MCROSTIE Alana	The Australian Greens	ALLY
GARDINER Leon	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
DANIEL Zoe (incumbent)	Independent	ALLY
WILSON Tim	Liberal

Hotham Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
VAINORAS Tony	Citizens Party	(not stated)
BARRY Martin	The Australian Greens	(not stated)
FOGARTY Stuart	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
BROWN Mark	Family First
O’NEIL Clare (incumbent)	Australian Labor Party	ALLY
MATHARU Harmick Singh	Liberal	(not stated)

Isaacs Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
DREYFUS Mark (incumbent)	Australian Labor Party	ALLY
KIRWAN Matthew	The Australian Greens	ALLY
HARMSE Audrey	Family First
OTTEY Fiona	Liberal	(not stated)
MCMAHON Geoff	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation

Kooyong Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
PEPPARD Richard	Libertarian
HAMER Amelia	Liberal	(not stated)
CARTER Jackie	The Australian Greens	ALLY
BRACHE Camille	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
VADER David	Trumpet of Patriots
RYAN Monique (incumbent)	Independent	ALLY
CROSBY Clive	Australian Labor Party	(not stated)

Macnamara Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
BURNS Josh (incumbent)	Australian Labor Party	ALLY
RUBIN Sean	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
SEMMENS Sonya	The Australian Greens	ALLY
SAULO Benson	Liberal	(not stated)
ABELMAN Michael	Libertarian
MYERS John Barry	Independent	(not stated)

Melbourne Division

Candidate (in ballot order)	Party	LGBTIQA+
CASEY Melanie	Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
WITTY Sarah	Australian Labor Party	ALLY
SMITH Tim	Independent	(not stated)
KOUTOUFIDES Anthony	Independent	(not stated)
BANDT Adam (incumbent)	The Australian Greens	ALLY
HUANG Helen	Fusion	(not stated)
HUNT Steph	Liberal	(not stated)

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