Islamic community leader Dr Jamal Rifi has recruited Bob Carr to help push back against Muslim independents in western Sydney.
Former foreign minister and onetime NSW premier Bob Carr has thrown his weight behind a group set up by prominent Islamic community leader Dr Jamal Rifi to bolster federal ministers Tony Burke and Jason Clare in two critical western Sydney seats ahead of the next election.
He said the campaign would aim to boost not just support for Burke, who was recently appointed home affairs and immigration minister, but also for Education Minister Jason Clare, who holds the neighbouring seat of Blaxland. He denied he was seeking to torpedo Muslim independents poised to campaign against Labor over Gaza and Palestine, saying “It’s going to be a show of force... it’s not against anyone”.
Two nascent movements – The Muslim Vote and Muslim Votes Matter – have sprung up to harness anger about Gaza along with more general grievances on the cost of living and housing.that people in the electorate are not feeling listened to. “We’ve been voting for federal Labor since the inception of the seat, yet we don’t get the carrots, we get the stick”.
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