Election Diary: Labor breaks practice of preferencing Greens to protect Jewish MP Josh Burns

Labor MP to not preference any other party, leaving Greens out in the dark

Labor MP Josh Burns will run an open ticket in his inner south-eastern Melbourne seat of Macnamara, departing from any state and national preferencing deals.

Election Diary: Labor breaks practice of preferencing Greens to protect Jewish MP Josh Burns

It takes a bit for Labor not to preference the Greens but on Friday it was announced that in the Melbourne seat of Macnamara the ALP will run an open ticket.

Burns fears Greens victory, Saulo believes Libs can win it

Labor MP for Macnamara Josh Burns and Liberal candidate for Macnamara Benson Saulo engaged in a passionate debate on March 9 at Temple Beth Israel, on who would be the best candidate for the Macnamara electorate, and who would better represent the concerns of the Jewish community.  Around 10 per cent of voters in Macnamara are Jewish, and it is the second largest electorate of Jews in Australia. The debate was co-hosted by the Australian Jewish …