Extended interview with Anne Aly, Australia's first female Muslim cabinet member
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Nine News federal politics reporter Claudia Vrdoljak has sat down for an extended interview with Australia's first female Muslim national cabinet member, Anne Aly.
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- Sky News AU
Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld responds after Albanese government revokes his visa claiming islamophobia
Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld has responded after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revoked his visa citing 'islamophobia rhetoric' which risked inciting discord against Muslim Australians. Israeli speaker and technology expert Hillel Fuld, born in New York, US, has responded after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revoked his visa citing 'islamophobia rhetoric' which risked inciting discord against Australia's Muslim population. Fuld, who was set to speak at fundraising events in Sydney and Melbourne hosted by Magen David Adom, an Israeli national emergency service, later in June, confirmed he had been barred from Australia 'because of my tweets'. The Jewish American entrepreneur has more than 176,000 followers on X where he has posted extensively on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In one post on X, Fuld claimed up to 15 per cent of Muslims were 'radicalised' , that Islam was a 'global plague' and compared Gazans to Nazi-era Germans and should be 'treated as such'. In another post, Fuld said liberal western values can 'never coexist next to radical Islamic values'. In the report on the decision, the Home Affairs Minister said Fuld had used social media to deny 'documented atrocities' and had the potential to use the speaking events to make more 'inflammatory statements'. According to The Australian, the visa cancellation decision cited one Instagram post, made in a March 2024, in which Fuld dismissed as 'propaganda' reports by international media outlets that Israeli troops had opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid as 'propaganda'. 'This consideration is based on the fact that the visa holder has posted on social media and has made statements denying documented atrocities and Islamophobia rhetoric which has been received by members of the Australian community as inflammatory and concerning,' the decision paper read. 'The visa holder has the potential to use speaking events and other platforms while in Australia to continue making inflammatory statements which have the potential to incite discord. 'I consider there is a risk that those views will be adopted by members of the community and potentially increase the level of hatred against particular segments of the community, namely the Islamic population.' — Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) May 16, 2025 Fuld wrote on X following the decision and said he had returned from Jewish holidays to find it had become public information Australia had revoked his visa. 'Many people are working diplomatic channels so I kept it under wraps for now, but yes, it's true, Australia has banned my entry to the country because of my tweets,' he wrote. In his social media bio, Fuld defines himself as a 'proud Zionist', a tech columnist, advisor to Google and Microsoft, as well as a father of five. In his latest post to X, Fuld joked about whether he should add 'persona non grata' to his list of labels. The Australian Jewish Association released a statement on Saturday calling the decision an 'outrage' and 'attack' on Jewish Australians and the free speech rights of US citizens. 'Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who represents the electorate with the most Muslims cancelled the visa of Hillel Fuld, a Jewish man with American citizenship,' the AJA said. 'The Minister waited until late Friday afternoon once the Jewish Shabbat holiday had set in and over a public holiday long weekend. Hillel was supposed to arrive early next week. This same minister is responsible for importing thousands of Gazans to Australia without adequate security checks.' The AJA also called for the Trump administration to intervene to overturn the decision.
The Advertiser
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- The Advertiser
Ex-Reform UK chair returns to party after two days
Zia Yusuf says he is returning to the populist Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not an MP himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a Reform parliamentarian over her call for a ban on the burqa, the full-length garment worn by some Muslim women. Yusuf became Reform chair last year, tasked by party leader Nigel Farage with professionalising the party. While it has since overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour in the polls and leads across the United Kingdom, the exit of several senior figures has raised questions over whether Farage can hold together a team ahead of the next election, expected in 2029. "After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," Yusuf said on X, referring to the earlier post announcing his resignation. Yusuf said he would focus on a new role overseeing an Elon Musk-inspired "UK DOGE team" within Reform that the party hopes will reduce wasteful spending at the councils it controls after its victory in a series of local elections last month. The party has seen departures from its upper ranks before. One of its MPs, Rupert Lowe, was suspended by the party in March over allegations including threats of physical violence against Yusuf. No charges were brought against Lowe, who denies the allegations. And in November its deputy leader Ben Habib quit, citing "fundamental differences" with Farage. Farage said Yusuf would assist Reform with policy, fundraising and media appearances in addition to his work on local councils. "Zia will continue to be an important part of the team we are building to fight and win the next general election," Farage wrote on X. Zia Yusuf says he is returning to the populist Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not an MP himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a Reform parliamentarian over her call for a ban on the burqa, the full-length garment worn by some Muslim women. Yusuf became Reform chair last year, tasked by party leader Nigel Farage with professionalising the party. While it has since overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour in the polls and leads across the United Kingdom, the exit of several senior figures has raised questions over whether Farage can hold together a team ahead of the next election, expected in 2029. "After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," Yusuf said on X, referring to the earlier post announcing his resignation. Yusuf said he would focus on a new role overseeing an Elon Musk-inspired "UK DOGE team" within Reform that the party hopes will reduce wasteful spending at the councils it controls after its victory in a series of local elections last month. The party has seen departures from its upper ranks before. One of its MPs, Rupert Lowe, was suspended by the party in March over allegations including threats of physical violence against Yusuf. No charges were brought against Lowe, who denies the allegations. And in November its deputy leader Ben Habib quit, citing "fundamental differences" with Farage. Farage said Yusuf would assist Reform with policy, fundraising and media appearances in addition to his work on local councils. "Zia will continue to be an important part of the team we are building to fight and win the next general election," Farage wrote on X. Zia Yusuf says he is returning to the populist Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not an MP himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a Reform parliamentarian over her call for a ban on the burqa, the full-length garment worn by some Muslim women. Yusuf became Reform chair last year, tasked by party leader Nigel Farage with professionalising the party. While it has since overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour in the polls and leads across the United Kingdom, the exit of several senior figures has raised questions over whether Farage can hold together a team ahead of the next election, expected in 2029. "After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," Yusuf said on X, referring to the earlier post announcing his resignation. Yusuf said he would focus on a new role overseeing an Elon Musk-inspired "UK DOGE team" within Reform that the party hopes will reduce wasteful spending at the councils it controls after its victory in a series of local elections last month. The party has seen departures from its upper ranks before. One of its MPs, Rupert Lowe, was suspended by the party in March over allegations including threats of physical violence against Yusuf. No charges were brought against Lowe, who denies the allegations. And in November its deputy leader Ben Habib quit, citing "fundamental differences" with Farage. Farage said Yusuf would assist Reform with policy, fundraising and media appearances in addition to his work on local councils. "Zia will continue to be an important part of the team we are building to fight and win the next general election," Farage wrote on X. Zia Yusuf says he is returning to the populist Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not an MP himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a Reform parliamentarian over her call for a ban on the burqa, the full-length garment worn by some Muslim women. Yusuf became Reform chair last year, tasked by party leader Nigel Farage with professionalising the party. While it has since overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour in the polls and leads across the United Kingdom, the exit of several senior figures has raised questions over whether Farage can hold together a team ahead of the next election, expected in 2029. "After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," Yusuf said on X, referring to the earlier post announcing his resignation. Yusuf said he would focus on a new role overseeing an Elon Musk-inspired "UK DOGE team" within Reform that the party hopes will reduce wasteful spending at the councils it controls after its victory in a series of local elections last month. The party has seen departures from its upper ranks before. One of its MPs, Rupert Lowe, was suspended by the party in March over allegations including threats of physical violence against Yusuf. No charges were brought against Lowe, who denies the allegations. And in November its deputy leader Ben Habib quit, citing "fundamental differences" with Farage. Farage said Yusuf would assist Reform with policy, fundraising and media appearances in addition to his work on local councils. "Zia will continue to be an important part of the team we are building to fight and win the next general election," Farage wrote on X.
West Australian
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- West Australian
Ex-Reform UK chair returns to party after two days
Zia Yusuf says he is returning to the populist Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not an MP himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a Reform parliamentarian over her call for a ban on the burqa, the full-length garment worn by some Muslim women. Yusuf became Reform chair last year, tasked by party leader Nigel Farage with professionalising the party. While it has since overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour in the polls and leads across the United Kingdom, the exit of several senior figures has raised questions over whether Farage can hold together a team ahead of the next election, expected in 2029. "After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion," Yusuf said on X, referring to the earlier post announcing his resignation. Yusuf said he would focus on a new role overseeing an Elon Musk-inspired "UK DOGE team" within Reform that the party hopes will reduce wasteful spending at the councils it controls after its victory in a series of local elections last month. The party has seen departures from its upper ranks before. One of its MPs, Rupert Lowe, was suspended by the party in March over allegations including threats of physical violence against Yusuf. No charges were brought against Lowe, who denies the allegations. And in November its deputy leader Ben Habib quit, citing "fundamental differences" with Farage. Farage said Yusuf would assist Reform with policy, fundraising and media appearances in addition to his work on local councils. "Zia will continue to be an important part of the team we are building to fight and win the next general election," Farage wrote on X.
