ECAJ statement on 2025 federal election results.
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim said:
We have sent our congratulations to the Prime Minister on leading the government to an historic victory at the polls.
We look forward to continuing the good, mutually respectful relationship that the ECAJ has maintained with the government, and we see this to be in everyone’s interests.
We will continue to urge the government to stand strong against antisemitism in both word and deed.
Where we have different views on the best way towards a sustainable two-state outcome to the Israel-Palestinian conflict we will continue to put our case to the government in a constructive and reasoned manner.
The election results have made it abundantly clear that the Australian people are looking for pragmatism, and have less and less time for ideologues of any kind. The electoral punishment meted out by the voters to the Greens and other ideologically-driven special interest groups is particularly noteworthy.
It is gratifying that each of the sitting Jewish MPs Josh Burns, Julian Leeser, Mike Freelander and Mark Dreyfus will be returned, and we congratulate them.
We also send our thanks to Peter Dutton for his consistent support for our community, and we wish him and his family all the very best for the future.
