Julia Irwin

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Julia Claire Irwin (born 8 November 1951), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Fowler, New South Wales. Irwin was born in Sydney and was variously a bank officer, trade union administration officer and electorate officer before entering politics.

In December 2002 Irwin made a controversial speech in Parliament characterizing the "Jewish lobby" as "the most implacable, arrogant, cruel and powerful lobby in the country".[1]

In September 2005 Irwin was involved in a controversy over comments she made about Israel. On September 13 Irwin made a speech in Parliament characterising Israel's policies as "ethnic cleansing", and Gaza as a "concentration camp".[2] After criticism from Jewish groups and by members of both the Liberal and Labor parties, Irwin issued an apology for her "offensive" language.[3]

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  1. ^ Australian MP Attacks Zionist Power, rense.com, 5-13-6.
  2. ^ Hansard - House of Representatives, September 13, 2005, pp 95
  3. ^ Hansard - House of Representatives, September 15, 2005, pp 81

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Ted Grace		 Member for Fowler
1998 – present		 Incumbent
Persondata
NAME Irwin, Julia Claire
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 8 November 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, Australia
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH
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Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from New South Wales
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