Walt Secord slams keffiyeh protest

Entertainers Australia-wide have put their names to a protest tomorrow, replicating the keffiyeh wearing on stage, which sparked a bitter dispute between the Sydney Theatre Company and three foundation directors. Read more

Shadow Federal Defence Minister Speaks to NSW Jewish community

More than 60 people attended a lunchtime speech and question and answer session with Federal Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie today, where he spoke on Australian defence policy and the Israel-Hamas war. Read more

Walt meets the Chief Rabbi of Iceland

On a study tour of Northern Europe, former NSW Labor frontbencher and former State MP Walt Secord recently met the Jewish community of Iceland’s spiritual leader and Chief Rabbi of Iceland, Rabbi Avraham Feldman, in Reykjavik. Read more

A new post for Walt

Following his retirement from politics, Walt Secord has changed his position as a NSW Upper House State Labor to become the Director of Public Affairs at The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. Read more

Walt Secord revisits historic Broken Hill Synagogue

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and State Labor MP Walt Secord last week paid a visit to the historic Broken Hill Synagogue and its museum in far western NSW. Read more

Walt Secord pays tribute to Ilona Lee

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and Labor MP Walt Secord has paid tribute in NSW State Parliament to outgoing Shalom Gamarada board of trustees chair Ilona Lee for her commitment and dedication to supporting the education of Indigenous doctors in Australia. Read more

Walt Secord to quit parliament

NSW upper house Labor MP Walt Secord will not contest the March 2023 election after standing down from the opposition’s shadow ministry following bullying allegations. Read more

Walt gets to shake Joe’s hand

Walt Secord told a Courage to Care event  how strongly the impact of a ‘living witnesses’ of the Holocaust helps people understand. Read more

Josie Lacey honoured in NSW State Parliament

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has hosted a special event at State Parliament where he addressed the parliament paying tribute to Jewish communal leader Josie Lacey. Read more

NSW Parliament’s Hansard adopts growing consensus on the spelling of “antisemitism”

The NSW Parliament’s Hansard department – which officially records parliamentary proceedings – has adopted the official spelling of “antisemitism” over the increasingly archaic common misspelling “antisemitism”. Read more

Secord calls on arts minister to introduce anti-BDS laws

NSW Shadow Arts Minister Walt Secord has called on the new NSW Arts Minister Ben Franklin to introduce American-style anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) legislation for NSW arts organisations. Read more

NSW Education employee “no longer employed”

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord, NSW Education has confirmed that the employee who posted antisemitic comments alongside a photo of Adolf Hitler “is no longer employed by the department” – bringing the long-running matter to an end. Read more

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies endorses IHRA definition of antisemitism

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) endorsed the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism and called on the NSW government, opposition and community organisations across the state to adopt the IHRA Working Definition. Read more

NSW Multiculturalism Minister supports ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir

In a wide-ranging three-hour NSW Parliamentary hearing on counter-terrorism and prisons on Friday, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism Walt Secord tabled a letter from NSW Multiculturalism Minister Natalie Ward where said she stated that she supported investigating a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir. Read more

NSW Shadow Police Minister Walt Secord quizzes NSW Police on Hizb Ut-Tahrir rally

NSW Police Force has told a State Parliament hearing that a Hizb ut-Tahrir rally in Lakemba – where protestors chanted offensive statements including “destroy the Jews” and “give us the necks of the Jews” – had been referred to its terrorism intelligence unit for assessment and “allocated” to the Fixated Persons’ Unit for further investigation. Read more

Crusader to ban swastikas in NSW refused domestic security improvements by NSW government

NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism Walt Secord said he was disappointed by the Premier’s department’s rejection of his request for improved security at his home. Read more

Tributes for Gladys

NSW Labor Shadow Minister for Police Walt Secord, who is also deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel has paid tribute to outgoing Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying that “despite being long-time political opponents” he was “deeply saddened to witness her departure”. Read more

NSW Labor approves draft bill to ban swastikas

This week, State Labor unanimously approved a draft bill for public consultation to ban the Nazi flag and swastika in NSW. Read more

A second request to NSW Education Minister to release of information surrounding antisemitic post by education department employee

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has appealed directly to the Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to intervene and overturn her department’s decision to block for a second time the release of material surrounding an Education department employee who posted antisemitic comments alongside a photo of Adolf Hitler. Read more

Rosh Hashanah: Walt Secord

As the Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism and the deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel, once again, it is my pleasure to extend my warmest wishes for a happy, healthy and sweet New Year ahead to the NSW Jewish community. Read more

Secord raises Israeli approach to Covid vaccinations at NSW Parliamentary hearing

Israel’s vaccination rates and its roll-out of a third Pfizer booster jab were canvassed at a recent NSW Health budget estimates hearings by the NSW Labor Opposition. Read more

Adolf Hitler placards at Gold Coast-Tweed border protests “sickening”

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord was sickened by the images of a protestor carrying two posters purporting to be Adolf Hitler images at a Tweed-Gold Coast cross-border anti-lock down rally on the weekend. Read more

Ben & Jerry’s: Australia pollies air their views

Senator Eric Abetz, Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Israel, and Senator Kimberley Kitching, Deputy Chair have criticised Ben and Jerry’s decision not to renew their license agreement with the Israeli franchisee who sells their ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” in the West Bank. Read more

Senior NSW politician adds his voice to listing Hezbollah as 100% terrorist group in Australia

The NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism has thrown his support behind a growing campaign to list the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Read more

Walt Secord completes his conversion to Judaism

NSW Labor frontbencher and the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair Walt Secord has recently completed his conversion to Judaism through Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue. Read more

Secord welcomes election of Scott Farlow as new chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel

NSW Labor frontbencher and deputy chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel Walt Secord has welcomed the election of Liberal MP Scott Farlow as the new chair of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel. Read more

Sydney Jewish Museum: Labor Shadow Minister congratulates NSW Treasurer

In the spirit of bipartisanship, NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism Walt Secord has welcomed the decision by the NSW Liberal government to provide $6.25 million to the Sydney Jewish Museum. Read more

Walt Secord returns to Labor frontbench: Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism

In a comprehensive reshuffle of the NSW State Labor frontbench, Walt Secord was appointed to a number of shadow ministerial portfolios including Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Counter-Terrorism. Read more

Bob Carr targets Israel again

Former NSW Premier and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr has sent an email to “to all supporters of Palestine in the Australian Labor Party”. Read more

Walt Secord pays a visit to historic Hobart shul

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair and Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord recently visited and attended services at the Hobart Synagogue – Australia’s oldest synagogue. Read more

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