AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2010
Participants
The participants are sent from several programs, including[1] the junket of the Australia Israel Leadership Forum.
Media
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Journalists Mission
- Miranda Devine, columnist, Daily/Sunday Telegraph [2]
- Amanda Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald editor
- Angelos Frangopoulos, Sky news CEO
- Jason Morrison, 2UE presenter
Politicians
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (January)
- John Della Bosca, NSW LAB
- Joel Fitzgibbon, LAB, Hunter
- Belinda Neal, LAB, Robertson
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Rambam Fellowship Program (December)
- Stuart Robert, shadow minister for defence science, technology & personnel
- Gary Humphries, Liberal Senator
- Alex Hawke, Liberal MP
- Mathias Corman, shadow assistant treasurer
- Stephen Parry, Liberal senator
- Dan Tehan, Liberal MP
[Daniel Flitton, Senior Correspondent, Fairfax: "The Rambam program of sponsored trips to Israel... A separate trip is run for journalists, and in 2010 included this reporter." (Messages from the war zone, Daniel Flitton, SMH, 24/11/12)
Australia Israel Leadership Forum (December)
AILF: Albert & Debbie Dadon
Labor politicians
- Kevin Rudd, Foreign Minister
- Peter Khalil, Rudd's "former foreign policy & national security adviser"
- Kim Carr, Sen. Industry Minister
- Stephen Conroy, Communications Minister
- Bill Shorten,
- Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs
- Mike Kelly, MP
- Michael Danby, MP
- Anthony Byrne, MP
- Bernie Ripoli,
- Mark Bishop, Sen.
Liberal politicians
- Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition leader and Shadow Foreign Affairs
- Christopher Pyne, MP
- Andrew Robb,
- George Brandis, Sen.
- Kevin Andrews, MP
- Brett Mason, Sen.
- Mitch Fifield, Sen.
- Steve Ciobo, MP
- Guy Barnett, Sen.
- Kelly O'Dwyer, MP
- Scott Ryan, Sen.
Media
- Chris Uhlmann, ABC
- Greg Sheridan, foreign editor, The Australian
- Peter Van Onselen, contributing editor, The Australian
- Steve Lewis, News Ltd
- Lenore Taylor, national affairs correspondent, Fairfax
- Naomi Levin, Australian Jewish News
- Tom Scotnicki, Canberra bureau chief, Business Review Weekly
- Tony Walker, Australian Financial Review
Others
15 descendents of Aboriginal activist William Cooper (names unknown):
The remaining junketeers:
- Margaret Andrews: wife of Kevin Andrews, family values enthusiast
- Dr John Byron: Cooperative Research Centres Committee, higher education & research policy
- Ron Cross: CEO Park Trent, property investor
- David Dinte: NSW President Friends of the Tel Aviv University
- Eitan Drori: Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Mary & Amanda Easson: ex-Labor MP & daughter
- Andrea Faulkner: Ambassador to Israel
- Con Gallin: ?
- Rohan Ganeson: Man Dir Optus, Small & Medium Business Group
- Shelley Kelly: ?
- Peter & Lydia Khalil: Lowy Institute/counter-terrorism
- Master Yong-Sup Kimm: martial arts expert
- Prof Douglas Kirsner: School of International & Political Studies, Deakin Uni
- Maha Krishnapillai: Optus, Director of Government & Corporate Affairs
- Dr Marion Lustig: Balint Society of Australia, psychiatrist
- Amanda Mendes Da Costa: Michael Danby's wife
- Yair Miller: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies
- Mark Paterson: Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research
- Emmanuel Santos: photographer
- Jessie Sheridan:
- Kristy Somers: Dadon's AICE/AILF
- Niv Tadmore: Clyton Utz, international tax expert
- Evan Thornley: Chief Executive, Better Place Australia
- Dr Carl Ungerer: Program Director, National Security Program at Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- John Weiss: Peres Center for Peace, Aust. chapter
- Thom Woodroofe: AILF, Left Right Think-Tank, foreign affairs analyst
- Nicola Wright: Dadon's AICE/AILF
- Antonio Zeccola: founder/owner, Palace Cinemas
KKL-JNF
Student politicians:
- Xavier Williams, Labor, NUS Gen. Sec.
- Jesse Marshall, Labor
- Eloise Howse, Labor
- Jesse Overton-Skinner, Labor
- Duncan McDonald, Liberal
- John Shipp, Liberal
Known members
7 of the 80 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Julie Bishop | Australian former politician. |
| George Brandis | Going to great lengths to protect deep state as Attorney General |
| Anthony Byrne | |
| Stephen Conroy | Introduced internet censorship as Australian Minister of Communications. Later on the board of Australian Strategic Policy Institute and lobbyist for the gambling industry. |
| Richard Marles | Australian deputy prime minister |
| Kevin Rudd | Had his big break after attending first meeting of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue in 1993. Later became Prime Minister. |
| Greg Sheridan | Influential Australian journalist & editor with the Rupert Murdoch-owned The Australian, with possible ties to the Integrity Initiative. |
