Young Candidates Gunning To Shake Up Politics
House and home: coping with political motherhood
In public, she was a success, rising through the ranks to become a state government minister. But in private, Gabrielle Williams endured a five-year "roller coaster of hope and despair and grief" as successive IVF treatments ended in miscarriage. Williams' rocky path...
Labor’s campaign funding laws build $100m wall to keep independents out
It's a phone call most political candidates dream of. Shortly after Nomi Kaltmann was announced as the Caulfield "teal" candidate, an unfamiliar number flashed on her phone. On the other end of the line was a local businessman who said he was excited about her running...
‘I decided to run for parliament. Then I started receiving “feedback” about my hair.’
I have always had long, beautiful red hair - luscious, thick, somewhat unruly, and so long that the ends drop below my waist. People on the street often stop me to compliment my hair. I do not style it; I do not use hair products; I just wash it with shampoo and dry...
Liberals throw cash at teal-targeted Victorian seats
A pattern is emerging in Victoria – as soon as a teal candidate is announced, a Liberal spending announcement usuallyfollows soon afterwards. The opposition, widely tipped to endure a third straight loss at the November 26 state election, is facing a brutal twofront...
‘The major parties have taken their electorates for granted for a long time’
Nomi Kaltmann says her success in leading the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance gave her the confidence to stand as a teal candidate in Caulfield.Nomi Kaltmann reveals a gift for understatement when asked to describe her life. “I am quite busy,” Kaltmann, 30, the...
Nomi Kaltmann to run as ‘teal’ independent for Caulfield
The lawyer, Orthodox feminist leader and Plus61J writer is taking on David Southwick in Victoria’s most Jewish seat. Kaltmann, 30, will challenge deputy Liberal leader David Southwick, who holds the seat by just 0.1 per cent. Kaltmann was a member of the Labor party...
Sky News – Victorian independent candidate Nomi Kaltmann reveals why she deserted Labor and hints at support from Climate 200
Victoria’s first independent teal candidate contesting the state election in November has revealed why she decided to jump ship and ditch Labor. Lawyer and journalist Nomi Kaltmann, 30, announced on Tuesday that she would contest the marginal Liberal seat of Caulfield...
Australian Financial Review – Victorian independent takes aim at Liberal Party’s second-in-command
New Victorian independent candidate Nomi Kaltmann, who is aiming to take out the Liberal Party’s second-in-command at the November election, recalls the exact moment the Labor Party lost her. It was August 2019 and the state Labor Party had to find a replacement in...
The Guardian – Nomi Kaltmann announced as the first ‘teal’ candidate selected to run in Victorian election
Nomi Kaltmann has been chosen to run as the independent local candidate for the seat of Caulfield, in Melbourne’s south-east, at Victoria’s state election. The 30-year-old lawyer, journalist and mother-of-three has been chosen by the newly formed Voices of Caulfield...