Julia Irwin

Julia Irwin

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 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". [Hansard - House of Representatives, [http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr130905.pdf September 13, 2005] , pp 95 ] After criticism from Jewish groups and by members of both the Liberal and Labor parties, Irwin issued an apology for her "offensive" language. [Hansard - House of Representatives, [http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr150905.pdf September 15, 2005] , pp 81 ]

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External links

*Parliamentary Library - [http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:83Z%3B Biography]
* [http://www.juliairwin.org/ Personal website]

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