Several Jewish community leaders have expressed concern about a decision to ban the Greens candidate for Macnamara from attending a community forum next week, as two established Jewish groups campaign for Labor to preference the minor party last.
The preference request was under consideration, with two Labor sources telling Guardian Australia the party was likely to run an open ticket in the ultra-marginal Melbourne seat, which would encourage voters to place the incumbent MP Josh Burns first on ballots, but not dictate preferences.
