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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Muslim groups to campaign on gambling and domestic violence in lead-up to Australian election

Ghaith Krayem, the Muslim Votes Matter national branch spokesperson
Ghaith Krayem says Muslim Votes Matters will seek to engage the community on non-faith issues. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

A political advocacy group seeking to mobilise Muslim Australians before the next election says it will elevate the community’s voice on non-faith issues including gambling and domestic violence, alongside Israel’s war in Gaza.

On Sunday afternoon Muslim Votes Matter, a new grassroots group, launched its national campaign in the lead-up to next year’s federal election at the Broadmeadows town hall, in the federal seat of Calwell, where it plans to back candidates.

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