Rose Jackson
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Rose Jackson is a Councillor for Waverley Council in Sydney
, Australia
. She was the former President of the Australian National Union of Students
. She currently works part time for New South Wales Minister for Education Verity Firth
.
of Sydney and has a degree in Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Sydney
.
She is the daughter of Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) journalist Liz Jackson
. Her father is film maker and journalist Martin Butler.
Jackson describes herself as a feminist.
.
Formerly she was also a member of the National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS), prior to the merger of that faction with Australian Labor Students in late 2005 (leading to the formation of the National Labor Students faction). She is currently a member of Young Labor (the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party
) as an executive on its NSW faction.
, George Newhouse
.
On 21 November 2007, it was alleged Jackson had "espoused anti-Zionism
" during her tenure in the NUS. The Australian
reported on its front page a leaked email which Jackson had addressed to "Dear Activists", stating "I oppose Zionism because it calls for the creation of a Jewish state, and I think all governments should be secular". The incident attracted significant media coverage because of Jackson's role as a staffer for candidate George Newhouse
whose electorate of Wentworth has the highest Jewish population of any in Australia. The Australian Jewish News said Jackson's comments "attacked the heart and soul of every Jewish voter". Jackson said she had not understood the definition of Zionism
at the time she wrote the email, saying "I support Israel."
In September 2008 Jackson was elected as a Councillor to Waverley local council. She also gained media attention in 2008 following her appearance on the ABC's Q&A program during which she confused the concept of Pavlovian conditioning for a type of Australian dessert."
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She was the former President of the Australian National Union of Students
National Union of Students of Australia
The National Union of Students is the peak representative body for Australian university students. Most student unions in Australian campuses are affiliated to NUS...
. She currently works part time for New South Wales Minister for Education Verity Firth
Verity Firth
Verity Helen Firth is the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia and a former politician....
.
Education and Personal
Jackson grew up in the Eastern suburbsEastern Suburbs (Sydney)
The Eastern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Suburbs can refer to the suburbs within the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Dover...
of Sydney and has a degree in Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
She is the daughter of Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) journalist Liz Jackson
Liz Jackson
Liz Jackson is an Australian journalist and former barrister noted for her work on the Four Corners and Media Watch television programs.Jackson grew up in Melbourne, Australia and commenced work with the Australian Broadcasting Centre in 1986...
. Her father is film maker and journalist Martin Butler.
Jackson describes herself as a feminist.
Student politics
Jackson was the President of the Australian National Union of Students (NUS) for 2006 and was a former President and Women's Officer of the University of Sydney Students' Representative CouncilUniversity of Sydney Students' Representative Council
The University of Sydney Students' Representative Council is the representative body for undergraduate students at the University of Sydney.- Structure :...
.
Formerly she was also a member of the National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS), prior to the merger of that faction with Australian Labor Students in late 2005 (leading to the formation of the National Labor Students faction). She is currently a member of Young Labor (the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
) as an executive on its NSW faction.
Post university career
For the 2007 Federal Election, Rose was the Campaign Director for Labor's Candidate for the marginal Sydney seat of WentworthDivision of Wentworth
The Division of Wentworth is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. The Division is named after William Charles Wentworth , a noted Australian explorer and statesman...
, George Newhouse
George Newhouse
George Newhouse is an Australian human rights lawyer, a former local councillor and political activist. He was Mayor of Waverley in the eastern suburbs of Sydney from 2006 to 2007, and the Australian Labor Party candidate for the seat of Wentworth at the 2007 Australian federal election...
.
On 21 November 2007, it was alleged Jackson had "espoused anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionistic views or opposition to the state of Israel. The term is used to describe various religious, moral and political points of view in opposition to these, but their diversity of motivation and expression is sufficiently different that "anti-Zionism" cannot be...
" during her tenure in the NUS. The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
reported on its front page a leaked email which Jackson had addressed to "Dear Activists", stating "I oppose Zionism because it calls for the creation of a Jewish state, and I think all governments should be secular". The incident attracted significant media coverage because of Jackson's role as a staffer for candidate George Newhouse
George Newhouse
George Newhouse is an Australian human rights lawyer, a former local councillor and political activist. He was Mayor of Waverley in the eastern suburbs of Sydney from 2006 to 2007, and the Australian Labor Party candidate for the seat of Wentworth at the 2007 Australian federal election...
whose electorate of Wentworth has the highest Jewish population of any in Australia. The Australian Jewish News said Jackson's comments "attacked the heart and soul of every Jewish voter". Jackson said she had not understood the definition of Zionism
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
at the time she wrote the email, saying "I support Israel."
In September 2008 Jackson was elected as a Councillor to Waverley local council. She also gained media attention in 2008 following her appearance on the ABC's Q&A program during which she confused the concept of Pavlovian conditioning for a type of Australian dessert."