Muslim-Focused Movement Launched to Pressure Labor Government on Palestine

Muslim Votes Matter says 20 seats across the country could be influenced by its movement.

Worshippers participate in Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney on April 10, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

A new grassroots political movement centred on the Gaza crisis has officially launched in Australia.

Muslim Votes Matter (MVM) launched on Sept. 1 in Melbourne, and aims to repeat what the “Teal” movement did in the 2022 federal election.