Gordon Bradbery

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"The mayor's remarks are reprehensible and irresponsible in the extreme. They are not worthy of a community leader and Wollongong residents, including Wollongong's Jewish community, are rightly disturbed and appalled." [9]

When questioned by ABC News , Bradbery defended his comments, stating:

"I don't resile from what I said. I did not support terrorism and made it clear. I'm not supporting that violence and the impact upon innocent Israelis, but what we have done is set up a situation where you confine people to such misery, to such a lack of hope [that] you create such radical responses. I don't in any way support that but at the same I time I understand why it happened." [9]

However, Bradbery acknowledged that he "perhaps" should have made his condemnation of Hamas clearer. [9]

References

  1. "Council Elects Councillor Tania Brown as Deputy Mayor". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Wollongong City Council Election Results are in". Wollongong City Council. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. Bradbery, Gordon. "Background". Gordon Bradbery.[ permanent dead link ][ self-published source ]
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  5. "Gordon Bradbery Fallout: Presbytery of Illawarra letter". Illawarra Mercury.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Church sacks minister Gordon Bradbery". Illawarra Mercury. 10 September 2009.
  7. "BRADBERY, Gordon Alfred". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia.
  8. "Meet the Illawarra's Australia Day honours recipients for 2018". Illawarra Mercury. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Burfitt, Penny (23 October 2023). "Wollongong mayor Gordon Bradbery condemned by Jewish groups over Hamas comments in pro-Palestinian speech". ABC News. ABC News (Australia).
The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Wollongong
Rev Gordon Bradbery
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12th Lord Mayor of Wollongong
In office
3 September 2011 14 September 2024
Civic offices
Preceded by
Richard Colley
Colin Gellatly
Robert McGregor
as Administrators
Lord Mayor of Wollongong
2011–date
Incumbent