Antisemitism envoy distances herself from husband's donation to right-wing lobby group
Australian Electoral Commission donation records lodged by a company Segal's husband John Roth is a director of show that the Roth family trust, Henroth, gave $50,000 to Advance in 2023-24.
Advance Australia has previously said a vote for Labor is endorsed by the Chinese Community Party, that teal candidates are hidden Green politicians and accused left-leaning politicians of being 'mostly on the same side as Hamas'.
Segal's role as envoy is to fight antisemitism and enhance social cohesion, and she has asked for endorsement of her report on combating antisemitism. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese explicitly said he did not want the report to be politicised.
In a statement, Segal said she had no influence on the donations made by Roth's trust. 'No one would tolerate or accept my husband dictating my politics, and I certainly won't dictate his. I have had no involvement in his donations, nor will I,' she said.
ASIC documents show Henroth Investments Pty Ltd is co-directed by Stanley and John Roth. AEC donation records state the company lodged its donation return on behalf of Henroth Discretionary Trust.
The company has also previously given money to the Liberal Party. Henroth was named after their father Henry Roth, who was a successful property developer.
The brothers own gelato chain Gelatissimo which has stores across Australia and globally in the Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and the US.
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