Nomi Kaltmann is a lawyer, journalist, educator and political strategist. She has held senior roles working across law, media, and politics.

Nomi is a columnist at The Jewish Independent and is the Australian correspondent for Tablet Magazine (New York). Her commentary and reporting have appeared in The Griffith Review, The Guardian, The Age, Crikey, Mamamia, ABC Religion & Ethics, The Financial Review, The Spectator and The Daily Beast, amongst others. She is a sought-after writing teacher, focusing on opinion editorial writing, working with professionals and creatives on how to get published.

Nomi regularly provides comment to Australian and international media. She has been a guest on major podcasts and television networks including National Public Radio (USA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, LBC (London), The Free Press, UnHoly, Call Me Back, The Times of Israel, as well as The Age, SBS and ABC Australia.

Nomi is one of the founding members of the Women’s Orthodox Tefillah Group in Victoria. In 2023 she graduated from Yeshivat Maharat and is also the founder and inaugural president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) in Australia. 

Nomi is very involved in interfaith work, and spent many years as a board member of the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV). She is an in-demand interfaith speaker on gender, religion, and leadership. She regularly presents to schools, universities, and public forums on Judaism, ethics and the Holocaust.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, and a Master of Legal Practice from the Australian National University.

In 2022, Nomi ran as a Climate 200–endorsed independent candidate in the Victorian state election. Representing the seat of Caulfield, Nomi’s campaign was featured in The Australian, Australian Financial Review, Guardian Australia and The Age.