Allegra Spender
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Mum. CEO. Renewable energy advocate. Member for Wentworth. Authorised by A Spender, Edgecliff
Edgecliff, Sydney.
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Dave Sharma's how to vote cards ask voters to preference him first, and Clive Palmer's candidate second. This is what it means to be a moderate Liberal: supporting the science-denying Clive Palmer as he looks to open what would be Australia's largest coal mine.
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Tonight I attended a third candidate debate in which Dave Sharma was absent. I’m not sure why the local member keeps avoiding the community. What I am sure of is if elected I will show up, listen, and answer your questions - especially the tough ones.
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If elected I will vote to establish a federal integrity commission.
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I will vote for a federal integrity commission with teeth if elected.
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Looks like my opponent is a big fan of teal. Copying my colours is a great start. Now do my policies. Commit to voting in Parliament for a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030, a federal integrity commission, and the humane treatment of refugees
#realteal
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It’s time for Anthony Albanese to pick up the phone, call Joe Biden, and urge him to intervene so Julian Assange isn’t unjustifiably imprisoned.
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A reminder that this energy crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. While power bills in NSW are skyrocketing, power bills in the ACT (which uses far more renewables) are falling. Renewable energy is the cheapest energy in the country.
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Hi everyone, I'm Allegra Spender. I'm a mum, chief executive, renewable energy advocate and local Wentworth resident who is so excited to be running for Wentworth as an independent.
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Heartbreaking. A trial for alleged rape cannot proceed because the trial is “a significant and unacceptable risk” to the life of the woman. Our laws must be reformed so that survivors of assault can find justice, without finding themselves on trial.
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We just can’t afford another three years of this.
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Right now, NSW has a minority government. Working with both sides, an independent in that government just had his voluntary assisted dying laws passed. That’s how government should work. That’s what independents can do.
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In one day, Matt Canavan declared "net zero is dead" and Barnaby Joyce defended a colleague who said net zero by 2050 wasn't binding. These are the people Dave Sharma votes with. The past three years have shown he can't stand up to them. Today has shown nothing will change.
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Three years ago we had historic drought. Two years ago we had historic bushfires. Now we have historic floods - and still no urgency from a federal government holding onto Tony Abbott's 2030 emissions target.
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I’m not anti-Liberal. I’m pro-climate, pro-inclusion, pro-integrity and for a future-focused economy. It should be about people and the policies that will affect their lives, not the parties and power for its own sake.
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We are seven budgets from 2030 and the federal government ignores Australia’s single biggest economic opportunity: climate change.
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I am a very proud Australian, and I want every Australian to be able to celebrate our country. We're all part of Australia's story. Let's unite in respect towards the oldest living culture on Earth. Let's find another day to celebrate Australia - one where we can all celebrate.
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On Katherine Deves, Scott Morrison has now dug his heels in and our local member is nowhere to be seen. My guarantee to Wentworth is I will always stand up against homophobia.
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Why did Dave Sharma preference Clive Palmer? What deal was done?
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By passing medevac,
@drkerrynphelps
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Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest places on Earth. I want to see Australia become a world leader in clean energy, as it always should have been.
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The Climate Change Bill is the start of the end of the climate wars. It’s not perfect, but it’s an important first step. I encourage my colleagues to vote in favour of it so Australia can finally move towards a future powered by cheaper, cleaner energy.
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Please respect the privacy of those affected by the tragedy at Bondi Junction.
I have been contacted by Ash’s family. They have asked the media not to publish her personal images from social media. I ask the media and everyone to respect their wishes.
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Scott Morrison now says he won’t commit to a federal integrity commission, despite promising one last election. I commit to voting for Helen Haines’ integrity bill, because it’s the right thing to do and it’s what our community wants.
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I just finished another community debate that Dave Sharma didn't turn up to. It's weak from him. He's too weak to stand up to Scott Morrison, too weak to stand up to Barnaby Joyce, and clearly too weak to show up when his community expects him to.
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Scott Morrison, if you really wanted to help young people you would stop subsidising coal and gas, start cutting wait times for mental health services, and give them a housing policy that will actually lower house prices, not inflate them even further.
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We must return to responsible leadership. No more waste. No more climate chaos. No more cruel, divisive politics. Just strong, local representatives who stand up for their communities.
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Everyone should read the open letter to political leaders from more than a dozen former defence leaders. They say climate change is now the greatest threat to Australia's future and security. It doesn't get clearer than that. I'm listening and I agree. We need to act now.
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Our gas companies need a social license to operate. Right now, they're cashing in on super-normal profits overseas as war drives global prices up. They're doing that while Australian families suffer. That fails the pub test.
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I will hold whoever is in power to account. This is not about Labor or Liberal for me, it's about taking the power away from the fringes and putting it back in our hands. It's about proper, local representation and a return to good government.
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If all other countries adopted Australia's 2030 climate targets, the world would warm by 3 degrees. That would be a global catastrophe. I want Australia to be a climate leader, not the climate laggard we are.
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is right to call for a windfall profits tax. Australian families shouldn’t pay skyrocketing power prices while multinational companies make huge profits selling Australian gas overseas off the back of Putin’s war.
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In the end over 1,200 volunteers helped turn Wentworth teal. It was the largest political movement our community has ever seen. This is Australian democracy at its healthiest. I thank our community for this wonderful victory - your values will be front and centre in all I do.
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Imagine a budget that treated climate change seriously. An end to fossil fuel subsidies, support for solar and wind, and more choice in electric vehicles. It’s what business has been crying out for, but tonight - nothing.
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To take our power back, trust the crossbench, not the backbench. That's how you give the community a say in Parliament again. That's the choice this election.
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I want my children to be able to look at what goes on in Parliament with pride. At the moment I don’t think they can. It’s time to make Parliament the best example of our culture, not the worst.
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George Christensen urging parents to not vaccinate children is dangerous and wrong. Scott Morrison’s decision to keep figures like Christensen in the Coalition party room is one of key reasons why I’m running as an independent
#WentworthVotes
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We’re up and running with the campaign - despite the weather, more than 500 of you showed up. Even our spillover room was packed. Thank you, Wentworth. I’ll see you on the campaign trail.
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A day or two before the election is called, the IPCC warns it's "now or never" on climate change. What a historic moment. Now must be when we move on from Tony Abbott's 2030 climate targets, and move towards a new economy turbocharged by clean energy.
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My wonderful Dad, John Spender KC, sadly passed away last night. Bianca and I, Catherine his wife, and our families are heartbroken. He was funny and thoughtful, gracious and reflective, and always curious. We will miss him dreadfully.
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Politics doesn't have to be like it was in last night's debate. We can return to sensible, responsible leadership on climate, integrity, productivity, tax reform, higher education, refugees, and the fair treatment of women. We just need to vote in independents.
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Dave Sharma is too weak to stand up to Scott Morrison.
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This election let’s vote for candidates who govern for the community, not their party.
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Candace Owens should not be allowed to visit Australia.
Ms Owens is a media provocateur, who makes her living generating controversy, division and hatred.
Her denial of the truth of The Holocaust is obscene.
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Katherine Deves’ comments about the LGBTQI+ community are unacceptable. This is what the Liberal Party has become. Dave Sharma should call for her to be sacked. If he doesn’t, he’s once again chosen his party over our community.
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Dropping the prosecution against Bernard Collaery, Witness K’s lawyer, is a win for accountable government and the proper administration of justice. I commend Labor for taking action.
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Women and girls need access to safe and legal abortions - they need control over their bodies. This change in the USA is terrible and around the world we must guard our hard-fought rights.
#RoeVsWade
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This is absolutely shameful. Former PM Tony Abbott led the fight against climate action from 2009 to 2015.
He knowingly misled Australians by hiding his true beliefs and undermining climate action.
Now we’re paying for wasted years of climate denial.
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Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest countries in the world. We have extraordinary opportunities in a decarbonised economy for more Australian investment and more Australian jobs. So let's get on with it.
#WentworthVotes
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Actions speak louder than words. And these are Dave Sharma's actions: he votes with Barnaby Joyce, and he preferences Clive Palmer.
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Heading back to Parliament to support the energy bill. It’s not perfect and I’m normally reluctant to intervene in markets, but punishing Australian families and businesses for a war in Ukraine doesn’t pass the pub test. We’ve been waiting for 6 months, it’s time to act.
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It's only now, when the Liberal Party is confronted by a community movement, that they have decided to have problems with corflutes.
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No one wants to see the American-style politicisation of public appointments - yet one of this government's final acts was appointing six former colleagues to $300,000-a-year AAT posts. I hope these appointments were based on merit.
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Big news that Jacinda Ardern is resigning. She has inspired many women to stand up and shown that you can be a human, compassionate leader - certainly I was inspired. Whatever your political stripes, this legacy is one to be proud of. Wishing her all the best.
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Just when you thought it couldn’t get crazier…
Peter Dutton calls census questions on LGBTIQA+ a “woke agenda”
That’s ridiculous.
These are real live Australians - counting them is crucial to making good policy.
@albomp
do you really want to give in to this?
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Since the last election there have been historic floods, historic bushfires, and historic drought. This moment is urgent. Let's make it a historic election.
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Behaviour in the chamber is unlike the behaviour of any workplace I have ever been in.
Where else is mocking and shouting celebrated like this?
I remember hearing a parliamentary colleague once shout “rip him another one”. (1/2)
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When 4 Corners went to Box Hill in 1961 they found Australians living in overcrowded tin sheds.
When The Australian went to Alice Springs in 2023, they found the same.
Not listening doesn’t work.
Indigenous Australians need The Voice.
We all do.
#VoteYes2023
@yes23au
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I support The Greens passion for housing, but you don’t make housing more affordable by blocking a fund for more houses. The HAFF isn’t perfect but has the backing of the major housing bodies.
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An exciting morning down at North Bondi with Noel Pearson talking about why a Yes vote for The Voice will make Australia a better place for everyone.
Noel got some help explaining it all from a Wentworth for The Voice volunteer.
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Today’s announcement on fuel efficiency standards again shows the impact of the crossbench in pushing for more ambitious climate action. I look forward to working with Minister Bowen and his team to bring cleaner, cheaper, EVs to Australia.
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Budgets should look years ahead, not weeks ahead. This budget saw the government weaponise taxpayer money for an election campaign. It's just wasteful on an enormous scale and it's sad to think this has become so normal.
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The scenes and chanting outside the Opera House last night are abhorrent. At a time when there should be solidarity with our Jewish community, they have been subject to appalling abuse.
I am seeking an urgent explanation of how this was allowed to happen.
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People have lost faith in politicians. And today it’s easy to see why. Sunlight is the best antidote.
#ScottyMinisterForEverything
#FederalICAC
#donationreform
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This is a time when Australia’s national unity has never been more important. Peter Dutton’s attempt to weaponize and politicise antisemitism
for political gain is unconscionable. 🧵 1/6
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Thank you all for your kind messages of support. It was really after watching COP26 and realising that Scott Morrison and the team were never going to get there that I decided to put my hand up. The next 10 years are crucial for both climate and economy.
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A bill that risks hurting vulnerable trans kids is not the answer. Religious freedom is important, but it does not give anyone license to upend a kid’s life just because they are trans.
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The federal government and the crossbench have worked together to deliver the Climate Change Bill. Its passage will mark the start of a new way of doing politics that finally gives several communities like mine a voice.
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I'm really frustrated right now, and I think a lot of our community is. Another three years, and still no federal integrity commission. This election, we have a chance to move things along - let's bring back honest politics
#WentworthVotes
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It's no coincidence the government is now conceding on issues like PEP-11 and protections for gay students, right when communities are making their voices heard in moderate Liberal seats. Independents have forced more change in 3 months than moderate Liberals have in 3 years.
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The State of the Environment report reveals in shocking detail that the natural world as we know it is deteriorating before our very eyes. The federal government needs to move fast to save it.
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After all we’ve learnt on Robodebt, it’s appropriate that Kathryn Campbell resign. But this wasn’t the responsibility of just one woman.
The politicians, lawyers & bureaucrats who enabled this disgraceful and illegal fraud should all be held to account.
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The sun and wind aren’t getting more expensive. The war in Ukraine has driven up the price of coal and gas. Our reliance on fossil fuels has caused the blowout in energy prices.
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Thank you, Bridget Archer, for crossing the floor in support of a federal ICAC with teeth. We're now at a critical point for integrity in politics. If only more colleagues joined you. We will have to wait for more independents.
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When a federal minister can accept donations from the gambling companies that she is responsible for regulating, and not declare them, and it doesn’t break donation rules, you know the rules are broken
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If someone tells you what will make a positive difference to their lives, you should listen. So I am so disappointed that the Nationals have rejected the Voice, which is supported by the vast majority of First Nations people.
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The IPCC report is grim, but we absolutely cannot lose hope. There's an election coming up - the time to act is now. Talk to your friends. Volunteer. Vote. If we get loud we will get the job done on climate change 💪
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Today Coalition MPs will join a rally against renewables.
In a climate & cost of living crisis, the Liberal & National parties are opposing the cheapest forms of energy - the key to reaching net zero.
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Thank you all for such a wonderful campaign launch. It’s a critical time for our community, our climate and our country - let’s stand up and do this
#WentworthVotes
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The Liberals say they will legislate a voice.
That's not want Indigenous people want.
Legislated advisory bodies come & go with changing governments.
Cut off before they make a difference.
Only a constitutional Voice can close the gap. Prof Marcia Langton spells it out.
#Yes23
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Katherine Deves should be disendorsed because her approach to a complex debate is vilification and vitriol. Parliament's toxic culture has been on full display these past three years. How could this be the right antidote?
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Let's clean up Australian politics by legislating a federal ICAC with teeth
#WentworthVotes
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The prison sentence handed to David McBride sends a chilling message to whistleblowers across Australia.
David is the only person to go to jail for Australian wrongdoing in Afghanistan. His only crime was exposing the truth.
We need better whistleblower protections urgently.
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The Coaltion are finally saying the quiet part out loud.
The push for nuclear has always been about extending the life of coal and gas - and stopping new renewable energy projects.
At least now they’re now being honest.
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Deeply disappointing to see the Greens block action on social housing. This Bill passed the House in February and could’ve passed the Senate by now. Another four months of delay will do nothing to help those on public housing wait lists. (1/5)
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Analysis today showing Peter Dutton’s nuclear reactor plan would send power bills skyrocketing.
The next 10 years is what counts for climate and for energy security, and nuclear simply cannot deliver in that timeframe. (1/3)
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Wow. This is what being a Liberal “moderate” in 2024 means.
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National Gambling reform now. Gambling costs this country 10bn, and untold human misery. The community wants reform - time to step over vested interests and do it. Stop credit cards financing online gambling, stop gambling advertising, no more political donations from gambling.
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Lots of things to like in this budget – government delivering on childcare, clean energy investments, funding the National Anti-Corruption Commission, increasing skilled migration, and supporting the aged care sector (1/5)
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We need to address teacher shortages but we also need to address what drives teachers out of teaching, like the admin burden that so many educators have talked to me about. Address career opportunities and bring joy back to teaching.
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The parties used to treat our money with care and integrity. It was spent in our country’s best interests. When the parties these days use our taxes to defend marginal seats, it's wasteful, it lacks integrity, and it hurts the country. It's time to bring back honest politics.
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Australia is being held to ransom by gas companies making record profits & refusing to supply the domestic market at a fair price. The answer isn’t more fossil fuel projects. The govt must consider domestic price caps and a super-profits tax.
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The planet is boiling.
Yet this government continues to approve new coal mines, delays environmental law reforms, and hasn’t got a proper climate risk assessment.
My question to
@AlboMP
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@climatecouncil
@AusConservation
@SmartEnergyCncl
@RewiringAus
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Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement would trash our international reputation and destroy investor confidence in Australia.
It’s economically irresponsible and would be a disaster for the climate.
The next election is a climate election.
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Today’s “No case” advertisement cartoon in the
@financialreview
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Racist. Sexist. Wrong.
Australia deserves an adult conversation about the referendum, but the “No case” seems to have no substantive arguments -
just misinformation.
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Scott Morrison's comments about Senator Chandler's bill on women’s sport drives home how out of touch the modern Liberal Party has become. I will not support the bill, and want to let the people of Wentworth know I will always stand up for our LGBTQI+ community
#WentworthVotes
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As a friend of mine said “Guess people aren’t going to say ‘play like a girl’ as an insult for a bit.” Too right. What a match. Those women are incredible.
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The referendum for The Voice isn’t about politicians. It’s about everyday Australians. We all vote. We all decide.
After extensive consultation Indigenous people asked for a Voice in the constitution: Recognition and consultation will close the gap.
I’m voting Yes.
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Our local member should be willing to stand up for our values. I will always stand up for Wentworth’s values.
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A woman’s place is in the House & the Senate & on the High Court Bench. The first woman justice was appointed during my lifetime. Now we have the first female Chief Justice, & with Justice Jayne Jagot, a female majority. Change can happen.
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A resounding YES for Bridget Archer standing up for the Australian Electoral Commission against misinformation from her Liberal Party colleagues. Politicians undermining trust in our electoral system is completely irresponsible.
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