We need more ethnic names for our electorates

May 14, 2018
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Ensuring that the Australian Electoral Commission operates with integrity and in a non-partisan way is essential to the Australian political process. Unfortunately, the current redistribution …

Suggested redistribution of Federal electoral divisions in the ACT

December 20, 2017
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This submission provides suggestions on the most suitable boundaries of Federal Electoral Divisions for the Australian Capital Territory. Since the adoption of the Y-plan in …

What will the next 25 years bring for the ACT Assembly?

October 12, 2015
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The first sitting day of the ACT Assembly in May 1989 was not smooth. Accusations flew about backstabbing Opposition deals being done for thirty pieces of …

Twenty five years after ACT self-government, Commonwealth government is still in control

October 5, 2015
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The current draft of the National Capital Plan is a disgrace. It exposes the lie that the Commonwealth has granted the ACT meaningful self-determination over …

My commitment if I am elected

August 31, 2015
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Speeches delivered at the ACT ALP Annual Conference #actalp15

August 22, 2015
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At the ACT ALP Annual Conference in 2015, a rule change was proposed to drop the mandatory requirement for union membership to be a member of the ALP, …