I have a deep love for Tasmania and am driven to protect our unique waterways, beaches and forests.

Labor and Liberal are selling us out to corporate interests and spending money we don’t have, on things we don’t need or want.

I think we’ve all had enough of that.

END THE BANKRUPTING OF TASMANIA
BY TWO ZOMBIE PARTIES

 

WE WILL HOLD LABOR AND LIBERAL PARTIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CORRUPTION OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND UNSUSTAINABLE DEBT.

The bankrupting of Tasmania by these two zombie parties doing deals with the top end of town behind closed doors has to end.

That’s why I’m standing as an Independent and that’s why six other independents are standing with me – to build a strong cross bench that will seek to lift Tasmania out of its present crisis.

Under the zombie parties, Tasmania has been sold out and close to bankrupted. Unless the new parliament commits to fundamental change the next decade will be just like the dead decade of the 1990s, when Tasmanians were forced to suffer the consequences of irresponsible government, paying for its failures with their jobs, businesses and services.

I want to begin the hard work of rebuilding Tasmania based on four pillars of hope and I will work with those who will work with me on raising these pillars on which a renewed Tasmania can thrive.

 

MEND THE MESS – THE FOUR PILLARS TO REPAIR TASMANIA

The first and most urgent pillar is budget repair – getting our own AFL team but ditching the $1.86 billion stadium, the Marinus link and irresponsible vote buying promises.

Pillar two is social repair – a renewed focus on health, housing and education.

Pillar three is island repair – no new salmon farms, a transition of salmon farming to land through a mix of rising taxation and subsidies if they move to land; an end to native forest logging; and a fair return to Tasmania from extractive industries.

Pillar four is integrity repair – legislating for a proper Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) with teeth and ensuring greater transparency of government decisions.

 

Tasmanians don’t trust the Liberals and can’t believe Labor – they’re corrupted, incompetent and untrustworthy.

Our group of independents is not a party and will not become a party.

They’re simply good people who share the same concerns and same values.

If elected they will answer only to their own conscience and the electorate – not corporate donors and that has to be a great outcome for all Tasmanians.

WHO I AM 

I’m a former ABC foreign correspondent and Four Corners reporter. The Huon Valley is my home where I work with my community to protect our island waterways from industrial fish farm pollution.

I’m tired of seeing Tasmania sold out to big business and foreign interests. I’m angry at the bickering and failure of the major parties to tackle real issues. 

I’m appalled by secretive, corrupt deals. 

I have the experience to stand up to power and the commitment to listen and act—answerable only to my conscience and my community.

This election is an opportunity to do politics differently.

We can create a thriving, sustainable Tasmania, where a healthy community, protected environment and a strong economy can coexist.

We can do this with a government that works for all of us.

4 PILLARS FOR CHANGE

1. Budget repair

  • A new deal for an AFL team and no $1.86b stadium
  • Cancel the Marinus Link connector
  • End irresponsible vote-buying & overspending by the old parties

2. Social repair

  • A renewed focus on:
  • Health 
  • Housing & affordable transport
  • Education

3. Island repair

  • No new salmon farms & drive transition to land-based production
  • Phase out native forest logging
  • Get a fair return from extractive industries like forestry, mining and salmon farms

4. Integrity repair

  • Establish an independent anti-corruption commission (ICAC) with public hearings
  • Establish an independent Office of Budget Responsibility to assess public spending.
  • Ensure greater transparency with Right To Information legislation that works