{"id":657,"date":"2025-02-11T10:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T02:45:31","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/index.php\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"ISSUES 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;whereistand&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>WHERE I STAND<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(153,214,255,0.49)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>ENVIRONMENT<\/b><b><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>I will fight for:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A genuinely independent Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with real teeth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An enforceable national strategy to protect flora and fauna, natural assets and places of national significance.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(153,214,255,0.49)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HONESTY AND OPENNESS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>My guarantee:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I won\u2019t promise one thing and deliver another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I won\u2019t be bullied by political parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will not take incentives from big business.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(153,214,255,0.49)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>GOVERNMENT<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>I\u2019ll work to:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I\u2019ll work with all parties and Independents in Tasmania&#8217;s State Parliament to achieve the best for our community in Franklin and Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The more Independents in Parliament, the stronger our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;rent&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HOUSING&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RENTER&#8217;S RIGHTS AND HOUSING\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">THE HOUSING CRISIS IN FRANKLIN IS REAL AND WORSENING.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3><span>What we know:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Three out of four households are in rental stress or struggling to repay a mortgage.<\/strong> Home ownership is slipping out of reach for younger people, and those who rent face rising costs, poor conditions, and limited protections.<\/p>\n<p>Tasmanians are being told to work harder or save more, while governments hand tax breaks to property investors and let short-term rental markets hollow out communities. <strong>It\u2019s not a level playing field<\/strong>&#8211; and it\u2019s time for structural change.<\/p>\n<p>Housing isn\u2019t a speculative asset. It\u2019s a human right, and one that governments have a duty to protect, not outsource to developers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span>I&#8217;ll fight for:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><u>Immediate Actions to Tackle the Crisis<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Tasmania, renters are denied rights and protections available to people in the ACT and Victoria. Let\u2019s strengthen and standardise renters\u2019 rights nationally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Place restrictions on short-term rentals<\/strong>&#8211; Restrictions on short term rentals like Airbnb in high-pressure markets and offer incentives to convert them into long-term leases.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establish a national independent rental control authority<\/strong>&#8211; Prevent exploitative rent hikes and substandard conditions. This would:\n<ul>\n<li>Cap rent increases to once per year per property and limit increases to CPI.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee a <strong>portable bond scheme<\/strong> so renters can transfer their bond between homes and earn interest.<\/li>\n<li>Enforce basic housing standards and hold bad landlords accountable without penalising responsible ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expand Commonwealth Rent Assistance<\/strong>&#8211; Support low-income households and pensioners, indexed to real market rents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improve tenants\u2019 rights-<\/strong> Match or improve on standards in Victoria and the ACT- offering more security, transparency, and protection from unfair evictions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accelerate building approvals-<\/strong> Reform the National Construction Code to reduce red tape without cutting corners on safety or sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Long-Term Reform<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Legislate a national housing and homelessness strategy<\/strong>&#8211; Set clear goals and accountability beyond election cycles. We need a root and branch reform of national housing policy which includes public\/private participation, and integrates housing with other social services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restart government-built, sold-at-cost housing programs<\/strong>&#8211; Build homes to high environmental and liveability standards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase down negative gearing<\/strong>\u2014Free up an estimated $2 billion annually for social and affordable housing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduce build-to-rent tax incentives<\/strong>&#8211; Encourage long term, stable rent supply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reintroduce mortgage support for first home buyers<\/strong>&#8211; Target to moderate incomes and owner-occupiers, not investors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If you are renting and looking for support or information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterrenting.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Renting<\/a> is a non-partisan community organisation campaigning for rental laws that provide stable, affordable, and healthy homes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterrenting.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to go to the Better Renting web site.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;waterways&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HOUSING&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>\u00a0IS IT RIGHT THAT INDUSTRIAL FISH FARMS POLLUTE AND RUIN OUR ENVIRONMENT?<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/h1>\n<h3><b>What we know:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Foreign-owned Atlantic salmon companies are releasing tonnes of antibiotics, chemicals, feed waste and faeces into waterways, suffocating marine life and habitat, contaminating beaches and bays and subjecting coastal communities to 24\/7 industrial noise and light.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Labor and Liberal are backing the continuation of this shameful practice and along with massive expansion into more and more waterways.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts are being felt now as rotting fish wash up on the shores around Franklin as disease sweeps through salmon feedlots and marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Industry, regulator and politicians are struggling to cover up the extent of the disaster from the people who matter &#8211; all of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petergeorgeforfranklin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PG-REC-FISHERIES-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download Peter&#8217;s Recreational Fisheries Policy sheet here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to fix it:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>We need the fish farms to clean up their act or get out of our waters \u2013 thats the bottom line.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Our government needs to grow a backbone and protect our way of life and our natural world.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>For the full story go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noff.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noff.au<\/a> \u2013 its shocking.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b>As a first step, Tassal, Huon and Petuna must start paying full resource rental for their leases &#8211; they make huge profits from our waterways yet pay a pittance for the use of them. A 20% resource rental would return Tasmania more than $100 million a year.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b>Give the foreign owners 5-7 years to wind down their on-water operations and either move on land or leave.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b>Divert Federal and state subsidies that amount to millions of dollars annually into retraining and supporting community transition.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b>Immediately establish an arms-length EPA, properly funded with full transparency reporting to Tasmanians.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b>Ensure future land-based operations are driven by independent and transparent science and regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;health&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HEALTH<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HEALTHCARE SHOULDN&#8217;T BE THIS HARD TO ACCESS.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Clinics closing down, out of pocket expenses going up. GP shortages mean longer waits. General health is poor, and many people can\u2019t afford dental, health care and even healthy food.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Hobart Hospital upgrade was meant to change things but today we have an overloaded system on the brink of break down. The private maternity ward at the RHH has just shut down\u00a0with hospital operator Healthscope claiming its due to lack of staff.\u00a0\u00a0The Australian Midwifery Federation raised concerns about \u201cappalling conditions\u201d on the ward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s not just about a lack of funding, but bad decision making.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><b>I&#8217;ll fight for:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><u>Urgent Relief<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Mental Health Care Precincts:<\/strong> I would fight for federal funding for a dedicated mental health precinct in a green fields development in Clarence with extensive, landscaped gardens where patients can find the tranquility they need for recovery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step Down Care: <\/strong>Tasmania lacks beds for low care patients no longer in need of high care at the Royal Hobart Hospital. I advocate for a &#8220;step-down&#8221; facility in Hobart&#8217;s old Rehab Hospital that would reduce and eliminate bed blockages in one go.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elective Surgery:<\/strong> Dedicated elective day surgery facility to improve efficiency and patient flow and overcome delays and repeated &#8220;bumping&#8221; of patients from surgery lists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urgent Care Clinics\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>3 more urgent care clinics in Kingborough, the Huon Valley and the Eastern Shore that reduce waiting times and the load on the Royal Hobart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bring Health Care to the People with Mobile Clinics<\/strong>\u2013 Roll out vans with GPs, nurses, and basic diagnostics to hit remote spots like Dover or Bruny Island. Think diabetes and blood pressure checks. Early intervention can save lives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aged Care at Home<\/strong>\u2013 Expand in-home nursing and meal delivery to seniors to free up emergency beds and have a plan in place before our old folk need an ambulance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Preventative Care<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dental Care into Medicare<\/strong>\u2013 Fixing people\u2019s teeth reduces the chance of chronic illness later in life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kids\u2019 Health<\/strong>\u2013 Free dental and vision checks in schools to catch problems early. Poor teeth, eyesight and diet directly affect learning and health-related bills are a burden to struggling families.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support Healthy Lifestyles \u2013 <\/strong>Make it easier for people to access and afford healthy food and exercise (cheap processed food is a symptom of a high cost-of-living). Educate kids about healthy lifestyle and you\u2019ll bring the parents with them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Martyn Goddard on Health Policy<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\":aa\" class=\"Am aiL aO9 Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" hidefocus=\"true\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" writingsuggestions=\"false\" g_editable=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-owns=\":cs\" aria-controls=\":cs\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"1\">I have worked with health policy specialist Martyn Goddard to formulate my position, Martyn says:<\/div>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8220;Every element of our health system is in deep crisis. The cost is falling not on the politicians who refuse to do their job but on ordinary Australians who are paying with their health and, too often, their lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The chaos in emergency departments, overcrowding on wards, the failures in mental health, the decline of Medicare, are all down to successive federal governments who refuse to provide the money and the vision to fix the system.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are a rich country but we spend much less on health than similar nations. Where are the ideas? Where is the leadership?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Only the Commonwealth has the resources to make a real difference. But the current timid, risk-averse Labor government will not deliver genuine reform unless they&#8217;re forced into it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;climate&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<b>WHY IS AUSTRALIA THE WORST CONTRIBUTOR PER CAPITA TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WHY <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>IS <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HOBART IN DANGER?<\/b><\/span><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What we know:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Franklin is on the front line of climate change<\/strong> with rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, and increased bushfire risk. Sea levels are rising while our island waters are warming four times faster than the global average.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re ever more vulnerable to natural disasters- yet we are woefully underprepared. And while communities like ours are already feeling the impacts, Australia is also part of the problem on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, Australia has a global carbon footprint which far exceeds our economic size and population. We contribute around <b>4.5%<\/b> of global fossil carbon dioxide emissions, with 80% of those emissions coming from its fossil fuel exports. Yet we\u2019re just <b>0.3%<\/b> of the global population.*<\/p>\n<h3><b>How to get to work:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Climate change is here now, and Franklin needs to adapt quickly and build resilience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Climate Action Fund- <\/strong>Creating a National Climate Action Fund to build resilience (prevention and recovery including insurance) against the climate crisis with a special focus on Southern Tasmania.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invest in Fire Preparation:<\/strong> More firebreaks and buffers, controlled burns, early warning systems, grants for fire-resistant upgrades, fund firefighters and equipment properly, have a plan for worst case scenarios. Establish fire-resistant community centres and push for affordable insurance premiums in high-risk zones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s reliance on coal, gas and ore exports makes us a major contributor to global emissions. It\u2019s time to shift that model and build prosperity through clean industries, electrification and sustainable energy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electrification and Renewables- <\/strong>Support sustainable renewable energy developments to boost the transition away from fossil fuels to renewables, and increase electrification of our resources to boost energy security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emissions Reduction- <\/strong>Working with similarly minded members of parliament to change Australia from a laggard to a leader on climate change, accelerating the emissions reduction ambition to 75% reduction by 2035 and urgently focus on methane emissions.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>**<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>No New Coal, Gas and Nuclear- <\/strong>Supporting all moves to stop any new coal mines and any further gas drilling or building of nuclear power plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup><span><\/span><\/sup><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/climateanalytics.org\/press-releases\/australias-massive-global-carbon-footprint-set-to-continue-with-fossil-fuel-exports#:~:text=fossil%20fuel%20exports.-,Australia%20has%20a%20global%20carbon%20footprint%20that%20far%20exceeds%20its,by%20Climate%20Analytics%20Australia%20today.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">* Climate Analytics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup><span>** Targets, Pathways and Progress Paper<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;education&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>WHY ARE OUR EDUCATION OUTCOMES SO BAD?<\/b><\/span><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What we know:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our education is one of the most <strong>important determinants in our lives.<\/strong> It must enable opportunity for well-paid work, increased citizenship and personal satisfaction to our children. It should also help future generations who have the best-possible upbringing in terms of home income and parental support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tragically, only 3 in 5 students at the moment reach a satisfactory literacy level in NAPLAN testing. Inadequate reading skills hold us back in every area of our lives. Tasmania has the <strong>highest proportion of disadvantaged students in Australia.<\/strong> Struggling at school can lead to poor attendance, poor behaviour and the lack of precious skills for the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our teachers and principals are the match of any in Australia. They need an administration that will foster innovation and\u00a0 <strong>empower teachers <\/strong>to truly engage with students in what should be an exciting learning journey rather than a \u2018one size fits all curriculum\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My priorities will be:<\/h3>\n<p><u>Teaching<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Invest in teachers- <\/strong>Raise the status of teachers by giving them the support they need to succeed, including expert literacy teachers in every school, funding for ongoing professional development, and flexibility to tailor their programs to students&#8217; needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empower behaviour management- <\/strong>Empower teachers in behaviour management strategies- including restricting the use of phones and student devises based on curriculum needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Funding<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fully fund public schools<\/strong> &#8211; Through combined State and Federal investment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continue fee-free TAFE<\/strong> &#8211; To support Tasmanians to access important skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support free first university degrees<\/strong>&#8211; View education as an investment, not a cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Supporting Students and Families<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Back to School Bonus &#8211; <\/strong>Support families with a means-tested back-to-school bonus for kids staying on beyond Year 10 (means tested).<\/li>\n<li><strong>School lunch programs &#8211; <\/strong>Support school lunch programs to take pressure off parents and help establish healthy habits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create pathways &#8211; <\/strong>Build stronger links between schools, local industries, and training providers to prepare students for meaningful work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;living&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>COST OF LIVING<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>WHY IS THE COST OF LIVING OUT OF CONTROL?<\/b><\/span><span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What we know:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Cost of living is front of mind for most Australians, but especially Tasmanians. In Tasmania, we earn less than any other state but pay more for basics. The average family of four spends between $200-$250 per week for basics making us 9.32% higher than the Australian average.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The system is broken when multinational corporations get tax breaks and record profits, while Tasmanians are left to carry the load. We need practical reforms that actually lower prices, increase fairness and give people room to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>Australia has the resources to provide a decent life for everyone\u2014but we need a system that puts people before profit, and long-term stability before short-term gain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Addressing the cost of living means action in many areas. <\/b>We can&#8217;t talk about cost of living without talking about <a href=\"#health\">health,<\/a> <a href=\"#rent\">housing<\/a> and <a href=\"#education\">education<\/a>, which you can read more about on this page.<\/p>\n<h3>How to get to work:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><u>Lower Supply Chain Costs<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reduce supply chain costs- <\/strong>Increase and reform the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme to reduce transport costs from the mainland, but ensure subsidies lower prices at the checkout, not just boost profits for big retailers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incentivize local food production-<\/strong> Remove red tape so growers can sell produce directly to the public. Reform food safety laws to enable slaughtering on the farm with proper regulation- which would boost productivity in the Huon Valley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invest in shared community growing plots<\/strong>&#8211; Enable more households to grow their own fresh food and reduce grocery dependence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Stronger Consumer Protections<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strengthen the ACCC\u2019s powers to investigate and prosecute price gouging<\/strong>&#8211; Especially regarding essential goods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduce a mandatory supermarket code of conduct- <\/strong>With real penalties for predatory pricing and supply chain abuse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Act on the Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing<\/strong>\u2014Break the Woolworths\/Coles duopoly<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> by encouraging expansion of independent grocers and alternative retail models like co-ops and farmers markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Fair Pricing &amp; Income Support<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Limits on key cost increases- <\/strong>Ensure household budgets aren\u2019t constantly falling behind by limiting cost increases on the essentials: power, rent, education, and rates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide targeted tax relief<\/strong>&#8211; Provide releief for low and middle-income earners, particularly during high-inflation periods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lift JobSeeker and related payments above the poverty line<\/strong>&#8211; Lift payments and index them to the cost of living to ensure a dignified standard of living.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase financial incentives for installation of domestic solar panels- <\/strong>Incentivize housing improvements like solar, insulation and double glazing, including for rental properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Tax Reform that Works for People<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Close tax loopholes for big corporations and foreign-owned companies<\/strong>&#8211; Foreign owned companies shouldn\u2019t be profiting from Australian resources while paying little tax here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broaden the tax base<\/strong>&#8211; In line with the Henry Review, 2009. \u201cAustralia&#8217;s tax system is in a worse position than it was 15 years ago and\u00a0young people are paying the price.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Re-index income tax brackets to inflation-<\/strong> Prevent bracket creep and let people keep more of what they earn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review tax concessions<\/strong>\u2014Review concessions like those for capital gains and superannuation\u2014to ensure intergenerational fairness and fiscal sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> \u00a0The competition regulator has found Woolworths and Coles are some of the most profitable supermarket retailers in the world and their margins have increased since the pandemic. https:\/\/www.afr.com\/politics\/federal\/woolworths-coles-among-world-s-most-profitable-supermarkets-accc-20250320-p5ll6g<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\"><sup><span>[2]<\/span><\/sup><\/a><span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-02-15\/ken-henry-australias-tax-system-in-worse-position-after-15-years\/103465044?utm_source=abc_news_app&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_app&amp;utm_content=link\">https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-02-15\/ken-henry-australias-tax-system-in-worse-position-after-15-years\/103465044?utm_source=abc_news_app&amp;utm_medium=content_shared&amp;utm_campaign=abc_news_app&amp;utm_content=link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GENDER EQUITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A STRONG SOCIETY RELIES ON VALUING DIVERSITY.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u00a0I have reported extensively in countries where strong women are the cornerstone of\u00a0 their society but are consistent victims of violence and enforced exclusion as result of cultural norms, I have reported on genital mutilation, bride burning, rape in war and female infanticide hoping to raise awareness of the global scourge and that we might look more closely at our own failings on gender-based violence and exclusion.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But awareness alone is not enough. <strong>We must empower women and girls to fully participate in every part of society.<\/strong> This demands much greater focus at all levels of education, long-term funding, and cross-party political will to break down systemic barriers and create lasting change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>My priorities will include:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Funding for protection from gender-based violence- <\/strong>Funding to provide support, shelter and legal remedies for those in need of protection from all gender-based and family violence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialist training- <\/strong>Specialist training (ie. Safe and Together Institute) for all judicial officers (police, lawyers, magistrates and judges) who deal with family matters, especially in matters of gender based violence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combatting Poverty &#8211; <\/strong>Initiatives designed to ensure we combat the normalization of women in poverty.\u00a0 For example, I\u2019ll fight for affordable and subsidised childcare for women in the workforce to ensure women are able to work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical Support &#8211; <\/strong>Provision of effective pathways to pregnancy termination and greater access to IVF through public clinics in Tasmania and across Australia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equal Rights &#8211; <\/strong>Building equity and a safe society for trans and gender diverse (TGD) people.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;rights&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#whereistand\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WHERE I STAND<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#rent\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">RENT AND HOUSING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#waterways\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">WATERWAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#health\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">HEALTH<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#climate\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">CLIMATE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"#living\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">COST OF LIVING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#gender\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">GENDER EQUITY<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><a href=\"#rights\" style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\">PALESTINE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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I met with and filmed many Israelis and Israeli leaders.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I support the UN General Assembly\u2019s repeated call: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attainment by the Palestinian people of its legitimate inalienable rights, including the right to return, the right to self-determination and the right to establish its own independent State in Palestine;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span>My views are as follows:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The occupation of Palestinian lands is illegal under international law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence indicates Israeli actions in Gaza since October 2023 amount to acts of genocide, a crime under international law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza would amount to ethnic cleansing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel\u2019s long occupation of Gaza, its subsequent sealing off of the territory and its increasingly harsh repression in other occupied territories has resulted in increasing militancy and support for militancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel was complicit in the emergence of Hamas as a counterweight to Fatah, Yasser Arafat\u2019s liberation movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I support UN Security Council Resolution 242 of 1967, accepted by Israel and Arab states, which would fulfil Palestinian aspirations and inalienable rights to self-determination in an internationally recognised state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I support UN Genera Assembly resolution 1514 of 1960 that subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights.<br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<h3><span>If elected, I will fight for:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of Palestinians detained without trial or held after closed trials, and the release of Israelis held in captivity in Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The release from Israeli jail of Marwan Barghouti, a potential unifying voice for Palestinians and interlocutor with Israel and the international community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he ICC + ICJ should be supported in carrying out their designated roles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia should speak clearly to this and should exert its influence through bilateral and multilateral relations to bring pressure to bear on Israel to cease its actions against the Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ban on weapons-related exports to Israel until a permanent ceasefire is achieved and medical and food supplies are restored to Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an anyone who encourages of enables illegal settlement in Palestinian Territories from entering Australia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\">PLEASE NOTE:<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslims and Jews in Australia are not responsible for the actions of foreign governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The targeting of Islamic institutions and Muslim people and the targeting of Jewish people and institutions in Australia is reprehensible and offenders should be prosecuted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I abhor any form of antisemitism, Islamophobia or any form of discrimination based on race and religion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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