Your ultimate guide to the 10 candidates vying for your vote in Warringah
To help you cut through all the noise we asked your ten candidates for Warringah to name their top three policies/pledges. Find out their responses in our ultimate guide.
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To help you cut through all the noise we asked your ten candidates for Warringah to name their top three policies/pledges.
Heather Barnes, Animal Justice Party
Top three priorities
Ban live export
Each year, millions of animals suffer on lengthy sea journeys. We won’t stop until we achieve a ban on all live animal exports, for all animals, forever.
Combat the climate emergency
We will legislate to protect native habitats from further destruction, investing in clean energy and transitioning animal agriculture to plant based agriculture.
Protect wildlife habitats
Land clearing is an animal welfare disaster, displacing and killing huge numbers of wildlife. We will introduce laws to protect wildlife habitats, and also fight to protect our national emblem, to protect kangaroos from commercial killing.
Susan Moylan-Coombs, Independent
Top three priorities
The environment
This election has been called the climate election. Grandparents are concerned for their children and their grandchildren’s future.
Water and the state of our rivers, Adani and now PEP11 and the seismic testing off our coast are all issues fundamental to our future security.
The environment and our global ecosystem is front and centre and as an indigenous woman this is fundamental to the way I see our home, Warringah.
Mental health
Forty five per cent of Australians will experience some form of mental health issue in their lifetime.
Youth suicide and aged suicide are on the rise in the electorate.
Given the diversity of our population within the electorate, we also have political refugees who are settling here, who have their own unique trauma.
Cost of living/mortgage stress
Affordable housing — this electorate has a very diverse socio-economic profile, from self-funded retirees, refugees and renters. Housing is a basic human right, yet we still see homeless on our beaches and within our shopping centres.
Dean Harris, Labor
Top three priorities
Climate change
We need action on climate change, more needs to be done. We also need better environmental protection to prevent the loss of biodiversity. We need to have sustainable practices so we aren’t reducing natural vegetation.
Schools
Education is such a huge driver of prosperity so we need to be investing more in our public system to make sure all our children get those opportunities to succeed.
Health
Health is another huge and growing issue and with an ageing population there is an increased reliance on our health system. The government support and funding needs to match that growing demand.
Emanuele Paletto, Sustainable Australia
Top three priorities
Overdevelopment and housing affordability
Two things I am really concerned about in Warringah are firstly the over-development going on.
Secondly, the lack of housing affordability especially for young people and renters. These issues in a large part are being driven by population pressures.
Immigration rates
I believe Australia needs to have a serious and non-divisive conversation about population. If we reduce immigration from the record high 200,000 per annum back to the long term average of 70,000, we can stop the reactive game of catch up with infrastructure and instead plan for the future.
This would also reduce the demand on housing, giving young locals a better chance to own a home in the area in which they grew up.
Suellen Wrightson, United Australia Party
Top three priorities
Genuine representation
I will listen to what the priorities of the people are and put them first. People before politics.
Support small business to grow
I will put an end to provisional tax being paid quarterly in advance based upon previous year’s earnings and only require small business to pay tax at end of financial year based upon actual earnings. Business will grow and that means more jobs for Warringah.
Beaches Link tunnel
An overwhelming number of residents have told me they want the tunnel and I have listened to them. We need to ensure the tunnel route and location of stacks are scrutinised to minimise impact to residents.
Tony Abbott, Liberal Party
Top three priorities
Beaches Link tunnel
My first, second and third priority is the tunnel. It is on a scale so much greater than everything else and will have such a big positive impact. I am 100 per cent committed to the project and will make sure the tunnel is completed.
A strong economy
The people of Warringah are citizens not only of this locality but also citizens of Australia. We will sink or swim as a country on our economy and I will help to keep our economy strong.
Brookvale Oval
I am committed to seeing the Brookvale Oval upgrade happen. The Federal Government has already given money and now I will make sure Brookvale gets the upgrade it needs.
Brian Clare, Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party
Top three priorities
Immigration ban
Return our country back to normal and make it safe and secure. Australia will not take in any more Islamic migrants and those here will be resettled throughout the country.
Purchases rebate system
To address the growing income divide between the haves and havenots we will introduce a purchases rebate system of 25 per cent off most purchases/ government imposts such as water and council rates, fares, subsidised by government for all persons earning less than $100,000 a year.
Foreign ownership
We will stop foreign ownership of our real estate, farms and rural industries, plus our resource assets, ports, airports, roads, electricity and gas. Foreigners may invest in Australian registered companies but shareholding will be limited to maximum 40 per cent, to enable Australian control.
Zali Steggall, Independent
Top three priorities
Oppose Labor’s investment tax changes
There are many people in Warringah who have played by the rules, set up their investments accordingly and shouldn’t be unfairly targeted.
Strong climate change action
Like the majority of our electorate I believe it’s time Australia finally acted with conviction on climate change, which will have a big impact on our lives locally.
For our children and grandchildren, we cannot just let things go as they are.
We must plan now, show strong leadership on climate change and build a strong economy for the future.
Support the Beaches Link tunnel done right
I am for a tunnel which is future proofed with clean public transport and with a focus on environmental and health impacts on the community.
Jason Blaiklock, Christian Democrat Party — Fred Nile Group
Mr Blaiklock has not responded to the Manly Daily’s request for comment.
Kristyn Glanville, The Greens
Environment and climate change
The Greens’ Renew Australia 2030 plan would re-power Australia to be a renewable energy exporting superpower, harnessing our abundant solar and wind to create domestic renewable electricity, export hydrogen fuel to the world and create 180,000 clean energy jobs.
We also need to think differently about how we consume resources.
Democracy
People are frustrated at our democratic institutions. We need a Federal Anti-Corruption Commission to tackle corruption, to reform our lax donations and lobbying rules to remove the influence of vested interests, and give the power back to the community so they can scrutinise and challenge the decisions of government.
The decisions I make will never be influenced by donations or lobbyists as I will disclose donations in real time and allow public scrutiny of my diary so who and why I am meeting people is clear for all to see.
Transport and poor government planning
I have strong environmental and economic concerns about the proposed tunnel and the five years of construction impact we face if it goes ahead. We need to get it right the first time.
There is no business case supporting its construction and no analysis done to compare the project to alternatives like a train line or light rail.
Traffic experts tell us that the best way to get cars off the road is through public transport, many of which could be built at a lower or comparable cost. More roads, simply encourage more people to drive, meaning that any extra road capacity will quickly be absorbed.
If elected, I will ask the NSW Government to do their due diligence, which should have been done in the first place, to identify the best transport option for the long term needs of our community. I would lobby for Federal funding towards a public transport project that will serve the long term needs of our community.
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