Hey John,
I am up for re-election in the next federal election, that might be in November or early next year, depending on when the government think it has the best chance of being re-elected.
Cards on the table I need your help to win my seat again.
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I am off to Canberra next week for the last Senate sitting before the mid-winter break. It’s going to be a busy two weeks. My team is busy going through the bills and looking at amendments so we can make these bill better!
In November the second part of the government’s industrial relations legislation passed the parliament. I lobbied hard to get this bill split, so the non-controversial parts could be passed quickly, and we could work on the rest of it. Working with the cross bench we got important exemptions for small business, including $20 million to help them work through the changes.
In January this year, I spent ten days in Kangaroo Valley taking part in the Veteran Mentors Junior Leadership program. It was amazing seeing what these veteran mentors do with kids and parents to put them on the right path.
Since the beginning of 2023 I have been chairing the Senate’s Disaster Resilience Committee which will deliver its final report in the coming weeks. What I have learnt is that we can’t keep using the ADF to mop up! Climate change weather events are seeing more and more communities threatened by bushfires and floods. Councils often have to do the heavy lifting and volunteer organisations need new members. What I want to do is to look at Australia having a national guard, a bit like America’s. My team and I are still working through how this could work, and we are looking at countries like the US and Denmark for inspiration. To be clear I am not talking about bringing back conscription. I want to engage all Australians, young and old, in this conversation, but I do believe that if you’re not learning or earning, you could be serving the country.
Thanks for taking the time to read this email and please don’t hesitate to send me your thoughts! I will keep working hard and standing up for all Australians.
