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Proud Australian
17 January, 2025
One of the greatest things that happened to my family was that we were born and raised in this great south land. ...
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Save Women’s Spaces
16 January, 2025
During the 20th century women fought hard to secure fundamental rights and freedoms including the vote.  But it seems there is a ...
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Challenging Year Ahead
16 January, 2025
If recent events overseas and domestic in-fighting here ahead of the federal election are anything to go by, it seems 2025 is ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

Russell Broadbent MP
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Federal Member for Monash
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One of the greatest things that happened to my family was that we were born and raised in this great south land.

To celebrate Australia Day and our national flag, I have a limited number of FREE ‘Proud Australian’ stickers to give away.

If you are a Monash resident you can get yours by: 1️⃣ Dropping by my office in Warragul and collecting one in person. 2️⃣ Send me a message with your postal address, and I’ll mail it to you!

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The family arrived on the 26 January 1951 from the Netherlands. We are all seriously proud Aussies 🇦🇺❤️ Now that’s as special as it gets!

My heritage goes back to early 1800’s in Tasmania. Very proud of this and the history here.

I love my great southern land best place on earth

With the Tickle and Giggle case back in the news, it’s timely to remember that during the 20th century women fought hard to secure fundamental rights and freedoms including the vote. But the Tickle and Giggle case has brought this issue into sharp focus.

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If we can stop vaccines that will fix a lot of things 95% of parents vaccinate because of the no jab , no pay

Transgenderism is a vaccine injury ( opposite gender DNA )

I will be homeless in 28 days. As a woman i already know The fear pf being on the streets Yes been there before But the fear of being raped, bashed or moved on is huge Where are my rights to be safe and secure as a woman?

See attached response (in comments) from Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to my 6 December 2024 letter to Anthony Albanese. How can the Therapeutic Goods Administration - TGA justify waiting for the 'right' peer reviewed papers and methodology to emerge before they undertake their own proactive + precautionary investigations?

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See attached response (in comments) from Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to my 6 December 2024 letter to Anthony Albanese. How can the Therapeutic Goods Administration - TGA justify waiting for the right peer reviewed papers and methodology to emerge before they undertake their own proactive + precautionary investigations? https://russellbroadbent.com.au/australiansdemandanswers/Image attachmentImage attachment
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There is no justification. The TGA is a captured agency, acting behalf of its financial backer (the pharmaceutical industry) and has no interest in the health of Australians nor the safety of medications it approves.

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One of the greatest things that happened to my family was that we were born and raised in this great south land. To celebrate Australia Day and our national flag, I have a limited number of FREE ‘Proud Australian’ stickers to give away. If you are a Monash resident you can get yours by: 1. Dropping by my office in Warragul and collecting one in person. 2: Send me a message with your postal address, and I’ll mail it to you! #ProudAustralian #ProudOfOurFlag #ProudOfOurNation
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Proud Australian

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During the 20th century women fought hard to secure fundamental rights and freedoms including the vote. But it seems there is a new battle being fought – a fight to protect women-only spaces. These spaces play a vital role in ensuring the privacy, security, and safety of women. The recent Tickle v. Giggle case has brought this issue into sharp focus. This case involved a legal challenge to the exclusion of males from the women-only social media platform Giggle. The women lost. At the heart of this case is Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act 1984, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. But the Act also recognises the need for single-sex spaces. For example, Section 33 protects women-only spaces or services, such as shelters, changing rooms, bathrooms, toilets, and women’s sport. These provisions exist to protect privacy, safety, and equality for women. The law recognizes that these exemptions are important for safeguarding hard fought for women's rights. And yet the court’s decision failed to uphold this. Failing to protect women’s spaces could have far-reaching, adverse consequences. Without clear boundaries, we risk undermining the primary purpose of these spaces—to provide women with environments where they feel safe, protected and respected. This is particularly crucial for women who have experienced violence, harassment, or trauma. If these spaces are eroded or made less secure, women may be left vulnerable and deprived of access to services, support, and safety. As highlighted in the case, women’s spaces also include social and community spaces online. Erosion of women’s online spaces discourages women from fully engaging in their social networks and communities and significantly compromises their safety and wellbeing. This is a huge step backwards for women’s rights. The Tickle v. Giggle case reminds us that while inclusivity is important, it cannot come at the expense of women’s rights. We must strike a balance that respects all individuals while preserving the integrity of spaces that have been designed specifically for women. And that’s justice, as I see it.
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Save Women's Spaces

Russell Broadbent MP 236 views 16 January, 2025 2:00 pm

If recent events overseas and domestic in-fighting here ahead of the federal election are anything to go by, it seems 2025 is likely to be very challenging. In the face of any adversity I encourage you to stay resilient, strong and united. Take control of what you can – for instance, our forests are tinder dry, so do whatever fire prevention you can around your home.
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Challenging Year Ahead

Russell Broadbent MP 1.2K views 15 January, 2025 3:08 pm

I still get calls from people sharing the most heartbreaking stories of unbearable trauma and suffering due to vaccine injury. And last Friday’s call from a husband whose family’s life has been destroyed due to his wife’s severe life-changing injuries is no exception. Doctors refusing to acknowledge the link and an overwhelming sense of desperate hopelessness is exacerbating their desperate plight. But people like Meryl Dorey have been sounding the alarm about the existence of vaccine side effects for decades. Please take a moment to listen to her story.
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Russell Broadbent MP 1.6K views 18 December, 2024 11:52 am

Russell Broadbent here, Federal Member for Monash. The Albanese Government claims to be delivering a ‘cheap and reliable’ renewables plan. But this is clearly not the case, the numbers don’t lie. Let’s have a look what energy retailers are saying. In AGL’s annual report, the Generation cost of coal-fired power was almost 3 times cheaper than renewables. And when considering the Fuel cost, coal was still 56% cheaper than renewables. Let me be clear - the more that renewables force themselves into the energy grid, the more that Australians will be paying as both consumers, and as taxpayers. Between intermittent wind towers and solar panels, ‘green’ compliance costs, taxpayer funded subsidies and higher electricity bills, it is certain the renewable energy transition is not in the best interest of our nation. Australian households are paying 20% more for their electricity than they did 2 years ago, and it is a shame because this supply shock on dispatchable, baseload electricity was imposed by the Australian Governments, on Australians. Only coal can supply the industrial standard of cheap energy that drives Australia. So when the Liberals or Labor are promising cheaper energy, they better be promising to keep our coal fired power stations open. That’s justice as I see it.
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Numbers don't Lie

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