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It is my great privilege to represent the people of Monash in the Parliament of Australia. Our local area is a great place to live, work and raise a family and I work to ensure it continues to be an even better place for us all.

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Federal Budget: Can't be all bills and no benefit!
25 March, 2025
With the Federal Budget being handed down later tonight, I want to draw your attention to a cohort of people that are ...
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Closing the Gap Day
20 March, 2025
Russell Broadbent here, Member for Monash. Today, March 20, is Closing the Gap Day. It’s been some 20 years since the Social ...
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Beds boost 'a must' to meet aged-care demand
18 March, 2025
Federal Independent Member for Monash, Russell Broadbent MP, has committed to securing $40 million to create up to 40 extra aged-care beds ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

Russell Broadbent MP
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Federal Member for Monash
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With the Federal Budget being handed down later tonight, I want to draw your attention to a cohort of people that are paying the price for this government’ spending spree – it’s mums and dads, middle-income earners.

I want to see our fiscal policy address 3 main things:

1. Tax burden on middle-income earners reduced
2. Shift away from drains on the budget, such as Net Zero and excessive public employment
3. Support local productive industries

All of which is achievable as a true Independent Member of Parliament, not bound to idealisms or party lines – I will be committed to doing what’s right by the people of Monash, and wider Australia. ... See MoreSee Less

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Good on you Russell!

Don't forget about the low income earner...we can afford to buy stuff all!!!

No wonder people are ending it all. THEY CAN'T COPE😡

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It was a great pleasure to officially open the brand new changerooms at Korumburra Bena Football Netball Club on Saturday.

This was a jointly funded project with the Federal Government delivering $710K through the 2022 Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. Significant infrastructure like this brings a multitude of benefits to regional towns like Korumburra and surrounds.

Thank you for having me along to the opening and best of luck to the Mighty Giants for the upcoming season.

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It was a great pleasure to officially open the brand new changerooms at Korumburra Bena Football Netball Club on Saturday. This was a jointly funded project with the Federal Government delivering $710K through the 2022 Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. Significant infrastructure like this brings a multitude of benefits to regional towns like Korumburra and surrounds. Thank you for having me along to the opening and best of luck to the Mighty Giants for the upcoming season. To view the full article, please visit: https://www.sgst.com.au/ South Gippsland Sentinel-Times
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It’s not every day that a high end fashion model wears a campaign sign. Thanks for your support, Mary M Mannequin!

If you are driving down the Strzelecki Highway in Mirboo North, don’t forget to pop in and buy some spuds.I’m going into politics now..let’s support Russell BroadBent, one hell of a nice guy and very supportive for the people ... See MoreSee Less

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It’s not every day that a high end fashion model wears a campaign sign. Thanks for your support, Mary M Mannequin! If you are driving down the Strzelecki Highway in Mirboo North, don’t forget to pop in and buy some spuds.
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'True Independent'. Exactly.

Russell Broadbent is an honest and honorable man. Who has represented the Gippsland Latrobe Region as a Member of Parliament for around 30 years. He is standing in this Election to save jobs in the power and paper industry.

Thank you Mary for supporting Russell and for your sign. I read it regularly as an Inverloch resident, as I regularly make my way to Traralgon; even when it says “Mary has no spuds”. I’m sure Russell will have every success as an independent in the forthcoming election. It’s not often we find a federal member of parliament who supports regional Victoria. Thank you Russell Broadbent, and I for one hope you serve another term for the Monash electorate.

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With the Federal Budget being handed down later tonight, I want to draw your attention to a cohort of people that are paying the price for this government’ spending spree. It’s mums and dads - middle-income earners – who are carrying more than their fair share of the tax burden. These Australians bear the brunt of personal income taxes, GST and property taxes, without seeing a fair return in terms of access to public services or infrastructure. If this year’s Federal Budget from the Albanese Labor Government goes the way I expect, I fear that we will be heading down an unfortunate track. We need change, we need to support middle-income Australians. It can’t be all bills and no benefit. I expect there will be a multitude of ‘cost-of-living’ measures, or sugar-hits as I like to call them. These temporary fixes are concerning because the real reason Australians need such help is due to the Government’s own policy failures. The more the Government offers these band-aid solutions, the more it keeps Australians dependent. Much like how sugary cereals are marketed as healthy for children – promising a quick fix while ignoring the long-term consequences. Neglect the issue, advertise the problem, and sell the solution. Like a salesman, it seems the Government is always there at the right time with just the remedy we need. But like buying a new car every year, do you really need it? Do we really need taxpayer-funded $200 off our energy bill when the Government’s policy has caused them to go up by far more? Do we really need taxpayer-funded home buyer grants when it’s the Government’s own neglect which has seen Australian housing be among the most expensive in the world. It’s the most perverse scenario where Australians pay tax, battle less than ideal conditions, and then are expected to be forever grateful because of some ‘cost-of-living’ measure. We can address the cost of living using policy, rather than more debt. An example, we should abandon costly and unrealistic goals like ‘Net Zero’, which impose endless burdens with no clear economic, or environmental benefit. Further, we will need to cut useless red tape on small businesses, farmers and housing developments to ensure timely and cost-efficient outcomes. And lastly, the public service and public-funded employment is due for a reassessment because in recent times it has accounted for an unacceptably large portion of total employment growth. We need to support more productive industries, which create benefit, and can alleviate tax burdens for the everyday Australian. No responsible business or household would budget the way that the Australian Government does. It’s reckless to put politics ahead of pragmatism, and all it means is Australians are collateral damage in the bickering between the red and blue team. To conclude, I want to see our fiscal policy address 3 main things: 1. Tax burden on middle-income earners reduced 2. Shift away from drains on the budget, such as Net Zero and excessive public employment 3. Support local productive industries All of which is achievable as a true Independent Member of Parliament, not bound to idealisms or party lines – I will be committed to doing what’s right by the people of Monash, and wider Australia.
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Federal Budget: Can't be all bills and no benefit!

Russell Broadbent MP 164 views 17 hours ago

Today, March 20, is Closing the Gap Day. Closing the Gap is often framed as a political issue – but it isn’t. It’s a humanitarian one. Focussing on the health, education, employment, and social wellbeing of ALL Australians, especially Indigenous Australians who have been historically marginalised and neglected, should be a priority regardless of who’s in power.
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Closing the Gap

Russell Broadbent MP 331 views 20 March, 2025 2:23 pm

A reminder of what Australians endured over the past 5 yrs. I'll never relent in my fight for truth and justice, government accountability and compensation for the mandated and vax-injured. Such government overreach must NEVER be repeated. "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
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We must learn from history

Russell Broadbent MP 1.1K views 14 March, 2025 4:09 pm

Balancing work, family, finances (and everything else!) is increasingly difficult families today. While the Labor Government’s proposed 3-day childcare guarantee is a step forward, it falls short by limiting parental choice. I believe the solution lies in providing families with the freedom to decide how they use childcare benefits. Whether it’s using a childcare centre, enabling a parent to stay home, or accessing grandparent support, parents should have the flexibility to choose what works best for them. As your Independent Member for Monash, I’m committed to advocating for policies that consider the unique circumstances of families, particularly those with young children.
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Choice for Families

Russell Broadbent MP 292 views 14 March, 2025 3:18 pm

Russell Broadbent here, your Independent Member for Monash. The Australian Human Rights Commission is copping a lot of heat – and rightly so. Last week respected Liberal MP Julian Leeser delivered a ferocious attack on the Commission, saying its very existence should be called into question for failing to defend Jewish Australians. He said the commission is “flailing and failing” and that if the Commission “cannot fulfil its purpose, we must question its very existence” which includes a budget of $43m and 200 staff. I wholeheartedly agree with his sentiments. Yesterday the Commission released its report titled: Collateral Damage: What the untold stories from the COVID -19 pandemic reveal about human rights in Australia. I don’t need a report to tell me about the damage, despair and desperation left in the wake of Australia’s response to the pandemic … because I’ve been listening to these untold stories – untold because so many were censored – for the past five years. Remember the hundreds of days in lockdown, mask mandates, limits on how far you could travel from your home, limits on how many times a day you could leave your home, limits on how much toilet paper you could buy, and vax mandates so you could go to work and feed your family? Of course, there were going to be consequences for such draconian and inhumane rules and excessive government overreach! This report from The Human Rights Commission is way too little and way too late! • What’s the Commission doing about the 40 unvaxxed firies who are still refused the right to work due to covid mandates? • What about the thousands of Australians whose lives have been ruined by vaccine injury? • What about the punitive No Jab No Pay policies which punish parents who want to make an informed decision to not vaccinate their children? • What about the small businesses who were forced to shut up shop while bottle-os, Bunnings and brothels stayed open? The Commissioner says the report is not about placing blame – but it absolutely should be! Governments at all levels must be held to account for the pain, suffering and distress that’s been perpetrated against the people of this great nation. Basic human rights might have been an afterthought for the government and the human rights commission during the pandemic. But they weren’t for me. That’s justice as I see it.
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Too Little, Too Late

Russell Broadbent MP 4K views 12 March, 2025 3:35 pm

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