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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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Rushing through legislation without debate
16 May, 2024
Last night in an address to the Parliament, I discussed how trust in politicians is at an all-time low. And today’s debacle ...
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Broken promises equals broken trust
16 May, 2024
The first thing I want the Australian people to know is this: we have the actual minister responsible for this bill at ...
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Deviating from the Path of Democracy
15 May, 2024
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Sharkie, for this opportunity to speak on the Digital ID Bill 2024 and the associated bill. One thing ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

Russell Broadbent MP
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Federal Member for Monash

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Today is a dark day for our nation. The Digital ID is now set to become law. I don't trust the Digitial ID and you shouldn't either!
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This shows their complete contempt for the people of Australia.

Thank you for all your hard work-much appreciated

I 🙏 this wakes up more Australians, we do not consent😡

What I’d like to know is, if it’s only going to be voluntary, why do we need legislation to make it law.

It’s the next generation that will cop it, but it’s that generation who are not fighting against it !

They already hold our tax details, our employment records our education records, as well as water usage, electricity usage bank details etc etc etc. my mum who died in 2003 used to hide her savings on her credit card to get around this issue. Not so practical but seriously all this information is already accessible to governments.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to our rights 🙏🏼 You will go down in history as being on the right side of this argument

A precursor to the social credit score system.

Thank you Russell ❤️

Big brother back again

Thank you, Russell, but alas, the digital bill has apparently passed, just another nail in our freedoms coffin with reported only little opposition from the coalition. People, mainly the younger ones, will think it's cool and so convenient......until it's turned against them. This will become another historically proven conspiracy.

Fantastic interview Russell Broadbent MP on rumble : cafe locked out Thank you 🙏❤️

But that’s a good thing, eg preventing money laundering.

Stop the GG from giving it lawful ascent. This is treason.

Slavery has just begun in Australia for all. Albo needs to be charged for treason.

Brooke Jayne

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Communism ... here it comes. Those who've lived through this system will know how to survive. Majority have no idea how enslaved to the system they will become. If you think it's hard now, wait until this digital id is fully implemented.

It's a global agenda from the UN and the WEF..... the WHO has introduced a global health pass as well....all info will be linked to a global digital identity and eventually, digital currency This did not come from the people of Australia

Government fraud against it’s people

Thanks Russell Broadbent MP

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Great news for Baw Baw Shire Council. They have been successful under the Growing Regions Program for $14.5 million to go towards the Baw Baw Culture and Connection Precinct.

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Great news for Baw Baw Shire Council. They have been successful under the Growing Regions Program for $14.5 million to go towards the Baw Baw Culture and Connection Precinct. My office received a huge campaign response from the local community to fund this project and its wonderful to see that its finally happening.
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I greatly appreciate your support and advocacy on this project. The highly valued assistance from your office when I’m in Canberra has made my task of representing Baw Baw Shire Council and Peri Urban Councils Victoria in Parliament House so much more productive. Thank you.

Tuesday night’s Budget appears reasonably balanced and I hope every resident in Monash can benefit in some way.

However, I remain concerned about the government’s rush to net zero and the unintended consequences for regional Australians, especially farmers during this uncertain period of high inflation and cost of living pressures. ... See MoreSee Less

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Tuesday night’s Budget appears reasonably balanced and I hope every resident in Monash can benefit in some way. However, I remain concerned about the government’s rush to net zero and the unintended consequences for regional Australians, especially farmers during this uncertain period of high inflation and cost of living pressures.Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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Nothing for schools or our hospital and roads. Cultural centre???

$14.5 million for library in Baw Baw Shire, Nothing for a new West Gippsland Hospital, where are their priorities!

You think that's reasonable. No wonder you got the sack.

How did you vote on the digital ID bill, Russell?

? Unintended consequences

You find it reasonable ? Most Australians find it appalling !

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Last night in an address to the Parliament, I discussed how trust in politicians is at an all-time low. And today’s debacle has seen the New Vehicle Efficiency Standards Bill rushed through to the Senate without debate. I didn’t get to speak to the bill, so I’m sharing my thoughts with you now.
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Rushing legislation without debate

Russell Broadbent MP 2.3K views 16 May, 2024 1:26 pm

The first thing I want the Australian people to know is this: we have the actual minister responsible for this bill at the table, we have one Labor member and perhaps another one coming in that is on duty—maybe swapping over—but there's not one member here from the ruling party of Australia prepared to defend this legislation in the House tonight. That's why you're getting a running commentary from coalition members in the opposition. There were three things that happened before the election campaign. Firstly, the then Albanese opposition said: 'You have nothing to fear from electing a Labor government to this country's leadership, because we are not going to change the stage 3 tax situation at all. We're not going to change the tax.' Secondly, they said: 'We won't touch your superannuation. We won't go near your superannuation.' Thirdly, they said, 'In regard to COVID, we will have a royal commission into our COVID response.' What happened when the Prime Minister became Prime Minister? He failed on all three. There is no royal commission; he changed the superannuation arrangements, which he said he wouldn't change; and he changed the tax arrangements. I'm not here to argue with the Deputy Treasurer about whether this is fair, right or wrong. I'm only saying that they broke the trust of the Australian people, which they asked for before the election campaign. People voted for the Labor Party in good faith, in the full belief that there wouldn't be a change to superannuation. You may say, 'But this is only a change for wealthy people.' No, this is a change for people that have worked hard. I'll come in a minute to farmers and how this affects them. The important thing is this: when politicians present themselves to the Australian people and say, 'Here is our plan; if you elect us, this is what we will do,' we, the Australian people, expect they will do what they said they would do, not change the basic fundamental arguments that they raised within the election campaign. I'm not saying they're broken promises; they're broken trust agreements with the Australian people. Trust in politicians, in this nation and around the world, is at an all-time low. Go and talk to people in the street about what they think about politicians. I've been in and out of this place since 1990. I've faced 13 election campaigns. Sadly, four of them were unsuccessful. But I'm here, and I have a memory of Labor governments that took away from single mums their parental payment to care for their children. They cut the maximum age for it from 12 years of age to seven years of age. Then the Albanese government comes in, raises it from seven to 12 and says: 'Pat us on the back. Look what we've done for single mothers.' I was here when you took it away. I raised, time after time, that it's right that, when a child turns 12 and can get themselves off to school, mum can get out, get a job and get on with life, but, when children are seven years old, I think mums are very protective of them, especially single mums, and they have to make special arrangements if they're working. I said I'd talk about farmers, and I don't want to run out of time. Every time you're in the chair, Deputy Speaker Vasta, I tend to run out of time on very important issues, and I don't intend to do that tonight. From a farming perspective—and I'm from a farming electorate—many farmers use their self-managed super funds to secure and protect their assets, or whatever it is in their business, and pass them on to future generations. These are assets that have been built up over many years of hard work. Often these farmers have started out as share farmers on dairy farms. They've finally paid for their herd, and, after that, they started looking for an opportunity to put a deposit on a dairy farm. It's very difficult. It's very hard work, seven days a week, non-stop, with the whole family involved. I pay tribute to every farmer tonight, but, more importantly, I pay tribute to dairy farmers. If you drive up my driveway, Deputy Speaker—and I hope you do one day—and you just get near the house, you will notice two milk cans. Those milk cans aren't there because they're pretty; they're rusted, old and rotted in the bottom. But, every time I drive up my driveway, I remember that I come from a dairying community and our businesses, which were the original grocery store and then the drapery store, were born out of the money made on dairy farms. In those days, you could have a 40-acre dairy farm and buy a Holden every two years, and hopefully you shopped at Broadbent's. Having said that, I am reminded that, every time I drive up my driveway, my wife says, 'Get rid of the milk cans.' I can't get rid of the milk cans, because they're part of who I am. I come from a dairy community. For full transcript, please visit: www.russellbroadbent.com.au
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Broken promises equals broken trust

Russell Broadbent MP 2.1K views 16 May, 2024 10:50 am

The Digital ID Bill is a stunning example of how far this Government is willing to deviate from the path of democracy. From the beginning, this Bill has been an exercise in subverting the democratic process through restricted consultation, absent debate and an underhanded pathway through the Upper House. I implore the Parliament to reject this Bill.
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Deviating from the Path of Democracy

Russell Broadbent MP 8K views 15 May, 2024 4:48 pm

Why has the Bureau of Statistics been so coy about its new official method of estimating excess deaths? In July 2023, the ABS released a new model to calculate excess deaths, created retrospectively and reporting six monthly, not monthly. How can timely action be taken on excess deaths with such infrequent reporting? This change is very disturbing, given we had excess deaths in the range of 6.9 to 15.9 per cent above the historical average during 2021, 2022 and 2023. The ABS twice changed the way it calculates excess deaths during the pandemic years, and both times it made changes which show fewer excess deaths are estimated. Interestingly, the new method for excess deaths shows 24,351 excess deaths between January 2020 and 27 August 2023. This is in stark contrast to the previous method, which would have shown 56,058 excess deaths to the end of 2023. This is more than twice the number being reported under the new model. The new model is a complicated mathematical equation, and the ABS have not been transparent about how they chose this new model, which rewrites the history of the pandemic. Is it possible that the model was chosen to minimise excess deaths or to make it appear that all excess deaths were due to COVID? Australians can handle the truth and they deserve to know.
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Australians can handle the truth

Russell Broadbent MP 5.7K views 14 May, 2024 3:58 pm

Hello, I’m Russell Broadbent, Member for Monash. I’ve shared the stories of many doctors on this channel – doctors who’ve been suspended, silenced and reprimanded. Prior to Covid, the relationship between a patient and doctor was generally accepted as a unique and private one. We trusted doctors to be the gate keepers, the whistle-blowers, the profession who could be trusted to put the needs and interests of patients above their own. But a recent Sky News report highlights just how far the Code of Conduct for our Australian doctors has deviated from the Hippocratic Oath. The report says: “The code does not include ancient sections of the Hippocratic Oath which forbid doctors from harming their patients, … instead, health professionals are now instructed to uphold “cultural safety” by considering “respect for diverse cultures”, “beliefs”, “gender identities”, “sexualities” and “experiences of people… and Medical Practitioners must also acknowledge colonisation and systemic racism.” Many doctors are now deeply concerned about the creeping restrictions on their freedom of speech. For example, we’ve heard countless stories from doctors expressing concerns about the safety of Covid mRNA injections – they have been silenced and suspended for not toeing the narrative line. These doctors were simply doing their job - scrutinising ‘the science’, asking questions. Kara Thomas, secretary of the Australian Medical Professional Society clearly sums up by saying: “Evidence-based medicine, informed consent, the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship, medical ethics, and the freedom of political communication have been sacrificed at the altar of Woke and the pharma-industrial complex.” I can tell you who will suffer if this censorship of our doctors is allowed to continue - it’s the people of this nation. If we don’t stand up now and help defend the historical foundations of the medical profession, we all stand to lose. And that’s justice as I see it.
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Why has the Hippocratic Oath been abandoned?

Russell Broadbent MP 1.8K views 13 May, 2024 2:27 pm

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