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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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Is it Really a Future Made in Australia?
28 October, 2024
Russell Broadbent here, your federal member for Monash. Labor is flaunting a Future Made in Australia, but they only want to be ...
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25 October, 2024
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No Jab, No Play, No Human Rights
25 October, 2024
Russell Broadbent here, member for Monash. You may be aware that I have been speaking out against the government’s No Jab, No ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

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Trust, reason and commonsense

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And here is the truth. Why didn’t you publish this, Russ, instead you get into antivaxxer rubbish? www.tga.gov.au/news/media-releases/addressing-misinformation-about-excessive-dna-mrna-vaccines?fb...

Is it really a Future Made in Australia when Minister Bowen has rejected to mandate the use of Australian steel in the energy transition?

Iron is highly relevant to the fairytale energy transition – but still, the government doesn’t want a bar of it.

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Russell Broadbent MP your populist economic naivety is showing. Protectionism is disastrous for a resource based economy like Australia's.

Yesterday I attended the Geoff Watt Memorial Run & Festival, and what a turn out it was!

This was a great event for the community, with events for all fitness levels, little athletics clinics, live music, and more. It was a pleasure to meet Olympic Athletes Yual Reath and Nana Owusu-Afriyie, and to kick off one of the day’s races.

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Yesterday I attended the Geoff Watt Memorial Run & Festival, and what a turn out it was! This was a great event for the community, with events for all fitness levels, little athletics clinics, live music, and more. It was a pleasure to meet Olympic Athletes Yual Reath and Nana Owusu-Afriyie, and to kick off one of the day’s races. A big shout out to Kathy Watt for organising this wonderful day and can’t wait to see it on again next year!Image attachmentImage attachment
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I just can’t see past the geo engineered weather!! Until a politician acknowledges this…. You are all complicit

Russell Broadbent MP what has happened regarding the DNA contamination in the experimental injection. Have you had any reply from Albo or the Health Minister

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Russell Broadbent here, your federal member for Monash. Labor is flaunting a Future Made in Australia, but they only want to be seen making attractive parts like solar panels and batteries. And, is it really a Future Made in Australia when Minister Bowen has rejected to mandate the use of Australian steel in the energy transition? That’s right – iron is one of many resources that Australia has an advantage in, and it is highly relevant to the fairytale energy transition – but still, the government doesn’t want a bar of it. Supporting homegrown Australian industry is becoming more and more important to our local economy and national security. This year, iron ore prices have fallen by 30% caused by the downturn in Chinese demand which threatens to leave our nation’s budget worse off by $3bn. This serves as a timely reminder why we can, and should, be supporting Australian industry to preserve the local benefit of local manufacturing. We shouldn’t have to reach into the taxpayer’s pocket when our land abounds in nature’s gifts of beauty, rich and rare. A Future Made in Australia can be achieved organically using natural resources. That’s Justice as I see it.
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Is it Really a Future Made in Australia?

Russell Broadbent MP 1.3K views 20 hours ago

Russell Broadbent here, member for Monash. You may be aware that I have been speaking out against the government’s No Jab, No Play, No Pay policy. I have spoken with parents from across the nation who have experienced financial and emotional pain at the hands of this policy, purely because they made the informed decision to not vaccinate their children. I have written to many senior officials on this matter – including the Prime Minister – to bring their attention to the gross injustice suffered by these families. But their stories have fallen on deaf ears. So perhaps we need to take a different approach. Australia is signatory to seven main human rights treaties. We pride ourselves on being a nation where everybody can have a fair go, we celebrate our differences, and we can hold our own opinions and values without fear of repercussions or punishment. The No Jab No Pay policy threatens that vision. Yes, we are signatory to seven human rights treaties – but it appears that it’s just for optics. Article three of the Convention on the Rights of the Child says that ‘in all actions concerning children…the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration’. Every family I have spoken to has made the informed decision not to vaccinate their kids in the best interest of their children’s health and wellbeing. Article 24 of the same Convention outlines the ‘right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.’ Again, the choices made by these parents were to protect their child’s health. Just like parents who vaccinate their children, parents who make the decision not to also have their child’s health and wellbeing front of mind. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in article 10, states that ‘the widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society’. So why are we punishing families with this punitive policy? When I wrote to the Prime Minister earlier this year, I also copied in the Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay. Let’s hope she keeps these treaties in mind when she chooses to respond. That’s justice as I see it.
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No Jab, No Play, No Human Rights

Russell Broadbent MP 6.4K views 25 October, 2024 2:15 pm

Russell Broadbent here, your Federal Member for Monash. We’ve got serious trouble coming our way. It feels like a recession, even though GDP figures don’t officially declare it. But I’m in favour of looking to more than one indicator, so shall we? Right now, The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is recording the highest rate of external administration and controller appointments ever. Business failures have surged to a record high in the past financial year. There were more than 11 thousand insolvency appointments in the 2024 financial year. That is 39% higher than the year previous and 124% higher than the year before that. And at the same time, the Prime Minister is flaunting a so-called ‘Future Made in Australia’? In what world can solar manufacturing or green hydrogen or critical mineral sourcing be feasible, when the local café is struggling to keep its doors open and the lights on. You’d have to be throwing a lot of taxpayer money around to make that work. At its essence, the Future Made in Australia program is an unproductive waste of the people’s hard-earned money. 23 billion dollars of taxpayers money into industries that Australia can’t be competitive in? It’s just ridiculous! Leave the investment decisions to investment professionals, and they’ll tell you they’d rather build a gas plant than a wind farm. I asked an energy executive how many wind farms would exist in Australia if they weren’t subsidised, he told me there would be none, zero. So even while brave Australians with small businesses are facing an extremely uncertain future, the Government is fuelling inflation by ruining our energy grid, and leaving everyday Australian consumers to pay for the knock on effects as a result. Energy affects the cost of production, the cost of transport and the cost of storing goods on the shelf. Therefore, business viability depends on energy. For our country to retain the title of being ‘the land of opportunity’, we need to go back to cheap baseload power - in coal and gas. That’s Justice as I see it.
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The Lucky Country?

Russell Broadbent MP 4.6K views 23 October, 2024 3:41 pm

Today I want to bring you an important update about the two letters I wrote to the Prime Minister regarding the alarming scientific report confirming excessive DNA contamination in Australian vials of Covid-19 vaccines. The letters called for an immediate suspension of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines pending an urgent investigation into the reported contamination and significant safety concerns, highlighted by the fifty-two co-signatories made up of eminent doctors, scientists and legal experts. These letters were copied to every sitting member and senator of the federal parliament, the TGA and the Human Rights Commissioner. We then shared this information with all Australians. The letters and report have been picked up around Australia and overseas, but one courageous Australian council has been first to step up to the plate. In a special meeting convened at Port Hedland Council in Western Australia, a motion has been successfully passed to write to the Prime Minister, local healthcare providers and every single local council in Australia to warn them of this issue. Port Hedland – known as the engine room of Australia - has a big heart and strong people. Listening to the public statements by community members who have suffered terribly from significant illness, sudden cancers and unexpected deaths, was truly heart-wrenching. These community members are calling for answers – answers which all Australian deserve. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all involved in bringing this to the attention of the people of Port Hedland including Councillor Adrian McRae and Councillor Camilo Blanco and the tireless work of former barrister Julian Gillespie in bringing these documents together. I’ll leave the final words to Cr McRae who so eloquently stated: “We cannot afford to delay. We must investigate and we must protect those who may be at risk.” That’s justice as I see it.
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Local Council Steps Up

Russell Broadbent MP 5.1K views 22 October, 2024 4:09 pm

Russell Broadbent here, Member for Monash. Since speaking out against the unjust and unconscionable ‘No Jab, No Pay’ legislation, I’ve received thousands of emails from distressed Australian parents who’ve been unfairly impacted - and harmed, by this policy. Parents who’ve been unable to work because they’re prevented from accessing childcare, for instance. Parents coerced to vaccinate their children simply to survive financially. And most heartbreaking of all - parents whose children have been injured by vaccines but are still unable to access help and support because their vaccination status is deemed to be ‘not up to date’. The injustice of this situation has distressed and enraged me. When the Government creates policies which harm people, it’s our responsibility as elected members - our duty of care - our moral obligation - to stop this harm! To this end, I’ve drafted a Private Members Bill which I will introduce into Australia’s Federal Parliament in November. It calls for the restoration of conscientious objector rights in this country. It will ensure the immediate restoration of a person’s right to say ‘no’ and will mean that every Australian has the right to refuse any medical treatment or health measure without penalty – be it financial, educational, social or otherwise. When Australians are crying out about an issue we must heed the call. My responsibility is to the Australian people - to protect their freedoms and to protect them from harmful policies. The Restoration of Conscientious Objector Rights Bill will play a significant role in doing just that. And that’s justice as I see it.
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Restore Conscientious Objector Rights Now!

Russell Broadbent MP 3.4K views 21 October, 2024 2:48 pm

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