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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.

In addition to serving our Monash community, I am a vocal advocate for a just and compassionate society with a focus on: a fair and sustainable NDIS, care and dignity for our elders and their carers, respect for women, flexibility and support for small businesses and the humane treatment of refugees.

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Save the date – Monash is heading to the polls on 3 May
28 March, 2025
While the nation may be watching the seat of Monash, I’ll be focused on local issues in my electorate. Monash needs a ...
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Chloe's Call for Justice
27 March, 2025
Hello Russell Broadbent here – your independent member for Monash. Today I spoke in the parliament about my grave concerns regarding the ...
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Coercion is Unethical Governance
27 March, 2025
The government’s No Jab No Pay policy - which withholds the Family Tax Benefit Part A supplement and childcare subsidies from families ...
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Russell Broadbent MP

Russell Broadbent MP
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Federal Member for Monash
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🔈 ARE YOU ENROLLED TO VOTE? DO YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR DETAILS? 🔈 With the election set for 3 May, it’s important to make sure that your details on the electoral roll are correct. If you’ve recently moved, make sure your residential address is up to date with the AEC. You must be correctly enrolled by 8pm local time Monday 7 April 2025. For more information, please visit: https://www.aec.gov.au/enrol/update-my-details.htm
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While the nation may be watching the seat of Monash, I’ll be focused on local issues in my electorate.

Monash needs a representative with experience, tenacity and strength to represent this great region.

As an experienced independent, not beholden to any group or individual, I can achieve more for the people of Monash.

I’ve been humbled by the encouragement I’ve received right across the electorate and incredibly grateful for the army of volunteers who have offered to support my campaign.

As your independent representative, I’ll bring all my experience and knowledge to the table in Canberra to work in the best interests of the people of Monash.

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Please everyone, make sure you learn how to vote below the line etc, to give our votes the maximum chance.

Thank you Senator for your continued support of the vaccine injured. We need you!

I wish you all the best Russell Broadbent MP , in the interest of all of is .

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Today I spoke in the parliament about my grave concerns regarding the government’s unreasonable, unethical and unconscionable No Jab, No Pay policy.

My speech was inspired by a powerful letter written to me by a young mother, Chloe, who’s been financially punished for failing to adhere to the government’s immunisation schedule.

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Thank you Russell Broadbent MP . ALL Australian children deserve to be given access to childcare and kindergarten.

Thank you Russell for fighting the good fight. Informed Consent should be championed by ALL MPs, not just you. Thank you for standing with us!

This is why the Human Rights of bodily autonomy and freedom of speech need to be enshrined in our Constitution, otherwise this deplorable, unjust, coercive situation will remain.

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While the nation may be watching the seat of Monash, I’ll be focused on local issues in my electorate. Monash needs a representative with experience, tenacity and strength to represent this great region. As an experienced independent, not beholden to any group or individual, I can achieve more for the people of Monash. I’ve been humbled by the encouragement I’ve received right across the electorate and incredibly grateful for the army of volunteers who have offered to support my campaign. As your independent representative, I’ll bring all my experience and knowledge to the table in Canberra to work in the best interests of the people of Monash. I can’t be bought and neither can our electorate.
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Save the date – Monash is heading to the polls on 3 May

Russell Broadbent MP 140 views 28 March, 2025 3:47 pm

Hello Russell Broadbent here – your independent member for Monash. Today I spoke in the parliament about my grave concerns regarding the government’s unreasonable, unethical and unconscionable No Jab, No Pay policy. My speech was inspired by a powerful letter written to me by a young mother, Chloe, who’s been financially punished for failing to adhere to the government’s immunisation schedule. I want to honour Chloe by reading her letter in full to you: Chloe told me that: Since 2016, this policy has withheld key government entitlements; The Family Tax Benefit Part A supplement and childcare subsidies, from families who choose not to vaccinate their children in accordance with the national schedule. This is not just another health regulation. It is, to this day, the only federal law in Australia and in the wider world, that ties a person’s access to government financial support to their compliance with a specific medical procedure. We’re not talking about schooling, or border control, or emergency quarantine powers. We’re talking about welfare payments—a cornerstone of Australia’s social safety net—being used as leverage against private medical choices. This is not a health policy. It is a coercion policy. And it targets those least able to absorb the loss—young families, single parents, and low-income Australians already doing it tough. We pride ourselves on giving everyone a fair go. But what’s fair about punishing struggling families for making a personal health choice? What’s Australian about using a child’s entitlements to force their parents into line? This wasn’t just a one-off policy, it was the beginning of a slippery slope. Once we allowed the government to tie medical procedures to financial support, it became easier to tie it to jobs, to travel, to participation in society. We are now reaping the consequences of letting coercion become part of the public health toolkit. We’re told this is for the greater good. But coercion is not good policy. It’s lazy governance. Even the World Health Organization—so often invoked in public health debate—expert advisory group, SAGE warns that mandates must be approached with great care, as the potential negative consequences may outweigh the benefits—an implicit call for any such measure to be proportional to the risk it seeks to address. In the case of No Jab No Pay, there was no national emergency. No outbreak. No extraordinary risk to justify this kind of pressure. There was only policy-making by ideology—using the blunt tool of financial punishment to enforce medical compliance. Let’s contrast that with the WHO’s global strategy on immunisation through to 2030—the Immunization Agenda 2030, or IA2030. It highlights the importance of: • Community engagement • Education and outreach • Strengthening health systems • And removing barriers to access Nowhere—nowhere—does it endorse coercion. Nowhere does it recommend withholding family welfare as a strategy to increase vaccine uptake. Instead, it emphasizes people-centred approaches that build trust and promote informed decision-making. Trust. Informed decision-making. These are not radical ideas. These are the cornerstones of ethical healthcare. And that’s what’s been lost under No Jab No Pay. The ability to have a conversation. The ability to weigh risks and benefits. The ability to decline a medical product without facing financial reprisal from your own government. This policy has not increased confidence in vaccination. It has eroded trust in public health and created a generation of Australians who feel bullied by the very institutions meant to support them. We must be better than this. We must stand for informed consent, not enforced compliance. We must return to a framework where health decisions are personal, not political—and where families are not punished for asking questions. Repealing No Jab No Pay is not an anti-vaccine position. It is a pro-choice, pro-ethics, pro-democracy position. Because in a free society, the government should never hold your child’s welfare hostage to your medical decisions. The line was crossed. It’s time we drew it back.
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Chloe's Call for Justice

Russell Broadbent MP 772 views 27 March, 2025 3:45 pm

Repealing No Jab No Pay is not an anti-vaccine position – it’s a pro-choice, pro-ethics position. This is the only law in the world that ties a person’s access to government social support payments to compliance with a medical procedure. Coercion is not good policy – its lazy and unethical governance.
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Coercion is Unethical Governance

Russell Broadbent MP 516 views 27 March, 2025 3:11 pm

Russell Broadbent here, your true Independent for Monash. Australia is richly endowed with natural resources, which should primarily benefit the Australian people. The Federal Government’s responsibility is to manage these resources wisely to provide affordable, abundant energy and create significant opportunities to strengthen our economy and improve the government’s bottom line on its budget. Unfortunately, the government has failed in this task—particularly when it comes to gas. Reports indicate that we may soon consider importing more gas, which is absurd given that around 80% of Australian gas is either exported or used to produce gas for domestic consumption. Australia is one of the world’s top three exporters of gas, yet we still face potential shortages. If a shortage arises, it will be the result of government mismanagement, not a lack of resources. To secure a brighter future, the government must generate revenue from Australia's resources rather than burdening its citizens. And it must maintain a steady supply of natural energy resources, to ensure cheap and reliable energy for all Australians households and particularly the businesses and jobs that go with it. This is the kind of economic and energy justice I believe Australia deserves—one that benefits the nation, not just a few or international companies. That's justice as I see it.
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Australia’s Gas for Australians

Russell Broadbent MP 499 views 27 March, 2025 1:49 pm

In case you missed it – the Treasurer handed down his fourth budget earlier this week. The word ‘regional’ is mentioned some 253 times in the Regional Ministerial Budget Statement. Which is shocking to me – considering several programs which are essential for building infrastructure in areas like Monash have missed out on funding.
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Federal Budget: What's in it for Regional Australia?

Russell Broadbent MP 496 views 27 March, 2025 9:57 am

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