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Progressives of the Peninsula – PoP

I pay my respects to Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, their elders past, present and future. I wish to acknowledge the generosity of the Uluru Statement of the Heart and my support for an Indigenous voice to parliament that will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to provide…
Sarah Russell
February 4, 2023
Politics

Policies

I stood as the community endorsed independent candidate for Flinders in 2022 federal election. I summarised my main policies on my How to Vote card.
Sarah Russell
December 14, 2022
Politics

Political affiliations

During past 40 years, I have been a member of 3 different political parties: Labor Party, The Greens and Fiona Patten's Reason Party. My membership was less than a year in each party. I joined the ALP after spending 12 years at Melbourne Girls Grammar. As the youngest child with…
Sarah Russell
December 8, 2022
Politics

Transparency and accountablity

Decisions made by government affect all of us, every day of our lives. That’s why we must be able to hold politicians and public servants accountable for their decisions. To do this effectively, we require transparency. We need transparency and accountability from all who work in government and in public…
Sarah Russell
November 30, 2022
Politics

Going to jail is not a preference

There is fury about the impact Glenn Druery’s preference deals will have on the State election. Yet independent candidates whose How to Vote Card do not indicate any preferences, encouraging voters to decide for themselves how to allocate preferences, were threatened with jail. From the sublime to the ridiculous.  …
Sarah Russell
November 18, 2022