High-profile barrister Julian Burnside QC is set to run as a Greens candidate against Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the Victorian seat of Kooyong at the federal election.A Twitter account linked to the human rights advocate says he is"very troubled by climate change and our mistreatment of asylum seekers. Worried about the level of dishonesty in politics".
The action, launched in December, claims they have been subjected to"torture, crimes against humanity and the intentional infiction of harm by the Australian government". AAPClean Energy Finance Corporation boss Oliver Yates, who has named addressing climate change as his top priority. The Treasurer is one of several government ministers at risk of losing their seats to high-profile candidates.
Former Liberal turned independent Julia Banks is hoping to oust Health Minister Greg Hunt from the Victorian seat of Flinders. Former independent MP Rob Oakeshott is also looking to make a political comeback, challenging National Party MP Luke Hartsuyker in the New South Wales electorate of Cowper.
Has thrived off the govt purse and now in his twilight yrs (veteran) wants to be on the govt purse
Oh, and isn’t it funny that he made a lot of money in 1998 from the mua, and the mua don’t want foreign workers to take Australian jobs Mmm🤔🤔🤔
This guy is clearly off his rocker. He has zero interest in representing Australians. He wants open borders
If he does get in, I hope in the act of fairness, he gives his palimentary salary to taking refugees in is area/house/sprawling farm? Me thinks not somehow.
I heard he was going to preference the LIBS over ALP. True? JulianBurnside
The Australian greens need to really concentrate on the important issues like the ClimateEmergency which both major parties are pretending doesn't exist and no in fighting
What does he know about the environment? The Greens have lost their way.
Green Lefty?... Australia doesn’t want or can’t afford another one .🙄
For balance here is a picture with respect
Brilliant
Farrk me, no way. Don't need another do gooder in there.
Barrister and Leftist
He has our vote
Love it! Good choice of photo haha! Go Burnside!
time to go..... joshy!! JoshFrydenberg you have been evicted from the house and must leave immediately. This is a great move Josh is a lightweight anyway
In 2016 Burnside defended Sheik Shady's assertation that homosexuals are responsible for spreading diseases like AIDS. Burnside commented that Shady was 'probably accurate as a matter of medical observation'.
daveyk317 I thought Julian was a smart bloke....how could he join the Greens?
Burnside is a screeching flouncer.
NannanBay Julian certainly is not afraid of a challenge.
If he loses no loss. If he wins then he's safely away in the greens, without any influence. Better off staying in Law.
What? An intelligent ethical Politician?
brilliant news JulianBurnside will bring back social justice issues to politics best news ever
Oh that sounds good, it should surely mean another seat lost for the Greens 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
A person who wants open borders and a flood of refugees into Australia whereas the majority of Australians don’t nearly 80% want less immigration but are the left listening no not at all
Please explain.
Are men even allowed these jobs anymore?
The SBS and the ABC will be his biggest supporters