Penny Ackery
Penny Ackery is an independent running in the seat Australian House of Representatives Division of Hume[1][2][3] aiming to replace the incumbent, Angus Taylor,[4] the Minister for Emissions Reductions,[5][6] who has repeatedly voted against action on climate change[7] and been involved in multiple scandals.[8] Ackery's campaign was launched by actress, television presenter, and comedian Julia Zemiro, as well as the independent former member for Indi, Cathy McGowan.[9] Ackerly was formally selected as the Independent for Hume on Saturday 12 November 2021.[10]
Values[edit]
Ackery is running to help ensure people within Hume can communicate with their representative.
"No matter where we were, almost everyone wanted to communicate with their political representatives about the needs of society and they didn't feel it was happening," said Ms Ackery.[11] Based on the ABC article, Ackery commented that "many in the community believed Mr Taylor had stopped listening to them".[10]
Ackery has stated that after 36 years of teaching students, she now "wanted to reclaim the political centre ground". She also said, "we need change. I want to make sure students have good opportunities into the future." "I want to make sure we have sustainable development, to keep our green spaces and constrain development."
"Internet and phone reception, even up near Sydney, is a big issue and we know how hard that was in the bushfires. We also want to make sure hospitals are adequate and well-staffed."
The values listed for her campaign include economic benefits, reducing emissions, a sustainable future, and integrity within the political system.[12]
Ackery will provide an independent voice in contrast to the incumbent, Angus Taylor. With respect to the Australian Emissions Reduction 'Plan', TV journalist Leigh Sales questioned Mr Taylor, "How is this an ambitious plan when none of the policies in it are new, when it's not legislated and when there are no short-term benchmarks against which to measure progress?"[13]
Career and community contributions[edit]
Ackery is a school teacher, in her 60s, with decades of experience in teaching students with disability. She bought a property in Goulburn, and moved there with her family two decades ago.[14] She has lived and worked in the Goulburn area for many years.
Ackery is also a member the Goulburn Mulwaree Council's sustainability working party.[15] Ackery is a Goulburn resident, said she was "asked to join the Voices of Hume project", which is a grassroots organisation aimed at "reclaiming the relationship between politicians and the people and to create a new standard for politics in Australia".[15]
"Voices of"[edit]
Ackery is running in the seat of Hume, one of the seats targeted in the "Voices of" campaign,[16][17][18] which led to Zali Stegall replacing Tony Abbott in the seat of Warringah in 2019.[19]
Hume is a large seat, spreading from Bowral and Mittagong, near the edges of Sydney, to Goulburn, directly north of Canberra, and south-west of Sydney.[20] It contains 'tree-changers' as well as National voters.[19] There are multiple grassroots organisations in Hume, including Vote Angus Out, Voices of Hume[21] and Community Voice for Hume.[22] Grassroots organisation Vote Angus Out was searching for an independent,[23] due to Taylor's continued record of voting against climate change,[24][25] supporting the fossil fuel industry.[26] fracking, corruption scandals involving a letter to the Sydney Lord Mayor with inaccuracies, as well as voting against increasing the aged pension.[16]
Ackery is running as an independent, as part of the Voices of movement, which aims to vote in representatives aiming for stronger representation from independents on Climate Action, integrity in politics and gender representation,[27] similar to the values of Climate 200.[28] Voices of Hume kitchen table discussions reported that constituents wanted more protection for the environment and fewer years of inaction.[20]
References[edit]
- ↑ Massola, James (2021-11-13). "Voices of Hume candidate revealed in fight for Angus Taylor's Hume seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Publisher, Online News (2021-11-13). "Goulburn's Penny Ackery kicks off independent campaign for Hume | Goulburn Post". Kiama Online News. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Publisher, Online News (2021-11-13). "Goulburn's Penny Ackery kicks off independent campaign for Hume | Goulburn Post". South Coast Online News. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Golburn's Penny Eckery Launches An Independent Campaign For Hume Golburn Post | X99News". Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Government's emissions reduction modelling draws researchers' criticism, industry approval". ABC News. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Scott Morrison's net zero modelling reveals a slow, lazy and shockingly irresponsible approach to 'climate action' | Ketan Joshi". the Guardian. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Angus Taylor voted very strongly against treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency — They Vote For You". theyvoteforyou.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Publisher, Online News (2021-11-13). "Goulburn's Penny Ackery kicks off independent campaign for Hume | Goulburn Post". South Coast Online News. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Thrower, Louise (2021-11-13). "Independent's day: Candidate ready to take on Taylor in seat". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Veteran teacher to face off with Angus Taylor in 2022 federal election". ABC News. 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ "Goulburn's Penny Ackery launches independent campaign for Hume | Goulburn Police Station - Knews". knews.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "PennyAckery website". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McLeod, Catie (2021-10-26). "'Nothing new': Sales' climate grilling". news.com.au — Australia's leading news site. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Massola, James (2021-11-13). "Voices of Hume candidate revealed in fight for Angus Taylor's Hume seat". WAtoday. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Thrower, Louise (2021-11-13). "Independent's day: Candidate ready to take on Taylor in seat". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Thrower, Louise (2021-11-13). "Independent's day: Candidate ready to take on Taylor in seat". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Backed By Climate 200's $3.6m War Chest, Independent Challengers Circle Coalition Seats | Australian Politics - Travels Guide Blog". Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Attre, Neha (2021-06-16). "Voices of Hume encourages community to be a part of their upcoming event". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Backed by Climate 200's $3.6m war chest, independent challengers circle Coalition seats". the Guardian. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Voices of Hume Report" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Growing dissatisfaction with federal politics sees Coalition seats under threat from independents". ABC News. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "About". COMMUNITY VOICE FOR HUME. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Wong, Burney (2021-06-09). "Public comes together at Victoria Park to support the Vote Angus Out campaign". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Angus Taylor voted very strongly against treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency — They Vote For You". theyvoteforyou.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ McLeod, Catie (2021-10-26). "'Nothing new': Sales' climate grilling". news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Mazengarb, Michael (2021-11-12). "Taylor's latest $500m carbon capture fund may already be headed for scrapheap". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ Turner, Brook (2021-10-29). "Simon Holmes à Court: 'If it works, the payoff will be enormous'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ "Coalition electorates to become climate battlegrounds at the next election". The New Daily. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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