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Since the May 2025 federal election, public attention has largely focussed on the Liberal Party’s internal struggle over its party direction. Tensions over whether it should remain committed to net zero by 2050 have boiled over into disquiet and rumblings of a leadership challenge. The resignation of future leadership hopeful...

It’s always inspiring to see Bradfield in action. This past month, I've especially enjoyed celebrating the graduating year 12 classes of 2025 across our electorate—marking the hard work, resilience, and promise of our young people. In recent weeks, I’ve spoken at the Hong Konger Street Market, hosted a morning tea...

There are contrasting legal contexts in which children are represented in court. The Family Court deals with private matters at a federal level where parents are the disputing parties, whereas the Children’s Court deals with state based public law matters. The main focus of the Family Court is on the...

The arts in Australia often fly under the radar, consumed as we seem to be with sport and politics. There’s a perception that the arts only exist in stuffy galleries and are enjoyed by a small coterie of snobs. It’s easy to forget that the arts also involve music, theatre,...

Food and cancer can be a complicated mix. Treatment often changes appetite, taste, or tolerance, and it can be hard to know what’s best to eat. Caley Schnaid, Accredited Practising Dietitian at GenesisCare, St Leonards, has been an integral part of my care, helping me navigate food choices with confidence. She shares...

We go through life with the knowledge that some things are inevitable. We are creatures of happiness, yet we will become sad. We yearn for wealth, though some will remain poor. We aspire for health, yet in time we will grow ill. If there is one certainty in life, it...

Somehow, impossibly, we’ve made it. October, our tenth month. The kids are on holidays, our Year 12s are buckling down for their HSC exams, and really, it’s basically Christmas already. Well, if the decorations I’m seeing at the shops are any indication. We have a fun October edition. Fun because we...

It was a busy month in September. Just three short weeks after the Lifeline Gala Ball on the 30th of August, I attended the gala dinner for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter (HKWS), where the charity celebrated 10 years of providing vital assistance to women and children in our area....

Opinion Immigration is always a hot topic. My interest in immigration focuses on the unusually high number and ongoing lack of public consultation. It has therefore always been interesting to see that year after year, Australian governments grossly understate the annual permanent migration intake. The Labor Government announced that Australia’s...

It’s always inspiring to see what makes Bradfield such a special community, and my job is to make sure your voices are heard in Canberra. Recently, that’s meant championing a Willoughby resident’s letter in Parliament about the local impact of NDIS cuts, speaking up for parents affected by the sudden...