General News
5 April, 2025
Positive Kennedy fight
HIGH school teacher Carole Stanford and foster carer Sharon Winn will be contesting the Kennedy electorate, as a Greens and Labor candidate respectively, this upcoming federal election.
Ms Stanford is a science educator who has taught chemistry and computing in high schools and universities. She lives on the Atherton Tablelands.
“I’m running for Kennedy to give voters a positive, progressive choice at this election and to be a champion for the community, not vested interests,” she said.
Ms Stanford says she will be campaigning on cost of living, housing and climate change.
“The people of Kennedy are struggling under the weight of a rising cost of living, homelessness, and climate crisis that is affecting our water and food production and causing extreme conditions across our region,” she said.
“As a Greens candidate, I am campaigning to stop supermarket price gouging, cap rents and deliver cheaper mortgages for those in housing stress, and to make big corporations pay their fair share in tax so we can fund free GP visits and dental and mental health into Medicare.”
“We need to tackle the climate crisis by stopping new coal and gas production and rapidly transitioning to renewable energy, which will create long-term, clean jobs for our region.”
Long standing Australian Workers Union official and foster carer from Gordonvale Ms Winn has thrown her hat in the ring for Kennedy aiming to address cost of living, fair wages and secure jobs.
“I’m proud to be Labor’s new candidate in Kennedy and to continue the Albanese Labor Government’s fight to take action on cost of living, strengthen Medicare and keep building Australia’s future,” she said.
“Cost of living is the number one issue for families in Kennedy, and Labor is the only party with a real plan to tackle it.
“Under Labor, inflation is down, wages are up, unemployment is low and now interest rates have started to come down too – but we know there’s more work to do.
“Labor’s plans for cheaper medicines, record investment in hospitals and strengthening Medicare with the biggest single investment in bulk billing ever will make a real difference.
“Queenslanders deserve representatives that will stand up for them. It is only Labor that will make free TAFE permanent, deliver cheaper childcare and ensure wages continue to grow.”
The pair will attempt to oust Kennedy’s current and longstanding member Bob Katter from the Katter’s Australian Party who’s predicted to win once again.
