OUTSTANDING GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES

Brendan Clarke

GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES

Tina Brown

Martin Cousins

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You can learn about how to effectively use Traffic Light Voting Guides for the upcoming Federal election by following this link to our video and familiarising yourself with its instructions:

Here’s how you can make climate a compelling issue locally.

Hand out Traffic Light A5 How to Vote cards at polling booths. Phone or text 0427 580 803 to arrange for print ready artwork tailored for your electorate.

This is particularly effective to help add extra reach to Green Light independent campaigns and draw in swinging voters. Vote Climate One’s assessment of candidates has the elevated status of being fiercely independent.

Check out our how our team Federally assesses Candidates and Parties

Green Light Candidates

Brendan Clarke (Fusion)

Brendan qualifies as an Outstanding Green Light Candidate

Brendan Clarke is your candidate for Berowra in the 2025 Federal Election. He is an Engineer, Technology evangelist, husband and dad. He was a previous candidate for Berowra in 2022, 2019, 2016 the overlapping state seat of Hornsby in 2024 on behalf of the Fusion Party and Science Party.

Ethical Governance

• Government Transparency: Brendan Clarke advocates for open access to the advice behind policy decisions, ensuring that the public can scrutinize the rationale behind governmental actions.
  
  
• Whistleblower Protection: Brendan Clarke supports robust protections for whistleblowers and activists, recognizing their vital role in exposing misconduct and promoting accountability within public institutions.
  
  
• Anti-Corruption: Brendan Clarke proposes the establishment of an anti-corruption commission to oversee and address unethical practices within government and public sectors.
  

Civil + Digital Liberties

• Real-Time Donation Disclosure: Brendan Clarke calls for the real-time disclosure of political donations, enhancing transparency and allowing the public to promptly identify potential influences on political decisions.
  
  
• Reduced Threshold for Donation Declarations: Brendan Clarke supports lowering the disclosure threshold for political donations to $1,000, ensuring that smaller contributions are publicly reported to prevent undisclosed financial influences.
  

Future Focused

Household Battery Energy Storage: Brendan Clarke advocates for the widespread adoption of household battery energy storage systems to enhance energy efficiency and support renewable energy integration

Pro-Nuclear Research: Brendan Clarke supports the exploration of nuclear energy as a potential component of a sustainable and low-emission energy future.

Scientist Training: Brendan Clarke emphasizes the importance of investing in education and training programs to equip scientists with the necessary skills to drive innovation and address future challenges.

The Fusion Party endorses the 3R’s and supports the Climate Rescue Accord

Tina Brown (Independent)

Tina is part of the Community Independents Project

Berowra’s stunning bushland and national parks are not just a source of pride—they’re part of our identity.

I’ve walked these trails with my kids and know just how precious they are. But overdevelopment and climate inaction put everything we love about Berowra at risk.

I’m committed to protecting our environment and leading the charge on real climate action.

Here’s what I’ll do:

• Oppose developments that threaten our bushland and local heritage.
• Advocate for increased investment in renewable energy infrastructure, creating local jobs and reducing emissions.
• Secure funding for bushland regeneration projects to protect our environment for future generations.
• Work to impHere’s how you can make climate a compelling issue locally.
• Hand out Traffic Light A5 How to Vote cards at polling booths. Phone or text 0427 580 803 to arrange for print ready artwork tailored for your electorate. You can then print the How to Vote card using your home printer or for larger numbers use the services of a commercial printer.
• This is particularly effective to help add extra reach to Green Light independent campaigns and draw in swinging voters. Vote Climate One’s assessment of candidates has the elevated status of being fiercely independent.
• Check out our how our team Federally assesses Candidates and Partiesrove bushfire preparedness, because one in three homes in Berowra is at risk.

Martin Cousins (Greens)

I have worked in energy efficiency and climate change all that time and have strived to make a positive impact my whole career.

As an active community member, I participate in several council environmental programs including bush care and endangered species protection. I have leading roles in energy industry and sporting associations.

I have a strong sense of fairness and equality. I am frightened by the thought that a growing number of our community, from the young to the very old, are struggling to find secure, affordable housing. Only the Greens promise real action to make housing more affordable and accessible – a place of security rather than an investment.

I am proud of the Greens other cost-of-living policies – such as dental and mental health into Medicare and Free Uni and TAFE. We continue to push the major parties to make a real difference on cost of living. With your vote, the Greens will continue this important work.

Of course, protection of the environment has always been a key policy focus for the Greens. With global temperatures hitting records and more and more species becoming endangered or extinct, this work is more important than ever. Australia’s future is renewable energy now, not a nuclear energy pipe dream.

The Greens have a proven track record of getting better outcomes from the major parties. They have a comprehensive, coherent set of policies that will solve the cost-of-living crises and protect our environment. With your help we can all have a brighter future.

TRAFFIC LIGHT VOTING GUIDE ASSESSMENT WARNING

The team at Vote Climate One may change our Traffic Light voting advice right up to shortly before election day. For instance it is very difficult to access ranking information from parties or candidates who have no public email, phone number or little internet profile. In these cases, we apply the precautionary principle with a Red Light ranking until further information and commitment to climate rescue comes to hand.

Please contact us if you have local information which could effect our rankings. Phone Rob 0n 0427 580 803

The major parties have let the Australian public down when it comes a serious policy commitment to action on the ecological and climate crisis. Consequently, we have assessed both the Labor party and the Coalition as Red Light parties. Nevertheless, in relation to our Traffic Light Voting guides, the Labor party has been ranked orange ahead of the Coalition which remains a stubborn Red Light proposition.

The House of Representitives

Labor is ranked Orange for the House of Reps. The opportunity for a Green Transition, sparked by the influence of a progressive cross bench holding the balance of power in a Labor minority government, is our bet bet for climate rescue.

The Senate

Likewise our senate Traffic Light Voting Guides also promote Labor ahead of the Coalition using an Orange Light status. This stategy will help discourage the worst senario for climate action which would result from a combative Coalition/right wing party majority in the senate.