West Australia Legislative Council Green Light Candidates

All the parties listed below are strong on climate policy. Individual candidates may not mention climate in their candidate spiel. This is especially the case if they are passionate about some of their party’s single issues. The Legalise Cannabis Party, for instance, is focussed on legalising the use of hemp. The Animal Justice Party is concerned about animal welfare. Both parties have signed up to the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord though. Concern about particular single issues has not destracted any of these four parties from a strong committment to action on climate.

Legalise Cannabis Party

 A group shot of the three LCP lead candidates for the Upper House – I-r, Cr Mel D’Ath, Hon Dr Brian Walker MLC, Dr Craig Buchanan JP.

Animal Justice Party

Hi, I’m Amanda Dorn – Your lead Animal Justice Party candidate in the upcoming 2025 WA State Election. I’m proud to be running for the Legislative Council (Upper House).

I am deeply committed to protecting the natural environment and fostering a more compassionate society. As a small business owner and community advocate, I’m driven by a desire to create meaningful change for animals, people, and the planet.

Inspired by the core values of the Animal Justice Party, I quickly became involved in expanding the Party’s membership through active community engagement. Whether raising awareness on critical issues like factory farming, climate change, or wildlife conservation, my grassroots efforts have played a key role in mobilising public support for positive change. My hands-on approach, including door-knocking to protect local wildlife and their habitats, helped me build strong community connections and led to my election to Local Government in 2023.

I have worked to unite diverse groups, from animal rights advocates to environmental campaigners. By participating in peaceful protests, organising community events, and volunteering at wildlife shelters, I seek to foster a sense of solidarity around shared values of compassion, sustainability, and justice.

“My vision is to build lasting momentum for positive change via the political process. Whilst elections once felt like distant events on the calendar, they now represent a personal mission — a call to action for a better future for animals, people, and the planet.”

Through dedication, outreach, and collaborative efforts, I am not simply hoping for change — I am working, with you, to create it. With every conversation, campaign, and initiative, I find fulfillment in knowing that our work contributes to a cause that transcends individual interests. Like you, I want a healthier planet and a more just society for all who inhabit it: humans and animals alike.

The Animal Justice Party stands behind this vision for a kinder, more rational, and safer world, and together, we can create meaningful change.

I’m Nathalie Bergon, and I am proud to stand with the Animal Justice Party in the 2025 WA State Election, as an Upper House candidate.

I am a passionate advocate for animals, the environment, and social justice – and understand the interconnectedness of all three.

As a foster carer for abandoned dogs, I have seen first-hand how many animals are surrendered due to the cost of living crisis. One of my most memorable moments as a foster carer happened recently at Whitford’s Dog Beach, where I was overjoyed to bump into one my previous foster puppies, now fully grown.

“Seeing him so happy reminded me why I started fostering in the first place – giving animals a chance to thrive and find love – but it also underscored the need for broader change. We need systemic solutions where fewer animals need rescuing in the first place.”

No one should be forced to give up their beloved pets, and no animal should go without the care they need – that’s why I am pushing for ‘Veticare’, a subsidised veterinary care model that will save lives.

Professionally, I serve as the Manager of International Operations at Edith Cowan University (ECU), promoting global partnerships and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds. I’m continually inspired by Edith Cowan, Australia’s first woman elected to Parliament. It is her legacy of courage and reform that inspired me to participate in the Pathways to Politics for Women program last year. Since then, my resolve to ensure political leadership for animals, people and planet has only deepened.

Nathalie’s Key Priorities in this Election Include:

  • Supporting wildlife and companion animal rescue organisations, ensuring they have the resources to protect, rehabilitate, and rehome animals.
  • Ending factory farming to promote sustainable food systems, healthier communities, and ethical practices.
  • Banning animal exploitation in entertainment, including greyhound racing, aligning WA with compassionate and progressive values.

Since joining the Animal Justice Party in 2020, Nathalie has been a dedicated committee member, engaging with communities, organising events, and contributing to thoughtful policy development. If elected, she will work tirelessly to establish an Independent Office of Animal Protection in WA, strengthen animal welfare laws, and promote education programs that inspire kindness and respect.

Every vote for the Animal Justice Party is a step toward a brighter future for all living beings.

I’m Michael, and I am proud to represent the Animal Justice Party as a candidate in the 2025 WA State Election

I have volunteered with the Animal Justice Party since 2019, running as a Federal and State candidate, joining the State Committee, and acting as the party’s WA State Convenor for four years. I was drawn to the AJP because I believe that animals need a voice where decisions that affect their lives are being made – and this is in the halls of Parliament. From a young age, I have spoken out against unfairness and injustice, both for humans and animals alike. I believe that how a society treats its most vulnerable members reflects back on the society itself: kindness fosters kindness, whereas exploitation and abuse diminishes us all.

I have long had a love for animals, living always with either dogs or cats in the house. But coming to terms with how horribly ‘farmed animals’ are treated set me on a course of animal protection advocacy that has led me to this point today.

“Animals are not here for us to treat like objects or commodities. They are beings, like us, and we owe it to them to create a kinder and more peaceful shared existence.”

Michael’s Key Priorities in this Election Include:

  • Banning greyhound racing, where beautiful dogs are routinely injured and killed, all in the name of gambling profits.
  • Implementing affordable veterinary care for low-income earners through our Veticare program.
  • Protecting native animal habitat particularly for endangered wildlife including the black cockatoo.

With an Honours degree in psychology and a keen interest in epistemology, Michael approaches situations from a scientific and philosophical perspective. He is passionate about bringing about positive change for animals through the political process using rational, evidence-based methods. As a seasoned live musician, he is comfortable in the spotlight and is ready to be a voice for the most vulnerable members of our community.

Every vote for the Animal Justice Party is a step toward a brighter future for all living beings.

I’m Emma Madle, and I am proud to stand with the Animal Justice Party in the 2025 WA State Election, as an Upper House candidate.

For over a decade, I’ve been dedicated to ending injustice and exploitation—whether of animals, people, or the planet. I am committed to grassroots activism, community engagement, and policy change to give animals the voice they deserve.

I founded the Perth Vegan Expo in 2019, now one of WA’s largest platforms for plant-based advocacy, and have co-organised World Vegan Day Perth and National Animal Rights Day Perth to inspire collective action. As co-founder of Liberation Cooperative WA and former Chairperson of Animal Rights Advocates (2018-2022), I’ve led campaigns, direct activism, and advocacy to challenge animal cruelty and push for systemic change.

“Every step we take towards justice for animals is a step towards a kinder, more sustainable world. I refuse to accept that cruelty is inevitable—we can and must change the systems that allow animals to be exploited.”

With a Master’s in Environment and Climate Emergency, I bring an evidence-based approach to tackling the climate crisis, environmental destruction, and the deep connection between these issues and animal agriculture. Currently, I work in marketing for an off-grid solar company, helping to promote sustainable solutions for the planet.

Originally from the UK, I fell in love with Western Australia and have proudly called it home since 2015. I share my life with my rescue greyhound, Pip, and two rescue cats, Barry and Petit Miam—reminders every day of why I fight for a world where all animals are treated with compassion and respect.

Emma’s Key Priorities in this Election Include:

  • Ending greyhound racing, where dogs are exploited and discarded for gambling profits.
  • Enforcing animal protection laws by establishing an Independent Office of Animal Protection
  • Food system reform, pushing for institutional plant-based diet initiatives to reduce harm and environmental impact.

For years, I have been committed to challenging systemic cruelty and advocating for meaningful reform. My goal is to create a future where compassion and justice are at the heart of our policies.

I’m Jemma Fittock, and I am proud to be standing with the Animal Justice Party in the 2025 WA State Election in the Upper House, to fight for animals, people, and our planet.

My journey as an advocate began in my work as a community worker, social worker, and registered nurse for the past 13 years — supporting people with disabilities, refugees, First Nations communities, single parents, and those experiencing homelessness. These experiences reinforced my belief in intersectional change — that issues of social justice, animal rights, and environmental protection are deeply connected and require systemic solutions.sapcouncil

In 2019, my partner and I adopted Bunny, a rescue greyhound. At the time, I had no idea that greyhound racing still existed in WA. Learning about the government’s failure to outlaw this cruel industry was a turning point. I joined Free the Hounds, later becoming a committee member, and have since organised over 50 events in the past year and helped develop a successful podcast, “Talking Couch Potatoes”, to expose the realities of the racing industry.

“Rescuing greyhounds opened my eyes to the industries that exploit animals for profit. I refuse to stand by while the government allows this cruelty to continue—we need real political action.”

It was my passion for greyhound welfare that led me to the Animal Justice Party. Seeing the Animal Justice Party’s commitment to ending animal cruelty and protecting biodiversity, I joined as a member and quickly became involved in advocacy, markets, and community events.

Now, I am running as an Upper House candidate to push for policies that protect animals and create a kinder, more just society for all.

Jemma’s Key Priorities in this Election Include:

  • Banning greyhound racing, putting an end to this cruel and outdated industry.
  • Campaigning for Veticare, a subsidised veterinary care program to ensure companion animals and wildlife receive the medical treatment they need.
  • Strengthening animal welfare laws, and protecting biodiversity by closing loopholes that allow cruelty and habitat destruction to persist.
  • Supporting grassroots animal rescue and advocacy groups, ensuring they have the resources to continue their vital work.

I grew up in Queens Park and Carlisle, and after years living and working in Canada and the UK, I’m proud to once again call Victoria Park home. Inspired by my late father, Rob Fittock, a passionate community organiser and outspoken councillor, I carry forward his commitment to standing up for what’s right.

Since joining the Animal Justice Party in 2022, I have seen firsthand the power of political advocacy to create real change. If elected, I will fight tirelessly to end greyhound racing, improve protections for all animals, and ensure WA leads the way in compassionate and forward-thinking policies.

Sustainable Australia Party

Daniel Minson

Senior Civil Engineer, Councillor at Town of Victoria Park

Dan Minson, 31, is a husband and father of a newborn son, a senior civil engineer and an elected Councillor at the Town of Victoria Park in Perth.

Dan believes in a vision for Australia where society is striving to improve the wellbeing and happiness of individuals and communities. He believes government and politics have a role to play by balancing the environmental, social and economic considerations in decision making, while pursuing a fair and sustainable future for Australia.

Dan completed a degree in civil engineering at Curtin University and graduated in 2014 with honours after receiving the top student prize in construction technologies. He then worked as a consultant in the residential and commercial land development industries, and proceeded to work as a water resource engineer in both private and public organisations. Dan has volunteered abroad delivering irrigation infrastructure to drought-affected communities in Africa.

Dan enjoys nature, especially anything near and in the water. He spends his free time with family and friends.

Julie Matheson

Certified Financial Planner

Julie Matheson, a global Certified Financial Planner CFP® and business adviser to financial planning practices, is a dedicated advocate for strong communities, responsible governance, and a prosperous Western Australia. With deep roots in the state, Julie has been a tireless champion for local communities, small businesses, and fair economic policies that benefit all Western Australians.

Julie’s passion for public service led her to serve as a Councillor for the City of Subiaco for 8 years, where she worked closely with residents to fight against poor planning decisions imposed by the State Government. As a vocal advocate for sustainable urban development, she has consistently championed policies that balance growth with community needs, ensuring that Western Australia remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

A proven leader in financial services, Julie understands the economic challenges facing families and businesses. Her extensive experience advising financial planning practices has equipped her with the skills to drive smart economic policies, encourage responsible investment, and support small businesses – the backbone of Western Australia’s economy.

Julie’s commitment to fairness and equity in government is evident in her successful campaign for a fair share of the GST for Western Australia ensure that the state receives its rightful funding. She continues to advocate for policies that empower local communities, provide better housing opportunities across the state, and create a transparent and democratic election process that gives minor parties a fair chance to contribute to the future of Western Australia.

Julie is supporting Sustainable Australia Party’s lead candidate Daniel Minson, Councillor at Victoria Park, to bring accountability back to government, promote sustainable population policy, and ensure that Western Australians have access to housing, education, and job opportunities. Her leadership is grounded in practical solutions, community engagement, and a strong belief in supporting the next generation of leaders like Daniel.

Melissa Wood

Zoologist

Growing up in the bush and being surrounded by wildlife, Melissa was the kind of kid who always knew what she wanted to do when she grew up. Melissa wanted to protect wildlife and spend her life raising awareness about the significance of biodiversity conservation and fostering a sense of responsibility towards the natural world.

Melissa, a zoologist, has worked in wildlife conservation for over 15 years in the not-for-profit, government and in the private sectors. In her passion to pursue further opportunities for empowering conservation, she has volunteered with many different projects and species throughout WA, working collaboratively with other researchers and not-for-profits to develop future solutions to prevent population decline. She has worked in a variety of settings including leading and assisting in fauna surveys and ecological monitoring, including the design and implementation of monitoring programs for threatened species.

Melissa’s future goal is to work towards making a larger impact in threatened species conservation and championing the cause of conservation at local, national, and global levels.

Ann Choong

Medical Practitioner, Lawyer

Ann came to Australia as a child and is grateful for the opportunities she has had here. She grew up in the city, and has developed a love of the bush and nature. She is passionate about preserving the jarrah forest.

Ann believes that the role of government is to manage the economy to enable communities to live and work together by prioritising their health and well-being. She also thinks that a key function of government is to protect the environment for the benefit of future generations.

Ann is a qualified medical practitioner and lawyer who has worked in both professions. She has experience in corporate, government, education and not-for profit sectors.

Colin Scott

Small Business Owner

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Colin Scott is a long-time local resident, small business operator and community volunteer living in North Perth. He has graduate and post-graduate qualifications in health from Curtin University and started his working career as a registered nurse with WA Health (12 years).

Colin is the co-founder of local environment group rehabilitating Swan River water tributaries as well as the long-time North Perth local coordinator for Clean Up Australia Day. He is the instigator of the first Australia-wide community garden conference.

Colin previously started a local ratepayers group to give a voice to residents and served on the executive of his local Parents & Citizens Association. He is now a small business owner in a 20+ year local business venture.

Colin is a committed father and husband and was a baton bearer in Queen’s Baton Relay for 2018 Commonwealth Games. Colin previously stood as a SAP candidate, including in the 2021 WA Election.

Dr Prok Vasilyev

Research Fellow

Prok is an environmental scientist and policy expert with over five years of experience, who specialises in sustainability, renewable energy, and critical minerals. He has led impactful projects in supply chain sustainability and transparency as a Curtin University research fellow and as United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (CEFACT) technical expert. 

Prok is concerned that the WA Environmental protection laws don’t currently have greenhouse gases reduction monitoring mechanisms and the related stripping of Environmental Protection Agency enforcement powers. He is also concerned about the 50-year extension of North West Shelf Gas project at a time we are trying to tackle climate change, as well as WA not having a 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target.

Karen Oborn

Project Director

Karen is a social scientist and researcher. She is now semi-retired and focusing on not-for-profit volunteering. Karen has over three decades experience in local government, including executive level land use planning, policy, and corporate management, as well as delivering major construction projects. She is an advocate for sustainable land use, as well as community and economic development.

Karen resides in the Peel region and is also developing a small acreage using regenerative agriculture in the Wheatbelt. In addition, Karen is a board member and volunteer treasurer for several not-for-profit community capacity-building organisations. Karen enjoys bush walks, recreational fishing and the arts.

David Smyth

Retired Software Developer

Fremantle, WA

David has spent most of his life in Perth, with extensive time in the UK, and enjoys living amongst the port ambience and eclectic lifestyle of Fremantle with his wife, fruit trees and a succession of foster cats.

Recently retired after a 41-year IT software career, he brings a keen sense of the strengths and limitations of technology, an interest in systems of all kinds – social, economic, and technical – and a commitment to continually uncover and challenge assumptions.

David believes that as a society we need to ask more courageous questions and SAP, as a rare non-ideologically aligned movement, has the key policies and answers to Australia’s growing challenges. Having followed the party for some years David is proud to be part of the drive to get SAP elected into WA’s Upper House.

Dr Jane Loveday

Climate Action Officer

Booragoon, WA

Jane is a long-term member of SAP, and believes in creating a more sustainable and environmentally friendly society. She has a doctorate in urban heat from Curtin University and a Masters of Applied Science in environmental aerosols from Queensland University of Technology.  She works in a number of science and sustainability fields including revegetation projects with school children and community waste education. Jane is also a part time laboratory assistant at her local high school, where she chairs the Sustainability Committee.

Jane has a husband and two adult children, who all strive to implement sustainable practices in their daily lives. She enjoys gardening with native plants, camping, swimming and playing beach volleyball.

Ryan Oostryck

Environmental Consultant

Leederville, WA

Ryan Oostryck was born and raised in Perth and currently resides in Leederville with his partner. He has also spent plenty of time in regional WA, especially Coral Bay where his family holiday frequently, and worked FIFO at various mine sites throughout the State.

Ryan is passionate about sustainable development, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Development and a Graduate Diploma in Renewable Energy from Murdoch University. He has worked across multiple roles in the areas of environmental management and approvals, sustainability, ESG, carbon reduction, and consulting.

Ryan is concerned about the cost of living, unsustainable population growth and property speculation fuelling the housing market crisis, and WA’s inadequate response to reducing carbon emissions, environmental regulation and transitioning to a greener economy.

Ryan’s current and present community volunteering includes Foodbank WA, Murdoch University Guild, and various Coastcare and Landcare groups around Perth. He is a long-term supporter and member of Sustainable Australia Party, and was also a candidate in the 2021 WA election. His pastimes include beach volleyball, racquet sports, playing music and enjoying the great outdoors.

The WA Greens

Hi, I’m Sophie MCNEILL.

I was born in Bunbury in a family of four girls. As a teenager, I learnt about the horrors faced by the East Timorese people in their fight for freedom from Indonesian occupation. I was so outraged by the injustices my own government had turned a blind eye to, I became involved in the movement to support East Timor’s independence. When East Timor had to rebuild in the wake of its historic successful referendum and the militia led violence, I borrowed a video camera from my public highschool, fundraised for a flight, and flew over and shot a documentary highlighting the health crisis that was now gripping the newly independent country. I discovered the importance of powerful, brave investigative journalism.

Since then, I have dedicated myself to a journalism career devoted to shining a light on injustices around the world. In 2003, I investigated the case of a Palestinian asylum seeker who died in a Port Hedland detention centre, after being refused health care under John Howard’s horrendous mandatory detention policy. In 2006, I moved to the Middle East, living in Beirut and Jerusalem, covering conflicts throughout the region, and uncovering war crimes committed against civilians in Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, including the killing of five children in Afghanistan by Australian special forces soldiers. 

As the ABC’s Middle East correspondent, I spent much of my time covering the Syrian refugee crisis, and in 2015, my reporting helped to reunite a Syrian family that had become separated in Europe. As a reporter at ABC’s Four Corners, I assisted in exposing the mass detention of Uyghur muslims in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party and the destruction of the Amazon rainforest by the Bolsonaro government.

After years of reporting and human rights advocacy, I came to the realisation that the climate emergency was our biggest human rights crisis, and that much of the suffering I had witnessed around the world would pale in comparison to what was in store if we did not urgently cut emissions from fossil fuels. 

I left journalism to dedicate my time to climate advocacy and working to stop new gas expansion in Australia. WA is the world’s 2nd largest exporter of LNG, a dangerous fossil fuel, and our contributions to the climate crisis are having a real tangible, negative impact on people everywhere.

And it’s affecting people here, too. The revolving door between the Labor and Liberal parties and fossil fuel lobbyists has us fronting billions of dollars in handouts to Woodside and Santos, at the expense of hospitals, housing, and education for Western Australians.

My husband and I are raising our boys here in WA. I want our state to be leading the way on climate change. We have all the natural resources at our fingertips to turn WA into a renewables superpower.

But to do it, we need people in government who will fight for it.

We need to vote. We need you.

Tim Clifford

Hi, I’m Tim!

I grew up in country WA and have lived in Perth for over 20 years. Coming from a single parent household where money was always tight, I know the importance of a strong social safety net, of good public education, and of an accessible health care system that ensures help is available for anyone who needs it.

My mum juggled work with the huge responsibility of raising four children – without a safety net, we would have fallen into poverty and missed out on the opportunities for education, careers and engagement in the community. This safety net is under attack by big property and gas lobbyists, who would like to see our taxpayer dollars funnelled into their private coffers. 

Western Australia is a wonderful place to call home, but like anywhere, it is faced with its own set of challenges. I spent six years working on a series of fly-in, fly-out rosters, and know first-hand the effects the mining boom/bust cycle can have on workers and the economy.

When I ran to represent the people living in the East Metropolitan region as a Member of the Legislative Council in the 2017 election, I had only visited Parliament House twice, on high school excursions – politics was never on my radar. But throughout my life I’ve seen the injustices in the way WA is being run, and felt a need to act. I was privileged to be elected by voters in that election, and fought hard for my electorate.

Like 700,000 other Western Australians, I am a renter. I know how WA’s housing market treats renters as second class citizens. Out-of-control rent increases and no-grounds evictions are forcing record numbers of people into homelessness, and putting the Australian dream of owning a home completely out of reach, while successive Labor and Liberal governments have bent over backwards to give their mates in property investment the world on a platter. We deserve better.

The Labor and Liberal parties have proven they want you to settle for business as usual – but business as usual is not working. We need change, and the only way to get change is to vote for it. That’s why, in this election, I am asking for your vote as a member of the WA Legislative Council. 

Jess Beckerling

Hi, I’m Jess, a dedicated environmentalist and climate advocate.

I live on the south coast, where I am raising my kids on a permaculture property and working towards self-sufficiency, installing solar panels and batteries, growing our own food, and working on a revegetation project to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.

I was raised in South Africa and moved to Perth at the end of primary school with my family. After graduating from school, I began a politics and economics degree at UWA, which turned out to be a launching point for me in finding my place in the environment movement. 

In May 1997, I joined an old-growth forest blockade in Giblett Forest and went on to spend the next three years living in the blockade camps throughout the south-west, fighting every day to protect as much forest as we could with an incredible group of people. I have been deeply involved and committed to the environment movement here in WA ever since.

I graduated from university with an environmental science degree and worked for many years as the campaign director for the WA Forest Alliance. This saw me representing WAFA’s member groups and ultimately leading the campaign to end native forest logging. After our success in protecting the forests from commercial logging – recognising that much still remains to be done – I moved to the Conservation Council of WA to become the Executive Director.

I’m running in the upcoming state election because after nearly three decades in the environment movement, I’ve formed the belief that we will only get the action we need for nature and climate when we have enough Greens members in Parliament.

We cannot protect the forests, or any other places we love, unless we deal with climate change. Heat and drought are already having profound impacts and will only get worse if we keep burning fossil fuels. I’m particularly concerned about Woodside’s proposals to extend the export of climate-wrecking gas until 2070, and to tap the Browse Basin, which would involve drilling 50 oil and gas wells around the incredibly beautiful Scott Reef.

These proposals are pure madness, and must be stopped – but it is clear that the major parties are too beholden to the interests of multinational corporations to do the right thing. That’s why we need the Greens to have the balance of power in WA parliament, with a strong environmental movement behind them.

We have a brilliant team standing for parliament at the next state election, and with us all there, we can transform WA from a climate laggard into a renewable energy leader and focus on the protection and restoration of our incredible natural environment.

Diane Evers

Hi, I’m Diane EVERS AND I’m your Greens candidate for the WA Legislative Council this election.

I found my calling early in life, discovering that I see the world in numbers. This led to a career in finance and accounting. I have lived in Albany for nearly thirty years. In that time, my husband and I have raised four children here. We have put down deep roots within the community. 

Anyone who has spent time in WA’s Southwest and Great Southern knows that there’s something different about it. The forests and coastal ecosystems in which we live are second to none, and it is vital that the way we plan and grow our communities in the regions be carefully considered. 

I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to call on my experience in business and finance to affect change at both the local and state levels – as a community organiser, a local Councillor, a board member on numerous committees, and as a member of the WA Legislative Council from 2017-2021. 

I know, first hand, the unique challenges faced in regional WA. I have been outspoken on issues including appropriate sustainable development, GM crops, social issues, marine reserves, and renewable energy. In my previous term in Parliament, I introduced several bills that fought for royalties to be directed to environmental protection in our regions, real recognition of the value of our forests, and protections that would see our environment protected for future generations – as their right. 

But there is more to be done. This election, we still face a government that prioritises corporations over people and the environment. We still face a government that ignores regional WA. And we still stare down the barrel of a looming climate crisis, with a government that has no plan to stop it. 

We face new challenges, as well. The cost of living has spiralled out of control, both in Perth and in the regions, and people are at breaking point. Business as usual is not working. We need to change how things are done. The only way to get change is to vote for it.

There is so much work to do, and we’ll only get it done together. I look forward to meeting many of you on the campaign trail.

Clint Uink

Hi, I’m Clint Uink and I’m your Greens candidate for Swan this federal election; and your Greens candidate for th450e WA Legislative Council in 2025.

I am a Noongar man, living on Noongar Country. I have both Noongar and migrant roots in Swan going back over 50 years. For the past decade, I’ve worked for  housing and community organisations, to ensure everyone has a safe and secure place to call home, and to tackle the rising cost of living. 

My parents were both active unionists. They raised me to believe that every worker has a right to decent pay and working conditions, and should not be expected to work in an unsafe environment. Throughout my working life I’ve fought for my colleagues and represented my workplace as a union delegate. I’ve spent years negotiating at the bargaining table, fighting against anti-worker bargaining policies. I have taken that fight to Labor governments and Liberal governments, and seen them use the same tactics to undermine our rights.

I’ve seen what happens in communities where secure, affordable housing is not available. For the past two years I’ve worked for WA’s peak housing organisations, and I understand first hand the impacts the housing crisis is having on our communities. Labor and Liberal governments have let us down. They prop up wealthy property investors and the big banks, rather than fully funding a big build of affordable housing. In parliament, I will work to end homelessness and give renters more security by freezing and capping rents, ending no grounds evictions, and bringing short-term rentals and vacant properties back into the long-term rental supply.  

Every day I speak with community members who are worried about the cost of rent, food, and their mortgages. Our community is getting ripped off by big corporations making record profits, while Labor and the Liberals pocket their donations.

It’s time to change the system. If we tax corporations we can fund the things we need, like free childcare, university & TAFE, and an end to student debt. I will fight for proper funding for social services and mental health services in Western Australia. As a Noongar man, I have a responsibility to care for Country. Our ancestors took care of our Country, so it would take care of all who live on it. Our Country and our climate are being threatened by coal and gas companies. Instead of making them pay their fair share of tax, Labor is giving them billions in handouts and giving the green light for new gas projects.

We deserve a government that will listen to the science and who works for our community, not the big businesses looking to exploit us and destroy our Country. . 

Change is possible but we’re going to have to fight for it. We can’t keep voting for the same two parties and expecting a different result. This election, Vote 1 Greens.