Senator for the ACT Zed Seselja says he will be fighting for really important issues this election: cost of living, housing affordability, strong national defence, and policies that support families, with lower taxes and more opportunities for small business.
“I’ve been in public life in Canberra for 18 years, and throughout all that time I’ve listened to the community. I sought to take up issues that are important.”
Senator Seselja said he and the Liberals have “a proven track record of growing jobs in the economy, of record investment in infrastructure here in Canberra – $2.2 billion in the last term from the Liberal Nationals government, the most since self-government. Record investment in health in the ACT, doubling the health spend, but also cutting taxes, protecting people’s livelihoods and lives during COVID.”
Similarly, Senator Seselja said, he had fought his whole time in the ACT Legislative Assembly and in the Federal Parliament to make housing affordable, and will continue to do so.
“We’re delivering lots of programs to support first home buyers. I’m working to secure more Commonwealth land into the market. So I’m going to do what I can to stand up for first home buyers in Canberra…”
Slade Minson (for Canberra), a real estate agent; Nathan Kuster (for Fenner), a lawyer; Jane Hiatt (for Bean), a former small business owner, educator, and navy veteran, are running for the House of Representatives as Liberal candidates, while Kacey Lam-Evans is running for the other Senate seat.
“Two senators in the ACT is very, very difficult, but we have a team, and we have a team for a reason,” Senator Seselja said.
Senator Seselja said that Jane Hiatt brings military experience, and that she, Nathan Kuster, and Slade Minson all have small business experience.
“They understand what it’s like to run a small business, and they are connected to Canberra. So I think we’ve got some very strong candidates who bring a really diverse array of backgrounds.”
Newspoll last month put Scott Morrison and the Coalition ahead of Anthony Albanese and Labor, but recent surveys and polls from the Australian Financial Review and the Australian National University have put the opposition slightly ahead.
“We are the underdogs,” Senator Seselja said. “We are seeking a fourth term, and that’s not easy. But I suspect it will tighten as people consider the record of our government when it comes to the economy, when it comes to national security, when it comes to investing in the services that Australians expect.”
