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'Mum of three Bronwen Bock had never considered entering politics until a
longtime friend came to her with an interesting proposition.
Would she like to run for parliament together as a single candidate?
That was late 2022, and on Saturday, Ms Bock and Lucy Bradlow began their
campaign to be Australia's first political job-share candidates.
Running on a platform of action on climate change, integrity in politics and
reducing cost-of-living pressures, they hope to be elected as independents in
the Melbourne seat of Higgins at the next federal election.
They're aware sceptics will have questions.
How would voting work? What happens if there's a policy disagreement? And is
this even legal?
One member of parliament has already called the proposal "completely
unworkable".
But Ms Bradlow and Ms Bock are determined to prove that politics can be done
differently.
"Parliament has become an increasingly exclusive arena reserved for those with
the pedigree, finances and support systems that allow them to be full time,
always on and available," Ms Bradlow said.
"It's time that changes."'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
