What Andrew
STANDS FOR
COMMON-SENSE
OVER NONSENSE
As a first-term Member of Parliament, representing the many diverse regions within Dawson, Andrew’s guiding principals are centered around concrete values, with a focus on following common-sense over nonsense.
Andrew believes that Australians deserve effective, efficient, and properly developed Government policies, which reduce red tape to benefit all Australians.
On top of that, Andrew believes that Governments must look after the people first and foremost, and implement policies that grow a path for a strong, safe, and secure future.
WATER SECURITY
To continue to grow our incredible region, we need good infrastructure and good water security. That’s why Andrew is totally committed to water projects which grow the future of Dawson.
After all, water is the lifeblood of rural and regional Australia.
AS A FARMER, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCING LOCAL, EMPLOYING LOCAL, AND BUYING LOCAL. WITHOUT THESE, OUR COUNTRY STOPS
National security also extends past the border, and into regional Australia - specifically onto our paddocks and farms. Biosecurity is national security, which is why Andrew sees it as vitally important to build a border force that protects Australian agriculture and livestock from overseas pests and biosecurity threats, without punishing Australian farmers at home.
It’s for this reason that Andrew is opposing the Albanese Labor Government’s ‘fresh food tax’, in the form of the biosecurity levee, which is charging Australian farmers to secure the Australian border against overseas agricultural threats.
GROWING A STRONGER FUTURE
TOGETHER
Andrew believes that the Australian Government should ensure our border forces have the tools they need to secure our future. He is a strong advocate for a strong Australian border, while also bolstering our Home Affairs Department to effectively process visas in an appropriate timeframe.
AUSTRALIAN BIOSECURITY IS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SECURITY
Andrew is committed to supporting projects which secure water for regional & rural populations and industries, like resources and agriculture.
ENERGY SECURITY
Andrew understands that Australia has become a nation where running lights, airconditioning, fans, and anything in between is an unaffordable luxury. That is why Andrew supports common-sense,
practical energy policies which focus on ensuring generators from whatever source provide power 24/7. Andrew is a supporter of all energy options, whether it be coal- or gas-fired, solar, wind, hydro, or nuclear. Andrew believes energy policies must provide businesses and households power that is both reliable and affordable. For power generated only when the sun shines or when the wind blows, Andrew believes it should be beholden on the provider to make up the shortfall. Otherwise Australia’s energy grid is further destabilised.
I’m a supporter of all energy options, whether it be coal- or gas-fired, solar, wind, hydro, or nuclear.
JOB SECURITY
Dawson is a powerhouse region that punches above its weight in terms of export earnings and job creation, with the largest sugarcane industry in the nation, nation-leading horticultural and beef production industries, employment hubs in the local METS sector, and more. Andrew sees these
NATIONAL SECURITY
industries, which employ thousands of Australians, as a vital asset that should be supported. Andrew is a firm believer in manufacturing local and buying local.
WHEN YOU ADD WATER, EVERYTHING GROWS - POPULATIONS, ECONOMIES, OPPORTUNITIES