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Encyclopedia > Andrew Bartlett
Bartlett speaks at the launch of his campaign for re-election to the Australian Senate in July 2007
Bartlett speaks at the launch of his campaign for re-election to the Australian Senate in July 2007

Andrew John Julian Bartlett (born 4 August 1964), Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland since 1997, representing the Australian Democrats, of which he is Deputy Leader and Party Whip. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 681 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1908 × 1680 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 681 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1908 × 1680 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as The Democrats in Australia, are a progressive social liberal party. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

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Early life and background

Bartlett was born in Brisbane, where he has lived all his life. He is married with one daughter. He was educated at the University of Queensland, where he graduated in arts and social work. Before entering politics, Bartlett was a social worker with the Department of Social Security, and worked with community radio station 4ZZZFM in roles including announcer and finance coordinator. A big modern music fan, he played in a number of local bands, as a drummer and keyboard player. On his personal blog, Bartlett has noted that he is a fan of both Joy Division and Nick Cave. Bartlett is active on animal rights issues and is a vegetarian. This article is about the Australian city. ... The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2005. ... A civet, or sea fox, photographed in the Zigong Peoples Zoo, Sichuan, 2001. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...


In 1990, Bartlett joined the staff of then Australian Democrats Leader Cheryl Kernot. Three years later he joined the staff of Democrats Senator John Woodley as an adviser and researcher. He was the Democrats' Queensland Campaign Director for the 1993 and 1996 elections and Federal Campaign Director in 1998. Bartlett was appointed to the Senate in 1997 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Kernot, and went on to win the seat at the 2001 Federal election. Cheryl Kernot (Pronounced Ker-no) (born December 5, 1948) is a former Australian politician. ... John Woodley (b. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ...


Service in the Australian Senate

A consistent and vocal campaigner for refugees and asylum seekers, Bartlett is the only Australian parliamentarian to have visited every refugee detention centre in Australia, as well as those on Christmas Island and Nauru (detention centres off the Australian mainland, see Australia's Pacific Solution) where he went three times to meet with detainees. Mandatory detention in Australia refers to the Australian federal governments policy and system of mandatory detention, under which all persons entering or remaining in the country without a valid visa are compulsorily detained[1]. Immigration detainees are incarcerated in one of the Australian immigration detention facilities on the Australian... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mandatory detention in Australia. ...


Bartlett initiated the Senate Inquiry into Australia's refugee determination system which produced the "Sanctuary Under Review" report in 2000, and has participated in numerous other committee inquiries into immigration matters.


Bartlett has spoken many times on behalf of those living in poverty, as well as the physically and mentally disabled. He also takes a close interest in the environment and animal welfare. In 2003 he introduced a private member's bill to overhaul the animal welfare system in Australia. His petition to end the live sheep export trade has received well over 100,000 signatures. Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Bartlett was a strong opponent of Australia's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He introduced a private member's bill designed to ensure no Prime Minister of Australia could again send the country to war without the consent of both houses of parliament. When the bill was debated in the Senate, speakers from both major parties indicated their opposition to it, although there was no formal vote taken. The subject of this article is the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


Bartlett has also campaigned strongly for gay rights. In 2004, he cried in the Senate chamber over a proposed law to define marriage as between a man and a woman, which he called an "absolute disgrace".[1] The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also...


Bartlett co-sponsored the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006, which was introduced into the Senate on December 5, 2006. If enacted, it would prevent Australia from using, manufacturing or possessing cluster munitions. The Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006 is a bill for an act to ensure that civilians in conflict zones are not maimed, killed or put at risk as a result of Australians possessing, using or manufacturing cluster munitions. ... Honest John Missile warhead cutaway, showing M139 Sarin bomblets (photo circa 1960) Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground launched shells that eject multiple small submunitions (bomblets). ...


Leader of the Australian Democrats

After the resignation of then party Senate leader Natasha Stott Despoja on 21 August, 2002, Bartlett was elected to the Democrats Party leadership in October, supplanting pro tem. incumbent Brian Greig. Natasha Stott Despoja Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja (born 9 September 1969), Australian politician, has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate for South Australia since November 1995. ... Brian Greig Brian Andrew Greig (born February 22, Australian politician, has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1999, representing the state of Western Australia. ...


To a degree, Bartlett stabilised the Democrats' troubled party room and spoke strongly against the Government's maltreatment of refugees and maladministration of the Department of Immigration. He also oversaw the Democrat senators' use of their potential balance of power role to influence increased funding for Medicare, protection of the welfare payments of sole parents, the unemployed and the disabled, and entitlement of some homosexual couples to superannuation entitlements equivalent to those enjoyed by heterosexual couples. Balance of power refers to the division, distribution, or separation of powers within a national political system. ... Medicare is Australias publicly-funded, universal health scheme, providing affordable treatment by doctors and in public hospitals for all citizens and permanent residents except for those on Norfolk Island. ...


In December, 2003, Bartlett relinquished his AD Senate leadership after an incident involving Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris when leaving the Senate chamber after a vote. Bartlett, who had been drinking at a Liberal Party function held just outside the chamber, was accused of stealing five bottles of wine from the function. Some time after Ferris had retrieved the wine, Bartlett approached Ferris, and was alleged to have gripped her arm and verbally abused her, both inside the chamber and along the way to an outside courtyard. Parliamentary video of part of the incident appeared to show that Bartlett was drunk in the chamber. Bartlett's subsequent formal apology was accompanied by a bottle of wine, which Ferris described as "quite inappropriate ... as an apology for drunken behaviour involving abuse and a physical attack."[2] This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Jeannie Margaret Ferris (born 14 March 1941), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing South Australia. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...


Bartlett resumed the party's parliamentary leadership in January, 2004, giving an assurance that he would totally abstain from alcohol, which he appears to have maintained. However, the party's support levels remained at the same low level to which it had fallen at the time of Stott Despoja's resignation. He was unable to exercise a favourable influence in the 2004 election in which the Democrats were defending three Senate seats, and all three were lost--one going to the Greens and two to Liberals. The party polled its lowest vote since inception in 1977. Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...


2004 Federal election to present

After the election, Bartlett declined to nominate for the leadership, allowing Lyn Allison to be elected unopposed, he himself being elected as deputy leader, also unopposed. Lyn Allison Lynette Fay Lyn Allison (born 21 October 1946), has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing the state of Victoria. ...


In 2004, Barlett become the first Australian federal politician to operate his own blog. In 2006, he is still only one of just a handful (other known federal politicians who blog being Kate Lundy, Malcolm Turnbull and Steve Fielding). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kate Alexandra Lundy (born 15 December 1967) is a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory. ... Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in October 2004 for the Division of Wentworth, New South Wales, representing the Liberal Party. ... Steven Fielding (born 17 October 1960), Australian politician, is parliamentary leader of the Family First Party. ...


Bartlett will face re-election at the 2007 election. Based on the recent electoral performance of the Australian Democrats, the ascendancy of the Queensland Greens, and the probable nomination of popular independent Pauline Hanson, Bartlett appears unlikely to retain his seat. The next Australian legislative election is expected to take place in late 2007, although it can be held as late as 19 January 2008. ... Pauline Lee Hanson (born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who was the leader of One Nation Party, a party with an anti-immigration, nativist platform. ...


On July 8 2007, Bartlett launched his re-election campaign at the Gardens Theatre at the Queensland University of Technology's Garden Point campus in Brisbane City.


References

  1. ^ Schubert, Misha: Democrat pleads for rethink on gay marriage ban, The Age, 14 August 2004.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Brendan; Debelle, Penelope: Disgraced leader steps aside, The Age, 7 December 2003.

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External links

  • Senator Andrew Bartlett
  • Senator Andrew Bartlett - personal weblog
  • Hansard - Andrew Bartlett response to Marriage Act Amendment
  • "Mauled by a wild MP", 6 December 2003, Herald Sun (mirrored)
  • Andrew Bartlett interview - The new Senate, the Democrats and blogging, 9 August 2005, Vibewire.net
Preceded by
Brian Greig		 Leader of the Australian Democrats
2002-2004		 Succeeded by
Lyn Allison
Current members of the Australian Senate

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