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Encyclopedia > Lyn Allison

Lynette Fay "Lyn" Allison (born 21 October 1946), Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Victoria since July 1996. She is the current leader of the Australian Democrats. is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... VIC redirects here. ... The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party which was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Australia Party and the Liberal Movement after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp as a high-profile leader[1]. The new party was based...

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Early life and background

Lyn Allison was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the University of Melbourne. She was an administrator, secondary school teacher and Director of the Employment and Economic Development Corporation before entering politics. She was a member of the Port Melbourne City Council 1992-94. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... VIC redirects here. ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ...


Australian Senate

An outspoken campaigner on women's issues, Allison won pre-selection on the Democrats ticket, and was elected to the Australian Senate in 1996. She was Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats 2002-04. On 3 November 2004, following the resignation of Andrew Bartlett after the October 2004 election, she was elected unopposed as Leader. She took over the leadership at a time when the Democrats were at their lowest ever public opinion rating since the party was founded in 1977, and was faced with the challenge of rebuilding the party's support before the election due in 2007, at which all the party's remaining Senate seats, including her own, will be up for re-election. Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...


On December 5, 2006, Allison introduced into the Senate a bill titled the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006, which if enacted would prevent Australia from using, possessing and manufacturing cluster munitions. Two months earlier, she had travelled to Lebanon to survey the damage caused by cluster munition use in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War. Senator Allison, a leading feminist in the Australian parliament, was also among a cross-party group of female parliamentarians who introduced legislation into parliament in 2006 which effectively legalised the supply of the abortion pill RU486. 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). ... Combatants Hezbollah Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General) Dan Halutz (CoS), Moshe Kaplinsky[5], Udi Adam (Regional) Strength 600-1,000 fighters 3,000-5,000 available 10,000 reservist [2] 30,000 ground troops (plus IAF & ISC) [6] Casualties Hezbollah militia: 74 dead confirmed by Hezbollah [3] 180 dead... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid. ...


Senator Allison chaired an inquiry into the health effects of mobile phone towers[1] from 1999 to 2001. She also established a reputation as a strong advocate of federal government funding for public shools and as an advocate for nuclear disarmament.[2] U.S. and USSR/Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles, 1945-2006 Nuclear disarmament is the proposed dismantling of nuclear weapons, particularly those of the United States and the Soviet Union (later Russia) targeted on each other. ...


In 2007 Senator Allison is also the Australian Democrats spokesperson on Health and Ageing, Education and Resources, Energy and Infrasctructure. The independent voters' advocacy group FairGo rated Senator Allison as a 'star performer' in parliament and the most responsive to voters in the Senate and in Victoria, second overall only the Independent MP in New South Wales, Tony Windsor: Tony Windsor Antony Harold Curties Tony Windsor (born 2 September 1950), Australian politician, has been an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of New England, New South Wales. ...

"Voters from all over the country have valued her assistance on many issues, particularly mental health, refugees and migration, parenting, childcare funding, alcohol labelling, the environment, debt forgiveness, anti-terror laws and fair trial for David Hicks. A very consistent advocate for voters, Sen. Allison has risen from 4th best Political Performer in the 2004 ratings to 2nd place in 2007."[3] For the American chaplain, see David Hicks (chaplain). ...

This assessment typified Senator Allison's reputation as a hard worker in parliament and the range of portfolios and causes she has held and promoted during her parliamentary career.


The 2007 Election

The 2007 federal election, including a half-senate election was called for the 24th November, and the Democrats national campaign launched in Melbourne, Sen. Allison's home state, on 10 November.[4] [5] The official slogan 'bring back balance' refers to the contest for the balance of power in the Senate. Along with three other Democrats senators Natasha Stott-Despoja, Andrew Murray and Andrew Bartlett, Lyn Allison's seat is up for election in this round, and commentators agree that she faces a serious challenge, particularly from the Greens, Family First and major parties for her Senate seat, which is considered highly vulnerable after the Democrats disappointing performance in the 2004 election when the last senate seat was won by Family First. As a result of that election where the government gained control of the senate for the first time in over 25 years, there has been significant attention to the Senate contest, with Senator Allison an outside chance of retaining her seat.[6] [7] Natasha Stott Despoja Natasha Stott Despoja (born 1969) is an Australian politician. ... Andrew Murray may refer to: Andrew Moray, commonly referred to as Andrew Murray, Guardian of Scotland during 13th century; key military and political leader of the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence Andrew Murray (botanist) (1812–1878), Scottish botanist Andrew Murray (minister) (1828–1917), South African minister of religion... 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...


During the 2007 election campaign, Lyn Allison announced a national preference deal with the Greens [8] to increase the chance of a progressive party taking the balance of power in the Senate. Senator Allison also joined Bob Brown and Kate Lundy in a joint political advertisement sponsored by GetUp! urging voters to prevent the Senate from becoming a rubber stamp for the government of the day.[9] Balance of power is a central concept of realist theories of international relations. ... For other uses, see Bob Brown (disambiguation). ... Kate Alexandra Lundy (born 15 December 1967) is a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Capital Territory. ... GetUp! is an Australian lobby group. ... This article is about vulcanized rubber stamps. ...


During the 2007 election campaign Lyn Allison received the support of a number of community and interest groups such as the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre who gave her an A+ for her support for refugees and asylum seekers [10]; the Friends of the ABC for promoting public broadcasting, [11] as well as endorsements by prominent women and feminists such as Barbara Spalding and Anne Summers. Friends of the ABC may refer to: A community group that supports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation A French group of revolutionaries from the early 1800s, documented in the novel Les Miserables. ...


During 2007 Senator Allison also noticeably increased the representation of young people in the party, with a third of Victorian candidates for the House of Representatives aged under thirty years of age.[12]


Gallery

Senator Allison talks with constituents at the Palm Sunday nuclear disarmament rally 2007 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Senator Allison addresses the ABC cameras at Treasury Gardens, Melbourne 2007 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Senator Allison leads fellow Democrat senators into national federal election campaign launch in Melbourne, 2007 Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 750 pixels, file size: 91 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

Reference

  • Lyn Allison, Senate Biography
  • Senate Report of the Inquiry into Electromagnetic Radiation 2001
  • Nuclear Madness Threatens Us All, opinion article by Lyn Allison and Tim Wright

External links

  • Personal homepage
  • Senator Allison's videos on YouTube
  • Vote For Lyn - unofficial blog covering Senator Allison's campaign
Preceded by
Andrew Bartlett		 Leader of the Australian Democrats
2004-present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Current members of the Australian Senate
Persondata
NAME Allison, Lyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allison, Lynette Fay (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 21 October 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH

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