I was delighted with last week’s unanimous decision by the High Court of Australia which has derailed former Labor Party candidate for Lyne Peter Alley’s attempt to challenge my election to the Australian Parliament.
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I thought when I stood for Parliament and was elected by the community, I would be fighting for my constituents, not fighting unmeritorious, expensive and wasteful litigation in the courts.
To the many people, including members and supporters of The Nationals, Liberal, Labor and the Greens, who have delivered messages of goodwill to me and my family since Mr Alley launched this despicable campaign against my election, thank you.
To the people of Lyne and the many community groups, organisations, councils, key stakeholders and other individuals I have been working closely to secure funding, and deliver more infrastructure for our area since 2013, and since my re-election in 2016, thank you.
I have continued to work hard as the Member for Lyne, as Australia’s Assistant Health Minister and now Minister for Families and Children, to develop and deliver policies to make our region and our nation a better place to live.
Our community can now be assured I will continue working hard to not only ensure we continue to repair the mess we inherited from the former Labor government, but ensure our region continues to get its fair share.
I will leave it up to Mr Alley to explain to the people of Lyne why he chose to play personal politics and challenge their judgment.
It has also cost me financially, and me and my family emotionally. I thank the people of Lyne once again for their support and will continue to work hard for our local area and our nation.
