Scott Ludlam ( January 10, 1970 , Palmerston North , New Zealand ) is an Australian politician and statesman, member of the Green Party , member of the Australian Senate from July 1, 2008 from Western Australia .
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 Scott Ludlam in 2013 . | |||||||
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| Head of the government | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony abbott | ||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Governor | Michael Jeffery Quentin Bryce Peter Cosgrove | ||||||
| Birth | January 10, 1970 (49 years old) Palmerston North , New Zealand | ||||||
| The consignment | Australian Green Party | ||||||
| Education | Curtin University Murdoch University | ||||||
| Profession | graphic designer , politician | ||||||
| Website | Scott-Ludlam.org.au | ||||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Young years
- 1.2 Political career
- 1.3 Community Activities
- 2 notes
- 3 References
Biography
Young years
Scott Ludlam was born January 10, 1970 in Palmerston North , New Zealand , and then moved to Western Australia . He studied graphic design at the University of Curtin , and then political science at Murdoch University . He worked as a graphic designer, director and artist [1] [2] .
Political career
In the 2001 election in Western Australia, , Ludlem was defeated as the second candidate for the Green Party in the upper house State Parliament from the mountain pastoral election region . From 2001 to 2005, Ludlem worked as assistant green senator Robin Chapple . From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a communications officer with the green senator Rachel Sayuert [2] . In the 2005 state election, Ludlem unsuccessfully challenged the site from Murchison Air , receiving 4.98 percent in the primary vote. [3]
In the 2007 federal elections, Ludlam was elected to the Australian Senate from Western Australia. [4] He took his place on August 26, 2008 [5] .
Before the 2013 federal election , Ludlam criticized Prime Minister Tony Abbott , noting that “we still live in moderately high-functioning democracies, although currently blindly,” but “it is better than some of the alternatives” [6] . According to preliminary results, Ludlem went to the Senate [7] , but later there was evidence that he had lost the place that Zhenya Wang took instead from the Palmer United Party [8] . The votes were counted, and according to them, Ludlem with the candidate from the Australian Sports Party Wayne Dropulich got fifth and sixth places, respectively [9] [10] . Later, Ludlam himself requested a new official recount and it turned out that 1375 ballots were missing [11] . The High Court then decided to invalidate the election results and called for new elections [12] [13] [14] . According to the election results On April 5, 2014, Ludlem freely entered the Senate, as the greens increased the share of support in Western Australia from 9.5 to 15.6 percent [15] [16] .
Ludlem is one of 10 Senators from the Green Party and a member of the committees on communications, housing, heritage, nuclear issues, infrastructure, sustainable urban development, assistance on defense, resources and energy [17] . He participates in a large number of political campaigns, including against uranium mining in Dzhabiluk and Western Australia, nuclear weapons, military bases abroad, in support of Aboriginal land rights , recognition of climate change , promotion of fair trade , reform of globalization and the energy market . Since taking office as a senator, Ludlem has advocated for strengthening public property guarantees for the National Broadband Network and a fair approach to the activities of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks [18] . After the disclosure of information on the PRISM surveillance system of the US National Security Agency and on cooperation with him the Australian intelligence services [19] , Ludlam, noting that “it seems everyone is the target of the American intelligence” [20] , said that between July 2010 and June 2011 243,631 warrants were issued to receive telecommunication reports, which significantly overshadowed 3500 permitted by law:
We have already taken some rather dangerous steps in this country towards the state of observation, and it’s not that many of us are either interested or know what is happening, including people like me who need to know more that our friend and partner - USA - pretty quickly moving to an authoritarian state.
Original textWe've already taken some pretty dangerous steps in this country towards the surveillance state, and not that many of us are either interested or aware that it's going on, including people like me who should know better ... Our friend and ally the United States is transitioning quite rapidly into an authoritarian state. [21]
Ladlam has consistently opposed Internet censorship [22] and for protecting the diversity of the media [23] , for peace and disarmament , against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles [24] , against the war in Iraq and Afghanistan with the illegal involvement of the Australian armed forces [25] ] .
In September 2014 , at a Senate hearing on the law expanding the powers of the Australian Security and Intelligence Service to monitor the entire Internet, Ludlam opposed the adoption of this draft [26] [27] . In October, Ladlam took part in the filming of a video of the satirical Internet show Juice Rap News ”, Issued for the G20 summit in Brisbane , in which, together with Australian rappers, he criticized the policies of Prime Minister Tony Abbott and called federal laws fascist in the spirit of Orwell [28] [29] .
Community Activities
In 2007, Ludlam shot the 30-minute documentary, Climate of Hope, that nuclear power is not a solution to climate change [30] . In 2011, Ludleam helped secure the allocation of 264 million US dollars to the National Rental Availability Scheme for the construction of thousands of affordable rental homes [31] [32] [33] . In the early 2010s, Ludlam created the Bike Blackspot app for Apple smartphones , which allows government authorities to report unsatisfactory condition or lack of bike lanes with feedback on infrastructure and safety issues [34] . However, the green campaign to distribute the application was ignored by the authorities, and the existing programs for arranging bicycle infrastructure were cut back [35] [36] .
Notes
- ↑ Scott Ludlam . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Biography for LUDLAM, Scott . Parliament of Australia . Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 2005 Murchison-Eyre District Results . Western Australia Election Commission . Date of appeal October 23, 2014. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Senate Results: Western Australia . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ AX of new senators unopened . Crikey (August 26, 2008). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ What would an Abbott-Murdoch government hold for Australia? . The Guardian (August 26, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Greens lose Senate balance of power despite strong showing in Victoria . The Guardian (September 8, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Greens' Scott Ludlam requests recount after Western Australian senate loss unopened . The Guardian (October 22, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Western Australia Senators decided from recount . Australian Electoral Commission (November 2, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ WA Senate win for Greens candidate Scott Ludlam, Sports Party's Wayne Dropulich may trigger fresh vote . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (November 3, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ AEC confirms WA Senate election result, apologises over 1,375 lost ballots . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (November 4, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Missing votes: AEC asks High Court to void WA Senate election . The Sydney Morning Herald (November 15, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ High Court's decision to re-run the West Australian Senate poll adds to five other major elections over coming 12 months . News.com.au (February 20, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Statewide re-election 'a first' in Australian history . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (February 20, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Senators Elected for Western Australia . Australian Electoral Commission (April 27, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Ludlam denies leadership ambitions . SBS News (April 7, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Scott Ludlam unopened (inaccessible link) . Australian Green Party . Date of treatment October 23, 2014. Archived October 24, 2014.
- ↑ About Scott Ludlam . Australian Green Party (January 1, 2012). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Australian government withheld knowledge of Prism program . The Guardian (October 8, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ The NSA scandal has detonated in Australia - we can no longer look away . The Guardian (November 19, 2013). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Aus becoming surveillance state: Ludlam . ZDNet (January 20, 2012). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Internet surveillance: today is the day we fight back . The Guardian (February 11, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ The growing threat to Australia's media plurality . The Guardian (March 24, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Two Australians were killed by US drones. Of course that's our business . The Guardian (June 5, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ The Australian parliament must have the power to decide if we go to war . The Guardian (July 17, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Parliament 'bullied' to pass national security laws, says Greens senator Scott Ludlam . The Sydney Morning Herald (September 24, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Ludlam does not trust Attorney-General Brandis . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (October 2, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Scott Ludlam raps about 'fascist' data retention laws . The Sydney Morning Herald (October 24, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Australian rappers ridiculed Prime Minister Tony Abbott . Lenta.ru (October 24, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Climate of Hope . Cine rebelde Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ NRAS cut to fund flood response . Australian Ageing Agenda (February 10, 2011). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Victory on Rental Affordability Scheme . Pro Bono Australia (February 18, 2011). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 15,000 NRAS properties restored in Greens Flood Levy negotation is welcome news for property investors . Onyx.net.au (February 21, 2011). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Bike Blackspot . iTunes (January 23, 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ App sends cyclists' concerns straight to governments . The Age (June 18, 2012). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Bike Blackspot Campaign . Australian Green Party . Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
Links
- Scott Ludlam . Official site
- Scott Ludlam . Twitter official page
- Scott Ludlam . Facebook official page
- Scott Ludlam at the Internet Movie Database