Tag: Kristina Keneally

New Fowler MP Distances Herself From ‘Teal Independent’ Label

The independent candidate of the South-West Sydney seat of Fowler who defeated Labor candidate Kristina Keneally has declared herself as a “real independent,” not a “teal” one that is backed by powerful political fundraising Climate 200. The former Fairfield Deputy Mayor Dai Le, claimed a surprising victory over ex-senator and former New South Wales premier,…


Labor’s Kristina Keneally ‘Out of Touch’ With the Challenges of Western Sydney: Local Independent

Western Sydney independent candidate, Dai Le, says Labor’s choice for the multicultural seat of Fowler is “out of touch” with locals in the area. Sen. Kristina Keneally was parachuted by the Labor Party into the electorate after concerns from party leaders that she might not hold her Senate seat in the upcoming election. Dai Le,…


Stricter Firearm Legislation Passes Australian Lower House

Australia is getting closer to having its firearm laws fortified after the Criminal Code Amendment bill quickly passed through the House of Representatives. The Labor party swiftly moved to initiate debates on the Criminal Code Amendment bill introduced by the coalition government just 24 hours earlier. Leader of the House Peter Dutton then triggered an…


Foreign Interference Ruled out in Australian PM’s WeChat Saga: Home Affairs

Home Affairs officials have said there is no evidence supporting claims that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s WeChat account was hacked or subject to foreign interference. Senator Kristina Keneally, Australian Labor Party (ALP)’s home affairs spokeswoman who sought a departmental briefing over Morrison’s WeChat account, told the Labor caucus on Monday that there was no evidence…


Australian Shadow Home Affairs Minister Meets With United Front-Linked Organisation

Australia’s Shadow Home Affairs Minister has met with an organisation linked to the United Front Work Department (UFWD), the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) main foreign influence body. In mid-September, Kristina Keneally, the Australian Labor Party’s home affairs spokesperson, was nominated to run in the multicultural federal electorate of Fowler in Sydney’s southwest. On Oct. 19, she…


Locals ‘Furious’ Over Labor’s Keneally Move, Former Candidate Says

The fresh-faced local Vietnamese-Australian Labor lower house candidate for the division of Fowler, lawyer Tu le,  has been replaced in a shock move by the Australian Labor Party with Senator Kristina Keneally, the former state premier who serves as the party’s deputy leader. Tu Le, who was backed by retiring Fowler MP Chris Hayes to…