Russell Broadbent
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Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950), Australia
n politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
as member for the Division of McMillan
, Victoria
for the Liberal Party of Australia
at the 2004 federal election. He previously represented the Division of Corinella
1990-93 and McMillan 1996-98. He was a company director and self-employed retailer before entering politics.
Broadbent came to national prominence after siding with Liberal dissident Petro Georgiou
and advocating better treatment of detainees. He has upheld his position of not charging long-term detainees for their detainment.
Broadbent has said that Global Warming is "an issue for Australia and an issue for the world." He is also an advocate for bike paths as a benefit to community health, transport and the environment. Broadbent has expressed interest in improving funding for Landcare Australia.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
as member for the Division of McMillan
Division of McMillan
The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the western part of the Gippsland region, which extends for the length of Victoria's eastern Bass Strait coastline. It includes the outer south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, and also...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
at the 2004 federal election. He previously represented the Division of Corinella
Division of Corinella (1990-96)
The Division of Corinella was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1990 and abolished in 1996. It was named for the town of Corinella. It was located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and parts of western Gippsland. It included the suburbs of...
1990-93 and McMillan 1996-98. He was a company director and self-employed retailer before entering politics.
Broadbent came to national prominence after siding with Liberal dissident Petro Georgiou
Petro Georgiou
Petro Georgiou , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 1994 to July 2010, representing the Division of Kooyong, Victoria.-Early life:...
and advocating better treatment of detainees. He has upheld his position of not charging long-term detainees for their detainment.
Broadbent has said that Global Warming is "an issue for Australia and an issue for the world." He is also an advocate for bike paths as a benefit to community health, transport and the environment. Broadbent has expressed interest in improving funding for Landcare Australia.