Stuart Robert
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Stuart Rowland Robert Australian politician, was elected the Liberal
member of the Australian House of Representatives
seat of Fadden
at the 2007 election on 24 November 2007, following the retirement of the previous member, the Hon David Jull
. Following the merger of The Nationals and the Liberal Party in Queensland, Robert was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.
, educated at the Rockhampton Grammar School
followed by the Australian Defence Force Academy
and the Royal Military College Duntroon subsequently graduating as an Officer in the Army
.
He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Central Queensland University
), Masters Degree in Information Technology (Queensland University of Technology
) and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (University of New South Wales
).
Upon leaving the Army in 1999, he entered business and started GMT Recruitment with colleague Andrew Chantler. GMT Recruitment was named a BRW Magazine Fast 100 award winner in 2006, 207 and 2008..
He has also rejected comparisons from critics who point to places like Israel which has women in frontline roles; stating that Israel has regional threats that cannot be translated to Australia. Robert has further said that women in such positions pose a security risk as hostages, stating that male soldiers would react differently to female soldiers being tortured, potentially endangering troops or causing them to revel state secrets "The attitude with men [in capture] is just 'Suck it in and welcome to captivity,' but if they watching a woman suffer like that, it's a whole different ball game."
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...
member of 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....
seat of Fadden
Division of Fadden
The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1977 and is named for Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia in 1941. When it was created it included a large area south of Brisbane, but today it is located in the northern Gold Coast area,...
at the 2007 election on 24 November 2007, following the retirement of the previous member, the Hon David Jull
David Jull
David Francis Jull was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, from 1975–83 and Fadden, Queensland, from 1984–2007.Jull was born in Kingaroy, Queensland, and was educated at the...
. Following the merger of The Nationals and the Liberal Party in Queensland, Robert was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.
Background
Robert was born in VictoriaVictoria (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....
, educated at the Rockhampton Grammar School
Rockhampton Grammar School
The Rockhampton Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia....
followed by the Australian Defence Force Academy
Australian Defence Force Academy
The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force .Tertiary education is provided by the...
and the Royal Military College Duntroon subsequently graduating as an Officer in the Army
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
.
He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Central Queensland University
Central Queensland University
CQUniversity is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus is in North Rockhampton Queensland. However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone and Mackay, as well as operations throughout Asia-Pacific. For instance, Melior Business School is one of its...
), Masters Degree in Information Technology (Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
) and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
).
Upon leaving the Army in 1999, he entered business and started GMT Recruitment with colleague Andrew Chantler. GMT Recruitment was named a BRW Magazine Fast 100 award winner in 2006, 207 and 2008..
Stance on same sex couples
In response to a bill to remove discrimination against same-sex couples and their children, Mr Robert is quoted as saying "I believe deliberately creating a child to be placed in a homosexual relationship is irresponsible, considering all the available evidence."Stance on female frontline soldiers
Mr Robert is opposed to allowing female soldiers into frontline roles, stating that "physically, women aren't cut out for combat" and that even if they meet any test criteria the realities of war posed different kinds of physical challenges "On a route fitness assessment you may be forced to carry 25 kg"..."But can you carry that weight when you haven't slept for days? Can you carry that weight after parachuting in the rain and landing in the mud?"He has also rejected comparisons from critics who point to places like Israel which has women in frontline roles; stating that Israel has regional threats that cannot be translated to Australia. Robert has further said that women in such positions pose a security risk as hostages, stating that male soldiers would react differently to female soldiers being tortured, potentially endangering troops or causing them to revel state secrets "The attitude with men [in capture] is just 'Suck it in and welcome to captivity,' but if they watching a woman suffer like that, it's a whole different ball game."