Share This. My mum raised me in public housing as a single parent. In , that was a brave call. I owe her everything.
My vision is an Australia where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their aspirations and enjoys the benefits of a well-paid, secure job. It was from Maryanne that Anthony learned the values of social justice and fairness. Anthony was the first person in his family to finish school, let alone university. After juggling multiple jobs while studying full time, he graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics.
Anthony knows the impact that a good education can have on your life. Anthony was elected as the Federal Member for Grayndler, representing the community that he grew up in almost 30 years before. Anthony introduced a bill to grant same-sex couples the same superannuation benefits as heterosexual couples. The bill failed. He would reintroduce the bill three more times — not because it was popular, but because it was the right thing to do. Just as his mum Maryanne dreamed of a better life for her son, Anthony dreams of a better life for Nathan.
Today, Anthony leads a Labor Party that proudly supports net zero emissions by In the depths of the Global Financial Crisis, Labor knew that Australia needed to build its way to recovery.
Australia would double its roads budget and increase rail investment tenfold, creating thousands of jobs across Australia. On the first day of Parliament after the federal election, Kevin Rudd delivered the Apology to the Stolen Generations. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in the road to reconciliation with the First Australians. For Anthony, it was personal. His mum spent much of her life on a disability pension after her joints were cripped with arthritis.
