Hi I’m Brandan, your Greens candidate for Oxley. 

I am a biotechnologist, allied healthcare worker in cancer treatment and research, and a healthcare/disability advocate. 

Through my work over the past 7 years, I’ve supported many people having treatment for cancer. Bearing witness to these treatment journeys, I see the impact that our strained healthcare system has on regular folks in their most challenging times. Not only do we need to protect Medicare, we need to expand it.

We must safeguard free access to these treatments, and introduce guaranteed free GP visits so that everyone can have proper consultations, diagnosis, treatment and care without being burdened by hefty bills at the end of their appointment. 

As a scientist and community volunteer, I see the importance of climate action. The 2022 floods in South East Queensland affected so much of our community, with more than 50% of the electorate's suburbs affected by flooding. Storms and flooding are becoming more common, and our summer seasons are hotter than ever before. We need strong, serious climate action to protect our loved ones, our beautiful wildlife and environment, and our homes. 

I grew up in regional Australia, experiencing first hand some of the challenges faced by many young families. My father has been living with a disability since I was very little and my mother is his carer, so I understand the struggles of people who are on the pension and on Centrelink.

Everyday people are working harder and struggling to get by. Every dollar is stretched to its limit. Grocery prices have skyrocketed, rents are increasing and mortgage holders are struggling to make their payments and put food on the table. Parents are struggling to afford their back to school supplies at the beginning of the year and the costs of sending their children to school seem to only be getting bigger.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

In a wealthy country like Australia, nobody should be left behind. The Greens want to raise all pension and Centrelink payments above the poverty line, and put dental and mental health into Medicare. We will bring down the cost of groceries by making supermarket price gouging illegal, and make mortgages more affordable by regulating the big banks. We will make state schools genuinely free by funding and resourcing them properly, so every child can access a good education. 

Everyone deserves a fair go, but Labor and Liberals only listen to billionaires, banks and big corporations. The Greens are the only party listening to everyday people. We can’t be bought, so we won’t sell out.

A better future is possible – but we have to make it happen together.  

Oxley, let's create a positive future for all of us!