Hi, I’m Josh. I’m proud to be representing the Greens in Rankin this federal election.

I’m a Loganlea local and a hiking and photography enthusiast with a background in Environmental Science. In my spare time, I like to hit the water and explore the Moreton Bay Islands or relax on the beach. 

I believe everyone should have access to all the things they need to have a good life - but for so many in our area, this is getting further from reach. We’re working harder to pay the rent, to afford the weekly grocery shop, put fuel in the car and pay the bills. Folks are putting off trips to the dentist due to the costs, and even accessing basic medical care has gotten more difficult. 

Over the last decade, Labor and the Liberals have had the ability to make genuine interventions in the cost of living crisis but have been unwilling to, as they shape their policy decisions to please their corporate donors.

Poor policy from successive governments and their reluctance to reign in the greed of corporations has led to historically high financial and social inequality. Billionaires rest easy with their record profits while our household budgets get tighter. 1 in 3 corporations are paying no tax - the rest of us are left footing the bill.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

The Greens have a plan to reduce the cost of living. We’ll make housing more affordable by freezing rents, then capping the amount they can increase by. We’ll regulate the banks to make mortgage repayments more affordable.

We’ll make trips to the GP free again, and put dental and mental healthcare into Medicare. By making it illegal for supermarkets to price gouge, we’ll bring down the cost of your weekly grocery shop. We can fund it by making billionaires and big businesses pay their fair share of tax. 

Working as an Environment and Community Officer in a coal mine, I can see how big the task of sustainably transitioning our energy sector away from fossil fuels will be; a transition that will be a necessary part of mitigating the worst effects of climate change.

The Greens are the only party with a serious plan to make the changes we need to wind down our current carbon emissions and support all workers as they transition to a different part of the mining industry. 

A better future is possible, but we need politicians who are willing to work for people, not for the profits of their corporate mates.

The Greens refuse donations from big corporations. We don’t sell out, we’re working for you.

We can’t keep voting for the same two parties and expecting a different result.

This time, vote 1 Greens.