Tammy Tyrrell
Tammy Tyrell | |
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 Tyrell in 2024 | |
| Senator for Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Abetz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1970[1] Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacqui Lambie Network (until 2024) |
Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian politician, currently a senator in the Australian Federal Parliament representing Tasmania. She ran in the 2022 federal election to represent Tasmania in the Senate, and was elected to fill the sixth vacancy.[2] Her 6-year term started on 1 July 2022.[1]
Career
[edit]Tyrell has had a varied work history, from working at a petrol station to a farm, as well as working as an employment training adviser for a job agency.[3]
From 2014 to 2022, she worked as a staff member for Senator Jacqui Lambie.[4]
Senate
[edit]Tyrell was elected to the Federal Senate. Early in her senate term, she advocated for more affordable homes for Tasmania,[5]spoke against an $18 million dollar personal grant for the Governor-General,[6] helped retain the Australian Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program,[7] and advocated for a review into aged care facilities in Tasmania.[8]
Childcare
[edit]Tyrrell has spoken in the Senate on early childhood education and care. During July 2024 and August 2024 she has been campaigning to keep small childhood day care facilities open and has called upon both federal and state governments to sort iron out regulation loophole.[9]
Freight costs
[edit]On 21 August, 2024, Tyrrell was asked to chair one of the Australian Senate committees, heading an enquiry into the effectiveness of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme.[10]
Supermarket pricing
[edit]Tyrell was appointed to the Select Committee on Supermarket Prices in December 2023. This committee looked at price gouging practices. Tyrell pointed out that in Tasmania, there is even less competition and called for retailers such as Aldi to be incentivised to come to the island.[11]
Election History
[edit]She was selected as the lead candidate on the Jacqui Lambie Network's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election, and won election, defeating incumbent senator Eric Abetz.[12] On 28 March 2024, Tyrrell announced she would resign from the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) to sit as an independent, saying that Lambie was "not happy" with the way she was representing the party.[13]
Tammy Tyrrell for Tasmania
[edit]Tammy Tyrrell for Tasmania | |
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| Abbreviation | TT |
| Leader | Tammy Tyrrell |
| Founded | 24 September 2024 |
On 24 September 2024, Tyrrell applied to register a party named "Tammy Tyrrell for Tasmania".[14] Under the Australian Senate electoral system, only registered political parties are able to have a name and logo appear above the line on the ballot paper. This greatly increases candidates' chances of winning.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Senator Tammy Tyrrell". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Tasmanian Senators have been decided" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Bovill, Monte (30 May 2022). "Who is Tasmania's likely new senator, Tammy Tyrrell?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Tammy Tyrrell (6 September 2022). "FIRST SPEECH - Tyrrell, Senator Tammy". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate.
- ^ "Tasmania's Tammy Tyrrell struck deal for 1200 homes built in state". The Advocate News. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Albanese dumps $18 million grant to GG-backed leadership program". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2023.
- ^ "TYRRELL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT NOT TO KEEP WINE MAKERS IN LIMBO". Tasmanian Times. 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Senator Tammy Tyrell calls for audit on all Tasmanian aged care facilities". The Examiner. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Little known childcare rule could put two private centres at closure risk". The Advocate. 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Senator Tammy Tyrrell will lead a Senate inquiry into the effectiveness of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme". Hobart Mercury. 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Supermarket inquiry lays out plan for pricing crackdown". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Tammy Tyrrell for Senate". Tammy Tyrrell for Senate. Jacqui Lambie Network. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell resigns from Jacqui Lambie Network, will sit on crossbench as independent". ABC News. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Notice of application for registration as a political party" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Canberra. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Why does David have a party if he's an independent?". Canberra: David Pocock.
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