[15], Kelly established the now-defunct Southern Sydney Retailers Association,[17] which he used as a platform to lobby the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Five things to know about Craig Kelly, the conservative Liberal Last January I was on holidays in Tasmania, enjoying some much-deserved family time. He was, after all, re-elected at the last election with an increased majority. [94], In the 2022 election, Kelly won around 8% of the vote, and Jenny Ware, representing the Liberal Party, won Hughes. [88] His personal mobile phone number was leaked by Australian online news publisher, Crikey, in retaliation. Doctors certified 385.6 deaths on average each day from all causes last year, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics in March. In the meantime, Kelly remains a hero to his many followers. [78], While usually up to four extra staff can be allocated to independent MPs, the current Prime Minister must approve any such staffing increase,[79] and Kelly was not allocated extra staff. ALAN JONES: Good to talk to you, a man of deep and significant courage. Thank you for continuing to fight. - Alan Jones, Sky News Australia, 19, July 2021. He achieves higher levels of engagement than either the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader by selectively reinforcing the conservative opinions of his followers. - Bernardi, Sky News Australia, 18 June, 2021. [90], In November 2021, Kelly was awarded in absentia the Bent Spoon award by organisation the Australian Skeptics for spreading misinformation about Covid and vaccinations.[91], In December 2021 Kelly, who has been permanently banned from Facebook, was nominated by the crossbench and appointed to a parliamentary committee looking into social media and online safety, along with two Opposition MPs. [12] He is one of four children born to Lawrence and Raima Kelly. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The truth is we are constituents from diverse backgrounds, with no political affiliations. As Mr Morrison struggles to unify a divided party, ensuring the electoral future of a conservative warrior such as Mr Kelly is a move that may go some way to placating this group. we dont allow content that denies the existence of Covid-19 or that encourages people to use hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin to treat or prevent the virus. The motivations of members are as diverse as the electorate is huge. But, crucially, protection against hospitalisation and severe illness remains high across all groups, with Israel's Ministry of Health making it clear last week that: The effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and severe symptoms stands at 88 percent and 91 percent, respectively That, of course, is what we need the vaccine to do. Election forum walkouts after Craig Kelly labels vaccine mandates 'an - The Kenny Report, Sky News Australia, 2 August, 2021. Labor has unleashed on Coalition MP Craig Kelly in Question Time, but one comment from the embattled Liberal made the parliament erupt with laughter. Mr Kelly, the MP for Hughes who defected from the Liberal Party in February, confirmed on Monday that he had joined Mr Palmer's party, and pledged to run anti-lockdown candidates in every lower. [159] Kelly has stated that Labor's proposed increases in the emissions reduction target undermines policy certainty, and has stated that the emissions reduction target for the agriculture industry in Australia could result in farmers having to cull their livestock. The use of the TGA logo in this instance potentially breaches both copyright legislation and the Criminal Code Act 1995.. And recent case numbers show it may have fallen further to around 40 per cent. Clive Palmer undermines his party's new leader Craig Kelly [130] Kelly reassured Evans that the government would not mandate vaccines for COVID-19. [48] Kelly criticised Julia Banks' decision to retire following the spill in a Sky News interview, defending politics as a "rough-and-tumble game. The Sydney MP is a proud monarchist and regularly expresses support for conservative causes. More about Craig Kelley. [98], During a case between a former Kelly staffer and his chief of staff, Frank Zumbo, the former staffer claimed that she didn't speak up about the sexual harassment because of feared retribution from speaking up. [108] While a member of this committee, Kelly criticised the Turnbull government's position on energy. It is embarrassing when others believe that we must all agree with him. With all the focus on his Facebook presence in the last month, Kelly can no longer hide behind this kind of anonymity in his electorate. There is a strong anti-science theme that runs through Kellys supporters. Alex Ellinghausen We are educated, work hard and have families to support. [1], In 2021 Kelly sold his family home in the Sutherland Shire and purchased a new home approximately 100km from his electorate in Narara on the New South Wales Central Coast. Craig Kelly Veterinarian at Blaxland veterinary clinic . That is why it is frustrating to be so misrepresented at a federal level. Our electorate is big and beautiful. First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we [129], Royal Australian College of General Practitioners President Karen Price criticised Kelly for his 2021 appearance on a podcast with Pete Evans, who "spread[s] alarming misinformation, including content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory and COVID-19 denialist claims". [143], On 15 September 2021, lawyers for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) threatened Kelly with legal action, alleging the United Australia Party breached copyright and demanded that it stop distributing incomplete extracts of adverse event reports relating to COVID-19 vaccines which the TGA believes could be seriously misleading. Mr Kelly was hauled into the prime minister's office on Tuesday and told to refrain from spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories on social media that fly in the face of government medical advice. It was on Facebook we gathered laughing at the conspiracy theories, cringing at the obvious Dunning-Kruger effect and raging at his lack of appreciation for local issues. Kelly was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives with firsthand knowledge of raising a child with severe disabilities and said that he would use this experience in the position. We Are Hughes is countering the narrative that our beautiful electorate is filled with people like Kelly. [123] Kelly and Coatsworth have reportedly "agreed to disagree" on hydroxychloroquine. Anneliese Alexander is a member of the community group We Are Hughes, 'Outlandish': Labor urges Facebook to act against Craig Kelly's 'harmful' content, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. S.1209 - Tax Refund Protection Act 118th Congress (2023-2024) ALAN JONES: you keep going for one simple reason, the evidence says that you are right. Youll hear the truth here. If the Liberal and Labor parties agreed to the bill, Id be the first one to support it, he said. And hes been a treasured guest on Cory Bernardis show on three occasions: CORY BERNARDI: Craig Kelly has been attacked for using science and data rather than emotion to frame his arguments. Our local MP Craig Kelly is an embarrassment. He doesn't represent our And when you drill into the data you can see why. He also recollected his rugby career for St George and described sport as "one of our greatest educators". [61] During the 2019 election campaign, there was a grassroots campaign to unseat Kelly, "Hughes Deserves Better". [85] Kelly has drafted a bill calling for politicians and senior bureaucrats to be paid $750 per week while a lockdown is in place in their area. But as the fires raged, my attention was drawn back home to where my local MP, Craig Kelly, made international headlines by, Outlandish: Labor urges Facebook to act against Craig Kellys harmful content, calling the UK meteorologist and BBC presenter Laura Tobin, fossil fuels are keeping us safe from a dangerous climate. [105] Kelly supports Australia's constitutional monarchy,[106] and is a frequent guest on conservative network Sky News Australia[107] often speaking on subjects related to the parliamentary environmental and energy committee. As many in the group started asking of each other: So what are we going to do about it?. - Email, Professor Bruce Thompson, Health Sciences, Swinburne University, 22 July, 2021. A British meteorologist has flatly rejected taunts by Liberal MP Craig Kelly that she is an 'ignorant weather girl'. View in Telegram. [29][30] The project will enable "import-export freight travelling through Sydney to and from Port Botany to be transported on rail instead of the road network". [52] Scott Morrison reportedly intervened in the pre-selection process for Hughes, indicating that he wanted Kelly to run unchallenged,[53] but local branch members argued that as Kelly was an important figure in the August leadership spills, he should go. ALAN JONES: Outstanding. - Telegram, Craig Kelly Independent MP, 24 July, 2021 Kelly's claim of a conspiracy goes down well with his supporters, who believe the mainstream media is lying to them. Craig Kelly - Santa Clara, California, United States - LinkedIn And thats why Professor Bruce Thompson from Swinburne University did not mince his words about Craig Kellys claim the vaccine is useless, telling Media Watch: Even if the vaccine IS becoming less effective in preventing infections, it is still really high in terms of preventing serious illness and hospitalisation, and in that nothing has changed. Telegram: Contact @craigkelly But as the fires raged, my attention was drawn back home to where my local MP, Craig Kelly, made international headlines by calling the UK meteorologist and BBC presenter Laura Tobin an ignorant Pommy weather girl. [101], Kelly was formerly part of the conservative right-wing faction inside the Liberal Party. The reason: The country is suddenly seeing an uptick in cases, and most of them are among vaccinated people. [166][167][11] Tobin told Kelly that "You're not a climate skeptic, you're a climate denier", and host Piers Morgan labelled Kelly a "disgrace" who should "wake up". [58] Turnbull dismissed comparisons to his own 2016 intervention to save Kelly, and cited recent campaigns in NSW to allow grassroots members more say in pre-selection contests as the reason for his intervention. Last January I was on holidays in Tasmania, enjoying some much-deserved family time. Mortified that this man supposedly represented me, I searched for his Facebook page to lambast him. The basis for our grassroots movement is integrity and accountability in politics. Five things to know about Craig Kelly, the conservative Liberal backbencher saved by Scott Morrison, Follow our live blog for the latest from the Met Gala, Keep up with the latest ASX and business news. HOME - Craig Kelly MP Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has said there is no evidence Ivermectin offers any benefit in preventing COVID-19. But if anyone is hiding the truth in his crusade against masks, lockdowns and vaccines, it is Kelly. [19] He served on the Standing Appropriations and Administration Australian House of Representatives committee from 2010 to 2013. [51] Kelly was approached to run for the electoral district of East Hills, a state seat, but declined. But for that, of course, we can blame the pandemic. . We Are Hughes looks at successes in Warringah and Indi as inspiration, but we forge our own path, with our own Hughes flavour. [58], When the government moved to head off a dispute by using state executive powers to automatically endorse sitting members, Turnbull launched a failed intervention to prevent the outcome, hoping Kelly, a Dutton backer, would be ousted. He resigned from the Liberal Party in February 2021 to sit on the crossbench as an independent politician, before announcing that he was joining the United Australia Party in August of that year, and was appointed as the party's leader. Our electorate is not a pawn on the prime ministers chess board, moving about to save the Liberal party. ALAN JONES: Craig, thank you for your courage and thank you for your scholarship. We are as entitled to representation as any other electorate. When you have 3000 people dying every week of the year, and especially with vaccines given among older people, its not surprising that, coincidentally, there are hundreds of people who, sadly, die within days of being vaccinated.. [74], Kelly was set to face a preselection contest in Hughes,[75] but in February 2021 he resigned from the Liberal Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent. In a series of tweets Kelly hammered this message home: With the latest data out of Israel it should be game over for the [VACCINE EMOJI] [VACCINE EMOJI] sellers and the moronic stupidity of those pushing Vaccine Passports. live, learn and work. [26] Kelly subsequently described the speech he gave as condemning fascism and communism, and apologised for appearing to endorse the flag of the Independent State of Croatia. [87] The TGA are seeking legal advice over whether a website linked in these texts which uses the TGA's logo and data breaches the criminal code. [13], After finishing high school Kelly worked for his parents as a furniture salesman[14] and "export manager" at their furniture business DV Kelly Pty Ltd. In a speech in parliament he criticised the use of federal funds to obtain wind power of "questionable reliability" in favour of spending on other critical social needs. "The special experience I have had with Trent has made me a better person," he said. Craig, AK; Delta Junction, AK; Dillingham, AK; Dutch Harbor, AK . And after criticism from Media Watch and Ray Hadley, Jones was told last week he will no longer be writing his weekly column for The Daily Telegraph. [170], Kelly has a daughter and a son. Yet he has still been warmly welcomed onto Sky News opinion shows, appearing at least once a week over the last three months. [134] Two days after being reprimanded, Kelly again posted about COVID-19 treatments on his Facebook page. It was hardly a heartfelt apology from Jones.And Craig Kelly was even less inclined to admit his error, accusing us first of a shocking smear, then telling his Twitter followers we were guilty of deceit: notice how the ABC blur the numbers show no one can see them. [154] He attended a "wind power fraud rally" of 150 people in front of Parliament House, Canberra, which called for the abolition of the renewable energy target and a ban on new wind farms. And around 90 per cent of those suggest the vaccines dont work, or spread fear, doubt and uncertainty about the risks. [170], Kelly supports Advance Australia's attempts to introduce educational materials to schools that falsely describe climate change as a hoax. [46] In the second spill on 24 August, Kelly was one of the first few to sign the petition calling for a party room meeting to vote on the leadership of the Liberal Party. right away. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. And that has led anti-COVID-vaxxers around the world including Kelly to claim the vaccines dont work, as The Washington Post and others have reported: A vaccine skeptic community that often focuses on unverified data, innuendo and false and misleading comparisons is suddenly pointing to Israel again.
