"[71] As a member of the Senate, Wong is considered unlikely to mount a candidacy for leadership of the Labor Party in the future, though there is no formal rule that restricts the office to members of the House of Representatives. Since Francis was Chinese-Malay, the family faced discrimination in Malaysia, too: the constitution gave official preference to ethnic Malays in education and employment. [37], In December 2013 Holden announced it would withdraw production from Australia. There is a Twitter account devoted to her eyebrows. [66][67], During a 2023 Senate estimates hearing, Wong was asked about the presence of nuclear weapons aboard nuclear-capable B-52s and B2 Sprits U.S. bombers, which operate regularly out of northern Australia. Wong gently disagrees, but says she never thought of a House of Representatives seat in any event: "I actually think that the house of review is the chamber where more detailed legislative work is done.". At the time Holden directly employed 1,600 people in its Elizabeth plant in South Australia, with a total of 3,000 job losses predicted through the supply chain. Wong, who was at the University of Adelaide with nascent Australian Democrat MP Natasha Stott Despoja and journalists David Penberthy, Samantha Maiden and Annabel Crabb, also has in her past a five-year relationship with the former South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill. She is charming, but also cutting. Discover Jay Weatherill famous and rare quotes. [49], In 2015 Jay Weatherill announced that the state government would hold an annual 'Simplify Day' to initiate the reduction and removal of unnecessary regulation and legislation. He matriculated in 1981 as dux of the school. Published by Black Inc. Books. [29] The 20132014 budget saw revenue increase, in part due to the privatisation of SA Lotto to Tatts Group for $427 million,[30] and of forests in the State's south-east to international company The Campbell Group for $670 million. People in Borneo suffered severely under Japanese occupation in World War II, including Penny Wongs paternal grandmother, father, and his siblings. "I ran it as a non-factional group," recalls Karzis from his Adelaide legal office, breaking off to laugh uproariously before adding: "That is, there was no other faction than mine. He is currently retired and announced his intention to retire from Parliament on December 6, 2018. After Weatherill, her relationships were with women. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. As well, she credits him with holding the government together during the years of minority government under Gillard. Born in Malaysia to a Chinese Malaysian father and a British Australian mother, Wong was educated at Scotch College in Adelaide, before attending the University of Adelaide, graduating with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. Weatherill told Frydenberg the Federal Liberal government was the "most anti-SA government in living memory" and claimed the Federal Government's plan for Snowy Hydro 2.0 was a sign of a government in a "white-knuckled panic about national energy policy". [60], In 2016, Weatherill supported calls for increasing the GST to 15%. "She learned to control her emotions and fiercely protect her thoughts, not to let those outside her family see what was going on inside." The senator, a Labor party powerbroker, surrendered his No.1 Senate ticket position to Penny Wong during the protracted factional brawl over the federal Labor leadership. The state's finance minister, Michael O'Brien, has announced he will stand down from his seat of Napier at the upcoming election, to make way for Senator Farrell. Her first long-term woman partner, Dascia Bennett, whom she met in 1995, had two children, so Wong became a stepmother. Wong first visited Adelaide as a two-year-old on a visit with her mother. Penny Wong - Passion and Principle by Margaret Simons The incoming Liberal government won a total of 25 seats, with crossbench independents holding 3 seats. How long did Penny Wong and Jay Weatherill date? [53], In 2015, Weatherill invited the South Australian Law Reform Institute to review all legislation for discrimination against the LGBTIQ community resulting in a number of bills eventually being passed in the South Australian Parliament. He held that position from October 21, 2011, until March 19, 2018. Her natural strength is policy and strategy. [13][14][15][16][17] In early August 2011 Weatherill's attempts at contacting Rann on his trade mission to India had been met with silence, leaving the party leadership in limbo until Rann's return to Australia. [41], The 2014 State election resulted in a hung parliament with 23 seats for Labor, 22 for the Liberals, and the balance of power resting with the two independents, Bob Such and Geoff Brock. [21], The 20122013 budget was Weatherill's first, with Jack Snelling as treasurer, and came with deep cuts aiming to achieve major savings. Toby turned 30 on the day his sister was elected to the Senate in 2001, in the middle of the bitterest race election this country had seen in the course of the siblings' lives. Asked why no other countries were vying for the privilege if this was such a good idea, he answered: If you regard yourself as an international citizen, if this is the best place in the world to store waste, which has to exist somewhere in the world, it isnt going away., Host Tony Jones joked with him: Do you have a vision here? Authors; . [23] Other actions during Weatherill's first 12 months included a deal to increase shopping hours on public holidays, supported by SDA secretary Peter Malinauskas and Business SA chief executive Peter Vaughan,[24] and Weatherill's support for a Greens-initiated gay marriage bill following the announcement of Tasmania's planned changes. [51], In 2015, the Weatherill Government pledged significant funds towards a second building, to be known as the John Chalmers Centre for Transforming Healthcare or 'SAHMRI II', which would house Australia's first proton therapy unit.
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