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David Ian Feeney (born 5 March 1970) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for the division of Batman in the House of Representatives from 7 September 2013 to 1 February 2018.
Feb 1, 2018 · DAVID Feeney, the federal Labor MP who forgot a $2 million house and then forgot he was a British citizen, has resigned from his Victorian seat of Batman.
Caucus Secretary of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party from 2008 to 2010. Party positions. Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (Vic.) from 1994 to 2002. Personal. Born: 5.3.1970, Adelaide, Australia. Gender: Male. Marital Status: Married.
- Greens Take State Seat from Labor
- How Labor Will Frame The Contest
- Where Batman Will Be Won and Lost
- Will The Liberals Run?
- What It Means For Victorian Labor
Last year Labor lost the state seat of Northcote for the first time in 90 years to the Greens at the by-election triggered by the death of minister Fiona Richardson. The Greens won 45 per cent of the primary vote, sending a shudder through the ALP. When news first broke last year of Mr Feeney's predicament, Labor folks in Victoria were gloomy about...
The campaign for Labor will require it to talk about taking on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, rather than going head to head with the Greens. Labor will have to avoid getting into a battle where they try to out-green the Greens on progressive issues. The Greens will campaign hard on the Adani coal mine (thousands of kilometres from suburban Batma...
Known as the "hipster-proof fence", the major road Bell Street dissects the electorate between north and south. As Greens supporters have moved into trendy Northcote and surrounds, the area has become harder for Labor to win, as seem in last year's state by-election. The areas north of the road — Reservoir, Preston and parts of Bundoora — are what ...
The other factor will be if the Liberal Party fields a candidate. Liberal preferences have traditionally helped the ALP in these types of battles. The Liberals did not run a candidate in Northcote, and there are varying views within the conservative party about what to do. Last month the Liberals were considering running a candidate against Mr Feen...
Batman will be another sign of just how far the Greens reach is extending in inner Melbourne. It will show if voters are content with their choice in the Northcote state election. It will also give a further indication of just how big a challenge Premier Daniel Andrews faces on November 24 in seats like Brunswick and Richmond, and perhaps give an i...
Oct 10, 2018 · Long time Labor Member for Batman, David Feeney, announced his resignation early in 2018. DAVID CROSLING/AAP. One person who’s seen up close the sometimes difficult relationship between reporters...
David Feeney is a Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He was Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, 2010–2013.
Feb 1, 2018 · Labor MP David Feeney has resigned from parliament, saying that he is unable to disprove that he is a dual citizen. The MP for the inner-Melbourne seat of Batman confirmed this afternoon that he would resign and not seek preselection for the seat in an upcoming by-election.
