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2024 Queensland State Election candidates Redcliffe

Want to know who is running in the 2024 State Election, with early polling now open and polling day coming up on October 26? Here’s a list of candidates for the seat of Redcliffe.

Early voting commenced on October 14, from 8am-6pm, at about 200 early voting centres across Queensland. Here’s a list of early polling booths in Moreton Bay.

Requests for postal votes can be submitted at ecq.qld.gov.au

Polling day is on October 26.

Meet the Redcliffe candidates

We invited candidates to provide a profile which included their top three priorities. Here are their responses, in ballot paper order.

Name: Simon Salloum

Party: One Nation

Suburb: Redcliffe

Top 3 issues to address:

  1. Stopping the 'sun tax': We shouldn't be paying to feed excess solar power into the grid. We should be paid for it. Neither major party has been honest about renewable energy: both support this sun tax. Labor says renewable energy is cheaper, and then charges us for generating it.
  2. Cost of living: Labor's record immigration, reckless government spending and costly net-zero policies have driven inflation. One Nation will lower immigration, introduce real-time accountability on government spending, and prioritise cheaper energy over costly renewables.
  3. Youth crime: One Nation will deliver justice for victims of youth crime with tougher penalties, by introducing accountability for judges who fail to prioritise community safety and by holding parents responsible - including financially - to victims where parental neglect is a factor. We want to prevent repeat offending by integrating proven intervention programs.

Name: Kass Hall

Party: Queensland Labor Party

Suburb: Clontarf

Top 3 issues to address:

1. Youth Crime/Disengagement: as a former QPS prosecutor and teacher of at-risk teenagers, I am the only candidate that has the experience to tackle these issues. I believe in taking responsibility for actions, but also tackling the wider issues that contribute to youth disengagement.

2. Housing and Homelessness: housing is a human right and, across the globe, governments must do more to ensure no-one sleeps in a tent or car - it’s not acceptable in 2024 Australia. We are building more social and affordable housing in Queensland than ever before, and I am lobbying to a Department of Housing shopfront reopened (closed by the LNP).

3. Health Services: healthcare is personal as a 4x cancer survivor. Seeing the Redcliffe Hospital expansion through is a priority, as well as my commitment to an inpatient mental health unit.

Name: Gerard Saunders

Party: Independent

Suburb: Newport

Top 3 issues to address:

  1. Coming from a hard-working family that faced its share of hardships, I understand the challenges many are experiencing today. As a renter, I empathise with those in our community experiencing higher rental prices. I will advocate for policies that make rent and home ownership affordable, without punishing landlords.
  2. I will advocate for innovative energy technologies and engineering education to drive down energy costs, ensuring Queenslanders benefit from reliable and affordable energy, contributing to a lower cost of living.
  3. We need a real vision for our peninsula and state—something that Labour and the LNP have failed to provide. As your representative, I can address the issues that Labor and LNP MPs often avoid—issues that matter to you and your family. I will always put you first, answering only to you, the people of Redcliffe.

Name: Will Simon
Party: Queensland Greens
Suburb: Margate
Top 3 issues to address:
1. Homelessness and the housing crisis: It's no secret that homelessness is on the rise and many people in Redcliffe are being priced out of their own homes. We need an immediate rent freeze and we should be creating a new Public Bank in Queensland that can offer fair rates and fee-less services to Queenslanders.

2. The cost of everything going up: Everything is going up, except for our wages/pensions. How are Coles and Woolies allowed to make off like bandits with billions in profit? We need to break up their duopoly and put caps on at least 30 essential items.

3. Looking after our natural environment: We need stronger protections for our natural environment. Our koalas, marine life and more need safeguarding. We also need to take immediate action on the climate crisis by investing in green jobs.

Name: Kerri-Anne Dooley

Party: Liberal National Party (LNP)

Suburb: Woody Point

Top 3 issues to address:

  1. I have seen our community grow and change over the years, but the Palaszczuk/Miles Labor Government has failed to keep us safe and to deliver the infrastructure, the health services, and the housing we need to keep pace with population growth.
  2. Locals in Redcliffe are hurting. The people of Redcliffe deserve a local member who listens to them and a government that works for them. After nine years of a Labor government in Queensland are we better or worse off when it comes to community safety, health, or housing?
  3. The only way to deliver better outcomes for our community in Redcliffe is to change the government in Queensland.