By Callum Ludwig
Ambere Livori has been announced as the Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party candidate for the seat of Casey in the upcoming federal election.
The Star Mail reached out to Ms Livori to find out what ties her to the electorate and why she is running to represent the region in Parliament.
Ms Livori said she lives in the Latrobe electorate, near the border of Casey.
“I have a great connection with the Casey Electorate and surrounding areas, my family love to walk the streets, shop, dine, camp and stay in many beautiful locations Casey has to offer,” she said.
“Casey Electorate has so much to offer everyone and this is my chance to give back, I decided to run for One Nation as their policies are there to make this country better for all Australians,”
“The issues facing my electorate reflect the broader challenges across Australia—cost of living, housing, and migration… what I hope to achieve for Casey is to implement our policies in a way that delivers economic relief, puts money back in people’s pockets, and prioritises all Australians.”
Ms Livori’s background is in the automotive industry and she currently works as a mechanical fitter in construction, as well as being a new mum and wife.
Ms Livori said she is committed to addressing the cost of living, free speech and ‘citizen-initiated referenda’ (legislation and referendums proposed directly by residents), with a vision that includes tackling housing affordability, government overspending and standing up for individual rights.
“From my conversations with constituents, it’s clear that the major concerns in our electorate are the rising cost of living, inflation and housing affordability. These challenges are not unique to our community—they reflect broader issues affecting Australians nationwide,” she said.
“One Nation is committed to tackling the cost of living crisis through a targeted and practical plan designed to deliver immediate relief to households and businesses,”
“I believe that inflation is being driven by irresponsible government overspending, that’s why One Nation is committed to cutting wasteful expenditure and delivering up to $90 billion in annual savings through efficient, targeted reforms.”
Ms Livori pointed to One Nation’s promises to implement the following measures for cost-of-living relief:
Reforming National Electricity Market (NEM) rules to support affordable coal and gas-fired baseload power, while backing nuclear energy as a ‘reliable, long-term solution.’
Halving the fuel excise to 26 cents per litre for three years, with the option to extend
Raising the tax-free threshold to $35,000 for self-funded retirees
Removing the excise on beer and spirits in licensed venues.
On the topic of housing affordability, Ms Livori supports One Nation’s pledges to:
Introduce a five-year moratorium on GST for building materials
Conduct a full review of ‘excessive’ government charges
Remove mandatory disability compliance requirements for all new homes
Ms Livori is also a supporter of One Nation’s proposed National Apprenticeship Scheme which would provide first-year, second-year and third-year appreentices with a wage subsidy of 75 per cent, 50 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.
Ms Livori enjoys four-wheel driving and camping with her family, opposing the Great Forest National Park proposal that has been a hot topic in the Casey electorate in recent times as she believes it will ‘devastate the local economy.’
Some of One Nation’s other policy positions include:
Joint income tax filing for families with at least one dependent child to encourage homeschooling and reduce childcare costs
Reduce government spending by reforming the NIDS, abolishing the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and climate-change programs and levying gas royalties, among other measures
Constitutionally protect free speech
Implement a national water infrastructure initiative
Withdraw Australia from the United Nations Paris Agreement on emissions reduction
Ban any further sale of freehold farmland to foreign investors and limit the sale of leasehold farmland to a tenure of 25 years
Reduce migration by over 570,000 people, deport 75,000 ‘illegal immigrants’ and implement migration reforms such as withdrawing from the United Nations Refugee Convention and refusing ‘entry to migrants from nations known to foster extremist ideologies’
Reduce cost of access to medicinal cannabis
Reform Medicare to prevent fraud and rorting while increasing rebates
Oppose any increase to GST
Keep firearm licensing laws the same
Reform law on abortion, including reducing the gestational limit, banning sex-selective abortion and giving doctors the right to make a conscientious objection to performing an abortion
Begin a Royal Commission into the management of the Covid-19 pandemic
Supporting the fishing and forestry industries
