THE Australian Labor Party has endorsed Alex Simpson as its candidate for Lyne in the upcoming election.

Alex has a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and physics and has worked as a research assistant developing energy storage technology.

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While people across the electorate have raised many issues with Alex, four major areas of concern have arisen, with health and aged care services at the top of the list, plus climate change, jobs and education.

“Amongst the campaign’s priorities, health and aged care are the most serious areas of need in the electorate,” Alex said.

“Lyne is home to an older population facing the inequality we see too often in regional Australia.

“I have already met with community groups who have strongly voiced their concerns about infrastructure, medical equipment and staffing issues in our hospitals, and I’ve listened to aged care workers tell me of horrible experiences reflecting those revealed by the Royal Commission.

“As a candidate for Lyne, I will fight for better outcomes in health and aged care, and I’ll be looking to make commitments for the changes that Lyne needs, and that Labor can deliver,” Alex said.

Alex was drawn to politics by noticing the government’s lack of action on climate change.

As an aspiring scientist, Alex said he believes that real action needs to be taken on these important issues.

“A major poll shows that in every federal electorate, the majority of voters want the government to do more on climate change, yet the government continues to deny its climate responsibility.

“It’s time to act on the messages from climate change experts,” he said.

Alex told News Of The Area that he has seen job losses in the TAFE and university systems, including in his own workplace.

“I’ve seen staff agonising over whether their job will be kept, and I’ve seen their employers faced with impossible decisions.

“Older academic staff may never be able to get back into the workforce.

“The damage done by the Coalition’s neglect of higher education is severe and we need to do something about it,” Alex said.

Alex believes that it’s time for a change in the government, to ensure that today’s problems are being dealt with.

“I’m working to make that happen in my electorate, and I’m asking the people of Lyne to help me do that,” he said.

By Tara CAMPBELL