Responses to 2019 federal election candidate survey

Below you can find the detailed responses for each candidate who replied to our 2019 federal election candidate survey. Please see our election page for a summary. You can also view the list of questions candidates were asked.

The entries are listed in alphabetical order by party, with independents listed at the end. Next to each candidate's name is a colour bar indicating how much they agree overall with the statements we surveyed as well as how much they agree with each issue:

Overall average
Issue: animal well-being
Issue: animals and environment
Issue: animal products and health
Issue: vegan rights and education

The candidate's agreement is ranked against the other candidates and is indicated by the colour scale:

Most strongly agree least strongly agree.

Amy Byrnes, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: The AJP is the only party that is dedicated to ending all animal cruelty <3

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: I am concerned about the impact of climate change on both humans and animals. Animals will succumb to extreme climatic events well before we do. A world that becomes 2-4 degrees warmer, or more, will kill billions of individual animals, and could eliminate a substantial proportion of existing animal species. It is an AJP priority that urgent action be taken to address global climate destabilisation. Animal agriculture plays a major role as a cause of climate change, so a switch to a plant based diet would be a significant help in avoiding it. Globally, it is essential that we protect ocean life and marine eco-systems and decrease livestock numbers to both reduce methane and other greenhouse gas emissions and allow reforestation.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: We want to broaden the focus in health policy from just treating disease to also improving health. We believe the biggest gains in health, longevity and economy are to be gained by improving people's knowledge and access to healthy diet and exercise opportunities. Our key dietary goal is to shift Australia's food focus towards healthy plant-based wholefoods. This will greatly reduce the rates of many illnesses.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Angela Pollard, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Darren Brollo, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Gae Constable, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: I would like to see consumers reduce the demand for animal agriculture products in conjunction with legislation to support the transition of businesses from animal to non animal agriculture.

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree

Geoff Russell, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Animal ag has always been included in GHG measurements (but the units used are misleading CO2-eq isn't CO2 equivalent) and the industries using the most Murray water is also public information.

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Isobel Bertoz Turner, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Joanne Webb, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors to global warming yet the only political party addressing this issue in our climate crisis policy is the AJP. https://animaljusticeparty.org/policieslist/environment/climate-change/ http://animaljusticeparty.org/policieslist/animals/farming/

Animal products and health

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: The AJP advocates to improve food labelling to clearly indicate any components of animal origin http://animaljusticeparty.org/policieslist/humans/health/

Karen Bevis, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: I am strongly in favour of spending on preventative health campaigns. If we can get Australian's eating better, thereby reducing their risk of a range of chronic diseases, we will be spending less on hospital care in the long term. Often money is spent encouraging people to be tested for various diseases, which is good; but little funding is put into advising people how to reduce their risk of getting that disease in the first place by changing what they eat.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: I am in favour of all that you say in this section, I just feel that some of it is outside of what a federal government can control.

Karla, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree

Katrina Love, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Animal Justice Party has a long term vision for a kinder Australia but recognises that change will proceed in stages. Many of our policies recognise this and don't simply describe our vision of the future, but the steps required to get there. These steps may be seen as more incrementalist than many would desire, but the alternative is not overnight abolition, but no change. Welfare improvements are not our end goal, but a paving stone on the road to the end of commodification and exploitation of non-human animals.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Animal Justice Party is the only political party in Australia (that I am aware of) with a vision to replace animal agriculture with plant-based alternatives and "clean meat".

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Animal Justice Party is the only political party in Australia (that I am aware of) with a vision to mandate plant-based menus in schools, hospitals, aged care and prisons. Please see our policies (https://animaljusticeparty.org/policies) and policy information sheets (https://animaljusticeparty.org/policy-information-sheets) for more information

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: I would like to see a health and environment tax on all animal products, much like cigarettes and alcohol, that reflects the true cost of manufacture and consumption. Conversely, I would like to see subsidies going to ethical, viable, environmentally friendly (or friendlier at least) plant-based agriculture and products not reliant upon the commodification of animals and obscene land and water use. As an example, if the choice is a plant based burger or an animal product-based burger, the latter should cost at least double that of the former.

Kellie Pearce, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Animal Justice Party actively campaigns at a government policy level against animal atrocities relating to wildlife destruction, factory farming, live export, companion and domestic animal abuse, and the use of animals for sport and entertainment.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: AJP favours sources of clean energy that minimise habitat destruction or other harmful impacts on animals and the environment.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: The AJP advocates a plant based diet free of all products derived from animals. The current demand for animal products in Australia needs to shift to lessen the impacts on individual animals, human health and the planet; education and promotional action needs to occur to bring about a higher uptake of a plant based diet. Education can help people understand the true cost of an animal based diet and strive for individual change.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Lawrence Pope, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Michael Dello-Iacovo, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Rohan Laxmanalal, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Susan Woodbury, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Tamasin Ramsay, Animal Justice Party

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: We need truth in labelling so people know what they are buying. A truth in labelling campaign could be very powerful.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Virginia (Jehni) Thomas-Wurth, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: The AJP has policies around all these issues and is committed to phasing out animal agriculture, addressing climate change and promoting a sustainable environment. I personally am committed to reuse, recycle and zero waste initiatives on a daily basis.

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Wendy Davey, Animal Justice Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Animal Justice Party gives a political voice to those who have none - we pursue the vital issues of animal protection through the Australian Parliamentary System. Failure by successive Governments to put sensible legislation in place to give proper protection to animals against suffering demonstrates the critical need for parliamentary representation, which is why I am standing in the Senate for AJP this Federal election.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: The question should be raised - why is agriculture given special treatment, subsidies, bailouts ? It contributes to its own failing re erratic climate events and then puts hand out for assistance. Other businesses meet hard times, changing markets and must adapt of their own accord. We should not be continually propping up unsustainable businesses but rather assist in transitioning farmers to change to a business plan that will work into the future.

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Steve Klomp, Australian Christians Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Disagree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: Your questions were very leading, which is a pity. In any case my beliefs are biblically based. We are to husband and use animals, and humans are the masters of all animals, but at the same time we have a responsibility to care for them and to treat them humanely wherever possible. Cruelty is always unacceptable.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree
Comment: Your questions are very leading, which is a pity. This made it difficult to answer most of the questions and still give my true opinion. One example is where you discuss land clearing for animal based agriculture. Whilst this may not be a good thing the amount of land clearing required if we went to an all plant based agricultural system would be far, far greater.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree
Comment: Once again, very leading questions. You are also confusing issues, such as animal based products and processed meats. Whilst the latter has demonstrable health concerns those same concerns do not apply to all animal based products. Also, the opportunity to get protein and other nutrients is so much higher with animal based products that it is unreasonable to promote a vegan lifestyle in, for example, hospitals where patients may have a compromised digestive system.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Strongly Disagree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Neutral
Comment: Vegans make up a very small percentage of the population. So it is unreasonable to expect governments to act in such a pro vegan manner. This made, for example, Q30 particularly difficult to answer.That said, some support of a Vegan lifestyle is reasonable, just as the protection of animals from cruelty is reasonable. Ultimately, the concerns of Vegans are something that the free market should decide. If there is enough of a demand for Vegan food and clothing then the market will provide it.

Ed Caruana, Australian Workers Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Disagree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: Animals need to be treated with respect. I condemn cruelty and torture. Animals however can be and are being used for recreation and sport, generally alongside a human, e.g horse racing and sheepdog trials. I don't see torturing a bull to death as sport and do not condone any sport promoting such cruelty.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral
Comment: Labelling of foods I'm not so sure of...I need to know more

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral
Comment: You have asked these questions unfairly eg Q22 excessive meats and then stacked it fairly balanced vegan.....you need to ask a balanced question to get a firm answer.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: Q28 I should confusing, almost every town has a fruit and veg shop.....is that not a vegan diet?

Mark Ptolemy, Australian Workers Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Agree

Narelle Everard, Australian Workers Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Craig Hall, Christian Democratic Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: There was a mini ice age climate change in the middle ages which lasted 150 years so we maybe in a climate change but the notion it will be permanent is not proven.

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: Vegan diet is not ideal for all metabolisms and some people need a balance of animal protein humanely sourced.

Richard Stretton, Christian Democratic Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Disagree, 4: Strongly Disagree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Disagree, 9: Disagree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: An animal does not have an eternal soul.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Disagree
Comment: Carbon is not the problem.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Disagree, 5: Disagree, 6: Strongly Disagree
Comment: Clean meat in moderation is good for your health.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Disagree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Disagree, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Agree

Sean Allwood, Citizens Electoral Council

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Question 17, had a a lot of small question in the mix this requires a phone call with you to discuss the finer points

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: Q 34, If there is no milk or cheese in a vegan product, then naming it as if contains milk and cheese would be false advertising. The terms sausage (in a bag) and mince usually refer to way certain foods are prepared and presented, ie minced: chicken, steak, Lamb or minced fruit or minced vegetable pie. So I am ok with the use of terms in relation to vegan products

sheila Vincent, Democratic Labour Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree
Comment: Koala land should not be developed

Animals and environment answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Disagree, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Neutral

Nick Houston, Democratic Reform Alliance

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree
Comment: The issue is animal well being and independent scrutiny. Farming of animals is an age old human practice, and within this, we want strong independent enforcement of animal welfare standards and better more transparent release of information to the public.

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Some of the questions have a basis in science that I am not qualified to assess.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: If the government "should act" on an issue then I would like to see more detailed information on how this should happen. Apart from that, I support transparency at all levels of government and expanded access to information about food including source, health content, and animal welfare. I am also working to ban corporate and union donations to political parties as we believe that the flow of money into the political system and the conflicts of interest and corruption it creates prevents organisations like yours from achieving valid policy outcomes through the political process. Our strategic intention is to achieve results in relation to campaign funding (and the other matters in the Democratic Reform Alliance Platform) that would allow Vegan Australia to achieve its aims. Please see further detail at: https://www.democraticreformalliance.org.au/ Good luck with your work.

James Wheeler, Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: We are all animals. In my personal opinion, it is morally reprehensible to have a flagrant disregard for the welfare of animals which are not human beings.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree
Comment: Climate change is inevitable and largely unaffected by everyday human activity, however the use of sustainable husbandry practises is crucial to environmental health.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Whilst a vegan diet can be unquestionably beneficial to all people, responsibly produced animal products can be dietarily beneficial too.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Agree
Comment: Vegan products are inherently health promoting, but the vegan industry needs to remain ethically portrayed as vegan so as not to incur an tainted reputation of deceptive practices. O.K. have 'Vegan Sausages' 'Vegan Mince' or Vegan whatever.

Neville John Fowler, Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral
Comment: I believe that animals should only be used for food in times of drought and famine and that the best diet would contain diary foods and a limit of meats to less than three meals a week and that we should improve the quality of our vegetables to reduce our health problems, Meat is not essential for good health, vegetable are.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: The selling of foods that are not wholesome because they are picked before they are ripe from poor quality land causes disease as US Senate Document of 1936 stated. Intense animal farming is a very poor, inefficient way of feeding us.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Read the previous

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree
Comment: I believe that Leon Asby's design of a reservoir and acquaduct to create a fertile basin for growing food in Queensland is a Health crisis solution

Robert Whitehill, Group Z (Independent)

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: We should all be encouraged to consume less. Consumption, food and otherwise, is a major contributing factor to the environment. At our current population, we all need to use and consume less of everything. We also need to have fewer children, and later in life, to slow population growth, since there is limited space on Earth to fit so much life, human or otherwise.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree
Comment: I'm interested to learn your views on 3D-printed meats that don't require animals to be created.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree

Molly Knight, Health Australia Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: Sadly we are a meat eating culture. It needs to be done as humanly as possible and with visibility by independent scrutiny. Also we need more education in school into having a dominant plant based diet with meat for those who choose to eat it, being a very small part of the diet.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: I strongly agree with you.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: See above comments

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: Labelling should state 'Vegan Cheese' 'Vegan Sausage' 'Vegan Mince' The word vegan should be foremost on the labelling

Nick Lethbridge, Help End Marijuana Prohibition Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: Avoid cruelty without limiting food options.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral
Comment: Clearing land for crops is as destructive as clearing land for animals.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Neutral
Comment: Government may advise but diet is a personal choice.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Agree
Comment: If it's not milk, don't call it milk. Honest information is better than enforced compliance by the unwilling.

Hussein Faraj, Hussein Faraj

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: I prefer honesty and as such i would like to make my position really clear. I agree 100 percent in Animal welfare although do not agree with Animals being phased out from Human Diet.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: I am co founder of Regenerate Earth Advantage and have extensively researched feasible solutions to climate change through healthy Animal Agriculture. The current systems in place require immediate rectification. Saying that there are current solutions available.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree
Comment: I believe that diet is a persons preference and as such no one group should force another to adhere to there diet. Certain questions above were to ambiguous When relating to harmful animal products what is the question referring to. I am not vegan, although i am against any animal cruelty.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree

Bill Chandler, Independent for Kooyong

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Strongly Agree

Andrew Lewis, Independents for Climate Action Now

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree

Kammy Cordner Hunt, Independents for Climate Action Now

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: Oversight and monitoring of any business involving animals need to be ramped up, given more "teeth", and its reportage made accessible.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Low-water-using cash crops, especially those which provide alternative materials to environmentally damaging products - hemp is a good example - should be well-funded for R & D and industrial uptake facilitated.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree
Comment: I would be very strong on banning advertising of other edible products that are bad for health and bad for the environment. Sugar. fats and chocolate, for example

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree
Comment: These proposals of your organisation are very progressive and I would anticipate supporting such proposals at a vote in parliament

Gabe Buckley, Liberal Democrats

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Strongly Disagree, 7: Neutral

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Disagree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Strongly Disagree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Jennifer Game, Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral
Comment: My daughter is a veterinarian and we hold strong views in this household about animal rights as you can tell from my answers. We don't eat red meat.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Disagree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral
Comment: This is a complex issue because plants need carbon and they store it but some animals produce a lot of methane. The carbon cycle needs to be better understood than it now is.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Sugar is probably the leading killer and its plant based so we need o be balanced and factual.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: i believe we need to have more plants based foods available and that we should be encouraged to eat more plant based foods but we also need a population policy because there are only so many people that can be supported on planet earth

Neil Turner, Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Agree, 8: Disagree, 9: Strongly Disagree, 10: Strongly Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Disagree, 7: Disagree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Disagree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree

Peter Charelton, Peter Charleton INDEPENDENT

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Agree, 8: Disagree, 9: Disagree, 10: Disagree
Comment: I am sorry that l was unable to give you the answers you would have hoped for. I am a meat eater myself and l could never do a plant based diet. Further, i strongly believe that our farmers do not deserve to be demonized for trying to make a living from the agriculture sector.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Disagree
Comment: Again, l am sorry to disappoint... But l hope you can appreciate my honesty

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Neutral

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Disagree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Neutral

Brandon Selic, Pirate Party Australia

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Disagree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: Q 33 implies that doctors and health workers do not have instruction on healthy nutrition. The question should be framed more clearly.

Paul de Abel, Pirate Party Australia

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Jeff Truscott, Rise Up Australia Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Strongly Agree

Aaron Hammond, Science Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Agree, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Disagree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Disagree, 8: Agree

Brendan Clarke, Science Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: We will soon have lab grown meat that will allow people to eat meat but without animal cruelty and is better for the environment. I think once this technology is perfected people won't need to eat live animals.

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree
Comment: I am not an expert on a vegan diet and I eat meat. Research has shown that eating too much meat is bad for your health as well as the health issues with processed meat. So the less meat consumed the better.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree
Comment: Food labeling should be mandatory all all food stuffs. I am not an expert in all vegan beliefs but making it easier for people to eat their chosen diet is important to me because the same issues is faced by people with allergies. Mandatory food labeling of ingredients and place of origin will help all consumers

Greg Parker, Science Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Disagree, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: While government has a role in providing accurate educational material and advice, I would stop short of forcing the market place to cater to requirements of specific groups. A critical mass of vegans in the community would ensure the market moves with it. Since the vegan lifestyle if growing, changes should follow, as they have with plastic bags and packaging.

Majella Morello, Science Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: I am probably the only vegan candidate running in Grayndler. Science Party policy on Animal Welfare is here - https://www.scienceparty.org.au/animal_welfare_policy As a member of the party I would like to strengthen this policy further.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Science Party policy is all about transparency and evidence based practice. The science on the environmental impacts of animal agriculture is persuasive.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Science Party policy includes health policy - https://www.scienceparty.org.au/health_policy

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: There should be greater transparency in the information given to the public about government subsidies for animal agriculture (especially in our current climate where animal agriculture is becoming less economical as well as cruel). In that way, consumers can see that not only is it better for the environment, their health, and the wellbeing of other creatures, but better for the economy in the long term.

Raymond Zeng, Science Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree
Comment: Anyone who is not a dietitian or accredited health professional shouldn't be making the judgement call on our diets. Inregards to processed meats, it is the nitrates which are harmful, not the meat itself. There sould be labelling for nitrate high foods.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Strongly Agree

Harris Sultan, Secular Party of Australia

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Agree
Comment: I strongly believe that we need to be more sympathetic towards animals and do more for their welfare. I have said numerous times that people in a hundred years time will look back and call us barbarians the same we look back 100 years ago and slave owners as barbarians. Our morality is always evolving and the people who are cruel to animals are on the wrong side of history.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Our current animal agricultural practices are not just damaging the environment but are also unethical towards animals. There needs to be more transparency around the animal agriculture industry.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Secular party proposes to make our policies based on scientific data and we acknowledge animal-based diets have caused many problems. We do believe in educating people about the dangers of over-consumption of animal-based diets but having said that, we do not support any banning or restrictions on people's choices. We treat it like consumption of alcohol or tobacco, it is dangerous and people should be educated on how they should avoid it but we can't ban them.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Kamala Emanuel, Socialist Alliance

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: We are strongly opposed to animal cruelty and current agribusiness practices. This is our policy on animal welfare: https://socialist-alliance.org/policy/social-justice/animal-welfare

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: There needs to be a strong focus on conversion away from unsustainable practices (including petrochemical use in fertilisers for example) in plant based agriculture as well.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: There are important public health benefits to a whole food, plant based diet. It is, however, possible to have an unhealthy vegan diet. The health case for promoting a whole food, plant based diet needs to be made on scientific grounds.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: Some of the items we've indicated "neutral" are good ideas to promote but not necessarily made mandatory.

Susan Price, Socialist Alliance

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: Socialist Alliance's policy on Animal Welfare can be found at: https://socialist-alliance.org/policy/social-justice/animal-welfare

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: Socialist Alliance's Agriculture policy can be found at: https://socialist-alliance.org/policy/environment-natural-resources/agriculture

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree
Comment: Socialist Alliance's Health Charter is available at: https://socialist-alliance.org/policy/health/health-charter

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: Socialist Alliance's 2019 Federal election platform is available at: https://socialist-alliance.org/elections/federal/2019/election-platform/our-lives-are-worth-more-their-profits

Karen Burge, The Great Australian Party

Animal well-being

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Hemp is a solution for food, medicine, plastic, biodegradable building materials.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: I run a wellness clinic in Hunter st Newcastle. In the last 4 years we have assisted over 7000 clients to move towards a plant based diet and start consuming hemp seeds and cannabis as food. Cannabis is food, as far as we are concerned and all Australians deserve immediate affordable access. Cannabis and hemp seeds are a dietary essential and a medical necessity, and every day cannabis is withheld from our people is another day of needlessly suffering for all Australians, in my opinion. I think the best way to move forward is to start making the transition to more hemp for food (30%protein) medicine and plastic.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: I love your work. Keep doing it, the current government do not have the people of Australia's health and well being as a priority on their agenda. That is why I am running in the election as no 2 for NSW GAP Party

Mark Aldridge, The Great Australian Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: I am a Sanctuary owner, rescuer and animal welfare advocate, some of the questions were not easy to answer with out more information, as I am also a realist and my empathy expands to people as well.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: I prefer any trade in animals is not pushed of shore out of reach of our ability to lobby for the animals best interests.

Animal products and health answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Eugene Marshall, Greens (WA)

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

Jodie Moffat, Greens WA

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Agree
Comment: I have had a mostly vegetarian diet for nearly forty years now and haven't eaten red meat all that time. I respect vegans for the diligence and commitment to compassion.

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree

John Mackenzie, The Greens

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Strongly Agree

Lawrence Murphy, Greens

Animal well-being

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Land Clearing for animal agriculture must stop.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: One must promote a whole plant diet not just a vegan one to benefit one's health. Vegan processed food is not healthy.

Vegan rights and education

Paul Boundy, Australian Greens

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: I strongly support the end of cruelty to animals. I cannot completely rule out the use of animals in agriculture as some people depend on it for their wellbeing and there is much evidence of the value of animals in regenerative agriculture to build the soil and sequester carbon.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: The Greens an I focus much effort on reducing the major cause of climate change being fossil fuels. We also support vast improvements in agriculture to reduce emissions and sequester carbon. We also support methods of sustainability and waste reduction including plant based recyclable or compostable materials.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: I understand that for a portion of the community, eating some meat is essential for their health. You have asked for my opinion based on my knowledge of the science. I am always keen to look at all aspects of the science on this issue and change my views and decisions based on the science.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: Great initiatives.

Mark Swivel, The Together Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: Ideally we would phase out animal agriculture but meat eating is so deeply engrained in our culture that it is hard to advocate that it should be phased out in its entirety.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: Together strongly supports government transparency, plant-based alternatives to animal agriculture and regenerative farming that repairs and enriches our land.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Together 'agrees' generally in this section because there are competing policy considerations that moderate our support - but only a little.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: No

Duncan Dean, United Australia Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: I eat eggs and love them. Our planet is not yet ready for animal agriculture to be phased out entirely - although one day in the future will hopefully see it gone.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral
Comment: Animal agriculture does not have to be cruel if properly managed. While I would like to see no animals killed for human consumption, milk and eggs will be a part of the human diet future on this planet for a long time to come.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Community education is the only key to the door of sustained change in human diet towards vegetables over animal products.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Agree
Comment: Honesty is the ONLY policy. It is unethical to label vegan products milk, cheese, sausage, mince, etc because it is not true in today's terminology world wide. If you want to win this battle - and I support your fight - don't lie or mislead consumers.

Kylie Cowling, United Australia Party

Animal well-being answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Id like to see promotion of Home grown vegetables and access to community gardens

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Strongly Agree

Tony Pecora, United Australia Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: I love animals. I cant handle cruelty to animals. It breaks my heart. Actually, I almost have greater empathy towards animals than I do for adult men.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Disagree
Comment: Humans will not evolve until we stop the commercial killing of animals.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Disagree, 4: Strongly Disagree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: I am a vegetarian, not a vegan. I think you can eat eggs, and drink milk from cared for animals. Also, old animals that pass away can be used for leather and even meat. I just hate animal cruelty.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Neutral
Comment: Im not a vegan. Im a vegetarian. I am also a libertarian, that means that I dont believe in too much Government intervention. Changes should occur via the free market and via a spiritual awakening.

Gavin Waugh, Western Australia Party

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral
Comment: Scientific evidence is that plants also feel pain so where can we stop? I agree that humans are the only species who should be labeled "animals". It should be not what is done but how it is done with care and respect. Many Indigenous peoples have practiced this and we should learn from them about caring for life.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: I assume by "made public" you mean - open and accountable and do not mean nationalised into government ownership. Packaging also causes unnecessary environmental damage so Q19 should include packaging. Do not forget to include that concrete is also highly damaging to the environment but it is what forms the base of your housing. Which is the most unsustainable - animal agriculture or human population? Surely the first priority of veganism should be the reduction of population which then enables and facilitates a reduction in agriculture across the board?

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral
Comment: These question overlook the difference between individual genetic makeup. You also overlook the difference between carcinogenic - actually causing cancer in 100% of cases - and the heightening of risk of developing cancer. Not all consumers will develop cancer from meat but some will develop cancer from consuming certain plants. Both cases must be treated fairly and equally without discrimination.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Neutral
Comment: Freedom of choice should be enjoyed by all without prejudice in any direction. Labeling should be accurate and honest. For example - milk is a defined product of mammalian digestion. How are products like Almond milk, or coconut milk products of digestion simply because they are a white liquid? Even vegan mammals produce milk. Why should the public be deceived by vegan adoption of animal nature? Honey is an animal product yet I have yet to meet a vegan who does not enjoy honey? Balance and fairness to all is the most important.

Andrew Bock, Independent

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree

Brett O'Donnell, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Disagree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Agree, 9: Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: I believe that not all animals involved in circuses, sport and entertainment are engaged in risky activities. Given the state of our planet, I feel that over time the animal agriculture sector may reduce in size and be subject to greater regulation but at this point in time, I respect the right of individuals to eat what they want and for farmers to produce goods that meet this demand.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral
Comment: Regarding my neutral response to labelling, I query whether taxation reforms would be more effective in shifting the price point to more accurately reflect the environmental cost and place downward pressure on the consumption of such items. This should be a gradual transition that doesn't impose sudden and significant costs on farmers and food producers. A labelling regime ultimately would burden all food producers including those currently engaged in sustainable operations - I support consultation and modelling in this area.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Disagree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree
Comment: In the case of carcinogenic food - like 'environmental impact' labelling, I'm undecided if the burden of labelling all food is more effective than reforms that shift the price point to more accurately reflect the burden on our health system (much like the excise currently imposed on cigarettes). My disagreement to the banning of advertising is that I view this more as an issue around health education and media literacy, and a parenting issue in the case of children. There would be many products subject to an advertising ban if we applied similar standards to other goods and services with inherent risks. I was a vegetarian for over a decade when younger and still frequently cook and eat vegan/vegetarian meals.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: My neutral responses to two questions in this area represent my preference for a more gradual transition over a number of years rather than any enforced and sudden change. If enforced, this could be a costly and difficult process to implement logistically. I support vegan products being able to labelled milk, cheese, sausage and milk but that the labels identify the product as Vegan Milk, Vegan Cheese etc. It is unfortunate that the recent spate of trespassing, theft and public nuisance activities by a small number of animal activists has diminished the prospect of a more engaged public debate on all of these matters. My responses to all questions largely fall within the agree/neutral/disagree as opposed to the strongly agree/strongly disagree categories as my focus if elected, will be on addressing human suffering. I believe if we can start treating everyone with respect and care, that this could be the catalyst for the better treatment of animals and our planet.

Chris Wallis, Independent

Animal well-being answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Agree, 10: Disagree

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral
Comment: The word animal identifies certain species only

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral
Comment: I am not willing to offer an opinion without having access to the relevant peer refereed science but acknowledge taking care with how much processed meat I eat and growing only organic vegetables.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Neutral
Comment: Until the definitional issue is sorted these questions are premature.

Graeme Barry Doyle, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Agree
Comment: I firmly believe that animals not only feeel pain but have strong emotional reactions, I would like to see penalties for acts of cruelty to animals strengthened considerably.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: This is an issue that I have very strong feelings about, It is an issue that is of global significance, I have lived in Cambodia for many years and have a desire to start a university of sustainability. Awareness of many of these issues is currently very low in Asian and specifically third world countries.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Having suffered several health related issues that are related to poor dietary practices I firmly believe that a healthy diet is extremely important. Our western practice of curing illness, rather than the traditional Chinese practice of prevention only encourages the continuation of a multitude of extremely irrational practices.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: I believe that information and education on this issue is vital, Climate change and the environment are the two most pressing issues facing not only Australia, but the planet. The alarm bells are sounding, Sir David Attenbourgh's recent speech should be a clarion call for action. Products that Benefit human health and the health of the planet should be available to all and education about the necessity and benifits should be a normal part of the education system.

Jane Hasler, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Neutral
Comment: I believe that animal well-being should always be promoted and protected at all times

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Neutral
Comment: I believe that agriculture of beef should be phased out due to the damaging effect of methane on the environment

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree
Comment: I support the benefits of a vegetarian diet being promoted in schools, not vegan.

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Agree

Max Dicks, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Disagree, 10: Disagree
Comment: Fundamentally, I believe it's better to exist than to not exist. I also believe in the reduction of suffering. Extra independent oversight will allow these two beliefs to better intersect. However, I do not believe preventing children from vaulting (a horseback sport) reduces suffering. I don't believe we should stop live export, not because of the lack of cruelty, but because of it. If we walk away from the table we can't influence others, we give up our negotiating power over the countries we export to without getting rid of the demand. We need to become a leader in humane live animal transport so that firstly we can show that it is possible and secondly so that we can incentivize others to follow. I believe that animal agriculture will eventually be phased out as the market will demand it, I don't think it's a change which needs to be driven.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree
Comment: I don't think that plant based agriculture needs to be encouraged by the government, I'm sure if the demand is there then it will be filled by industrious and passionate Vegans, and I do believe the demand is there and growing.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Agree, 3: Disagree, 4: Disagree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral
Comment: My understanding was that the WHO don't promote a wholly plant based diet for children. I was also under the impression that the issues relating to processed meats was proportionate to the amount consumed. I disprove of your use of a medical condition that is generally poorly understood to promote an ethical agenda.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: I'm not 100% sold on the compulsory healthy nutrition for doctors, simply because the community already expects too much of doctors. I don't believe that a diet should be subsidised by the government for ethical reasons, though I'm sure that subsidies for a healthy diet would help vegans as well as your average Australian.

Nicholas McArthur-Williams, Independent

Animal well-being answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Strongly Disagree, 10: Strongly Disagree

Animals and environment answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Disagree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Disagree, 4: Strongly Disagree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Disagree, 4: Disagree, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree, 7: Disagree, 8: Neutral

Nigel Hicks, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Disagree, 9: Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: education of both sides of this issue is imperative ro deliver sensible outcomes for animal welfare

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Strongly Disagree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Disagree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Disagree, 6: Strongly Disagree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Strongly Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Agree, 7: Strongly Disagree, 8: Agree

Ray Karam, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree
Comment: A very wide scope in these questions which a single tick can be misleading. I have answered them as clearly as I can but my support or answers are taken on the face value of them. Anything further can be clarified, thank you.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree
Comment: These questions take in a very wide definition and hence answering them with a single tick of a box maybe misleading. These questions are agenda driven which is not a criticism or dismissal. The fact is the government can support and act if the call from the community is there.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Disagree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree
Comment: As with all things the diet of a person should be their choice.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Neutral, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Neutral, 7: Neutral, 8: Agree
Comment: I'm not sure if it's the role of government to act in the way these questions set up. Support yes but action is up to the individual and or community. Thank you, Warmly, Ray

Sandra Lazarus, Independent

Animal well-being

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: All evidence of climate change should be made available to the public.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: We all have the right to healthy living.

Vegan rights and education

Sinim Australie, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Neutral
Comment: I believe Australian animals should be cared for by Aussie certified farmers who can prove their animals are cruelty free which is inspected and Aussie animals never leave oz breathing

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Neutral
Comment: You should include people if you are including animals as we cause more damage to the environment than animals do

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Agree
Comment: carcinogenic meat products - I need more info?

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Neutral, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree
Comment: why can't we have our own standards? clear labels etc

Susie Beveridge, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Agree
Comment: Intensive animal agriculture should be phased out. While not everyone will become vegan or vegetarian, and others will always eat meat, we can all agree on the horrors of factory farming. A comment on entertainment and sport.. while I strongly agree, there are animals that enjoy competing, and attention from an audience. I used to rescue damaged horses. One was an ex Caulfield Cup winner, and he would practice his stall starts alone in the paddock.. he would hear race day music on the radio and he would prance sideways! some horses love to jump, and will happily load themselves in a float to go places. I think giving the animals the opportunity to choose if they want to participate is more to the point. Many animals die in pharmaceutical research testing too, I would like to see this changed, they even bred beagles that were super docile so they wouldn't struggle too much. There are plenty of natural molecules that work, except pharma corporations cannot patent those, only synthetic variants. A note about phasing out animal agriculture.. In tribal cultures, when an animal was taken, they would honour the animal, feed everyone, and nothing was wasted. Everything was used. It's the sheer wastage of life that appalls me, and the lack of empathy for another's pain.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: As a passionate supporter of these topics, I would also like to see agricultural toxins in the environment more closely monitored, petro chemical runoffs into waterways, petrochemicals in our personal care products that end up going down our drains, affecting everything in the food chain.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: Yes.. the only one am four stars on is the balanced diet at all stages of life.. it is absolutely critical to have an adequate intake of essential amino acids, and trace minerals; we need 74 trace minerals with organic fulvic acid every day just to build healthy cells. The trouble is many plants are nutritionally lacking as they are grown in depleted soils. Organic is one thing, but fertilising with just NPK is leading to the package having more nutritional value than the contents.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree
Comment: only that access should be unfettered, and conversely, corporations will argue that they are trying to meet demand for the never ending thirst for meat. Personally, i found education to be key, as once you see something, you cannot go back to not seeing it. A steady campaign of education, coupled with really good alternatives will see mainstream acceptance of an incredibly emotionally charged topic. Meat and dairy corporations have pushed for their products so hard its become part of the collective psyche.. 'feed the man meat'.. 'get some pork on your fork'.. 'the calcium in milk builds strong bones'. The language needs to change! Apologies for the long comments.. regards Susie

Wayne Bell, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Strongly Agree, 10: Disagree
Comment: I think that owners and lovers of animals need to each by example, to love and care for all animals. I think Humans have a responsibility to care for animals like they would a person.

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Disagree, 7: Disagree
Comment: We are all responsible for pollution. We all need to clean up after ourselves, that would be a good start to helping the environment.

Animal products and health

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Disagree, 4: Neutral, 5: Disagree, 6: Strongly Agree
Comment: We all have a free choice of the foods we eat I cant recommend any changes in our freedom of choices, In saying that I agree plant based diets are far better and a healthier choice for us.

Vegan rights and education

Answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Disagree, 8: Agree
Comment: 34, I believe in truth in advertising a sausage is a sausage cheese is cheese If its not an egg you shouldnt be able to call it an egg.

Yassin Akram Albarri, Independent

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Neutral, 9: Agree, 10: Strongly Disagree
Comment: I've always been of the position that those in animal agriculture should treat the animals as well as possible. At the end of the day, if their life is to be taken for our nourishment, they should at least have a life of being treated with dignity and respect before that time comes.

Animals and environment answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Disagree, 6: Neutral, 7: Strongly Disagree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Neutral, 3: Neutral, 4: Disagree, 5: Disagree, 6: Disagree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Disagree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Neutral, 7: Agree, 8: Agree

John Tiger Casley, protectorparty.com

Animal well-being

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Disagree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree, 8: Strongly Agree, 9: Neutral, 10: Disagree
Comment: See my 7 policies

Animals and environment

Answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Strongly Agree
Comment: See my 7 policies

Animal products and health answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Strongly Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Strongly Agree, 5: Strongly Agree, 6: Strongly Agree

Vegan rights and education

Ziggi Murphy, ziggimurphyIndependentforMoore

Animals and environment answers: 1: Strongly Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Strongly Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Agree, 6: Agree, 7: Agree

Animal products and health answers: 1: Agree, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Neutral, 5: Agree, 6: Agree

Vegan rights and education answers: 1: Neutral, 2: Agree, 3: Agree, 4: Agree, 5: Neutral, 6: Strongly Agree, 7: Agree, 8: Agree

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