Moving a condolence motion in the Senate . Since Francis was Chinese-Malay, the family faced discrimination in Malaysia, too: the constitution gave official preference to ethnic Malays in education and employment. But in private she has a warmth and humour which belies her reputation; there is a touch of goofiness, if you can imagine that. As prime minister, selling the government message and performing in public would be an unavoidable and dominant responsibility. I would like it injected in this conversation, perhaps the right of Muslim Australians to not be vilified.. wondered her old comrade Barrett, with interest, when contacted this week. Their relationship began while Wong was at university and Weatherill was an industrial officer for the Australian Workers Union.
Hillary Clinton, Penny Wong, Jay Weatherill, Rod Equid - Jay Weatherill Family friends included Muslims and members of the local indigenous people, the Dayaks, of whom some were Christian, some Muslim, while others practised their original indigenous religion.
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South Australia's 10 most poisonous political feuds It drains her. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. [67] The most notable was the statewide 2016 South Australian blackout. About; Media Hub. [30] Wong's connections with CISCAC brought her in contact with a broader group of left-wing activists who opposed the Hawke Labor government's planned changes to university fees. She also remarked on Pauline Hansons right to air her views, saying: No country has ever made herself safer by attacking a particular ethnic minority. Nick Xenophon. She has been entirely consistent, rejecting the idea in private as in public. They are just her major strengths," he says.
Malcolm Turnbull exploits divisions between Jay Weatherill and Bill Yet there are recurrent reminders of Simonss tense relationship with her subject. [2][6], Between 1987 and 1990, he worked for the Australian Workers' Union. Weatherill. At the time Holden directly employed 1,600 people in its Elizabeth plant in South Australia, with a total of 3,000 job losses predicted through the supply chain. SOUTH Australia Premier and Penny Wongs ex Jay Weatherill drew cheers as he called on Australia to take a good hard look at itself. Along the way, we learn about Wongs beliefs (she believes in God and was baptised in the Uniting Church as an adult, but accepts all religions as equal) and values her absorption of her fathers emphasis on education and ambition, and her mothers feminism and sense of social justice. Issues Survey Community Survey. [1] Wong entered politics by winning a Senate seat in the 2001 election. HE WAS always one to have a girlfriend, according to Joy. [84], In the 2021 Australia Day Honours, Weatherill was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the people and Parliament That this mattered is evident from the opening sentence: Penny Wong did not want this book to be written. Simons, a journalist, biographer, and associate professor at Monash University, uses her preface to complain about how difficult it was researching the book without Wongs assistance and against her will. [9] In December 2022, Wong was deemed the most effective minister in the Albanese government in a survey of Australian Financial Review readers. [31] One month later, while protesting outside a state Labor Party convention at the Adelaide Trades Hall, Wong had a conversation with Young Labor member Lois Boswell, who told her that "if you wanted to really make a difference, you had to be inside the room having that battle." [54], During this time, Weatherill also issued a formal apology to the LGBTIQ community for historical discrimination, and signed South Australia up to the trial of the HIV prevention drug PrEP. Last modified on Tue 13 Mar 2018 13.51 EDT. [4][5][6][7][8] A 2022 study conducted by Roy Morgan Research found Wong to be the most trusted politician in Australia among respondents. Published by Black Inc. Books. Against this, some in the parliamentary party speculate that Kristina Keneallys ascent to the position of deputy leader of the opposition in the Senate is not necessarily good for Penny. At Coromandel Valley Primary, Penny and Toby had a terrible time because of the racist bullying they suffered. Butler says she has a forensic brain and a gift for cross-examination; he describes her appointment as a "brilliant" move on Rudd's part. [64], In 2017, Weatherill announced a plan to reform South Australia's electricity supply,[65][66] as a response to a number of blackouts that affected large numbers of South Australian residents and businesses in 2016. He said that if people choose a different position, "they will have to reflect on that and maybe they need different leadership". [23], After starting at Coromandel Valley Primary School, Wong gained a scholarship to Scotch College, Adelaide, where she studied chemistry, physics and mathematics. Simons shows Wong, in contrast, as able to operate in the same challenging environment and yet be true to herself and her values.
The opposition is now dominated by her allies. We tend to idealise politicians who appear different from the pack, and then tear them down when they inevitably disappoint. I think it was important for the Labor party to have another woman in the leadership. Others, perhaps falling into the misogynistic trope that senior women must necessarily be adversaries, suggest that for the next three years Wong may have to look over her shoulder. Some of this was through suspension of major works programs such as the electrification of the Gawler and Outer Harbor rail lines, and redevelopments of Modbury Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. "I have been told this proposition is under consideration. [58] The Federal Government refused, however in 2017 British consortium GFG Alliance settled on terms of a purchase of the steelworks with administrators Korda Menthe. Authorised by P Wong, Level 4, 19 Gouger St, Adelaide. It came after audience member David Hunter posed a question to Penny Wong about whether Labor might be smarter to agree to a plebiscite so a decision would be guaranteed early next year. Yet the cult of Penny Wong has enduring power because it is not built on fiction. At the end of 1994 she moved to Sydney to work for the CFMEU. Asked why she backs him, she says she believes he has the capacity for a strong relationship with the Australian people. [63], Jay Weatherill, along with then Health Minister Jack Snelling, opened the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in early September 2017. Share Jay Weatherill quotations about past and decisions. Thus, she is popular at least with lefties without being populist. She is an introvert, in this media-saturated age an insuperable liability in pursuit of the top job. It gave Wong a strong sense of a divine force to which there were many paths. The thing about Penny Wong, however, is that few such tales of outright excess exist. Her Senate colleagues talk ruefully about her temper. He said he offered to stand aside for him the day after the federal election when it was clear Farrell would lose his seat. There is a cult of Penny Wong. Please try again later. She was the first woman to be elected as ALP Senate leader, and the first woman to serve as Leader of the Government in the Senate. Turnbulls policies were worse than Abbotts was post the party room meeting. During 1995 and 1996, Wong acted as an advisor to the CFMEU and to the newly elected New South Wales state government, specializing in the area of forest policy in the middle of the fierce 1990s environmental battles over logging in NSW. Did Penny Wong and Jay Weatherill have children together? Ten days later, he took his own life. [47] Weatherill used the release of the report as an opportunity to undertake "one of the largest" deliberative democracy processes in Australia's history. Done with Don. That remains her vocation. [78] In December 2011, Allouache gave birth to their first child,[79] after announcing the IVF-assisted pregnancy using donor sperm in August 2011. However, Wong has two children with her current domestic partner, Sophie Allouache named Alexandra and Hannah. Principled and pragmatic, charming and cutting: Labor senator Penny Wong. Updated: November 15, 2012 Butler, who remains factionally close, describes her as a cool political operator ideally suited to the task set for her by Rudd. [10] Upon election he immediately entered the cabinet of the Rann government as Minister for Local Government, Government Enterprise, Urban Development and Planning, and Administrative Services. [43], Weatherill joined with Liberal premiers proclaiming he would lead a national campaign against the then federal Abbott government's 2014 federal budget. [22] After her parents separated, she moved to Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of eight with her mother and younger brother.
Penny Wong delivers condolence speech for colleague Kimberley Kitching After all, in profiles of Labor's Senate leader and shadow foreign affairs minister the words "woman", "lesbian" and "Asian" are never far away from the word "Wong". A Scotch College scholarship changed Wong's fortunes and unconsciously reconnected her with her mother's Adelaide establishment forebears. Jay Weatherill was a great Premier and a fine Labor leader. Mar 31. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. He is currently retired and announced his intention to retire from Parliament on December 6, 2018. She is serious of demeanour and conservative of appearance, given neither to drinking nor excessive frivolity.
Penny Wong Jay Weatherill Pictures, Photos & Images - Zimbio Despite the outcome, there was actually a statewide two-party-preferred swing away from the Liberals toward Labor of over 1%. [53], Following Labor's defeat at the 2013 Australian federal election, Wong was elected Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Following Labor's defeat in the 2013 election, Wong held several roles in the Shadow Cabinets of both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate throughout. Theres a lot of hate in the world. "The rest of us would be running around, putting up posters, but she would be talking about serious number-crunching deals, preference flows, stuff that made you think - this is really serious business," she says. The book's third surprise is Wong's matter-of-fact segue from a five-year relationship with the then young Labor activist Jay Weatherill later Premier of SA for seven years to relationships with women. #qanda Go Jay Weatherill - There is a simple solution and the audience definitely approves, Jay Weatherill making sense for the first time tonight - just pass the bill!
He held that position from October 21, 2011, until March 19, 2018. In December 2007, in the wake of the Labor Party victory in the 2007 election, Wong was appointed to the Cabinet of Australia in the first Rudd government as the Minister for Climate Change, the first person to hold this role in an Australian Cabinet. A number of her contemporaries at university went on to become Australian politicians; former senator for South Australia, Natasha Stott Despoja, former Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill[26] and health minister Mark Butler, were contemporaries. [84][88], Leader of the South Australian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), "Forty-nine things the Premier could put on his birthday wish-list", "Former SA premier Jay Weatherill announces retirement from politics", "South Australian House of Assembly Election 2006: Cheltenham", "Jay Weatherill has never shirked a challenge", "Freakish powers of a formidable operator", "Isobel Redmond wins South Australia Liberals leadership", "Costly Labor factions in South Australia", "South Australian House of Assembly Election 2006: Hartley", "Jay Weatherill to challenge Kevin Foley for job of Deputy Premier of South Australia", "Foley survives challenge to deputy's spot", "Mike Rann handed deadline to stand down as South Australian premier", "Factional coup may prove problematic for SA's new premier", "Jay Weatherill may take on South Australia Premier Mike Rann", "Time up for Rann after 17 years as leader", "New faces as Weatherill takes reins in SA", "Premier Jay Weatherill holds public meeting with Riverland irrigators", "Fitch Ratings downgrades South Australia's credit rating to AA+", "SA Treasurer expects credit rating downgrade", "South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill does Adelaide CBD shopping hours deal", "Weatherill staunches Labor opposition to back gay marriage Bill", "SAHMRI II boosts world-class biomedical precinct", "Same-sex marriage bill voted down in South Australian Parliament", "Olympic Dam delay is not the end of the world for South Australia", "SA Premier Jay Weatherill cites jobs growth as he assumes treasury portfolio", "South Australia State Budget 2013: Premier Jay Weatherill exercises caution with first State Budget", "201314 Budget Papers, Budget Paper 1: Budget Overview", "SA Premier Jay Weatherill to travel to France in bid to maximise local jobs on $50bn submarine deal", "Holden plant buyer to turn site into business park", "SA ranked second-to-last in CommSec Report", "South Australia attributes strong economy to small business success", "SA election: Unemployment rate rises during January despite hundreds of new jobs", "Richardson: The silent threat that has Labor trembling", "Re-elected SA Labor government gets down to business", "Hieu Van Le to be next SA Governor, from war-torn Vietnam to vice-regal post", "Fisher by-election win for Labor gives Weatherill Government majority in SA", "Findings & Recommendations | Nuclear State-wide Engagement", "Going nuclear: inside SA's deliberative policymaking citizens' juries", "South Australia's nuclear dump proposal abandoned", "Public Lecture: Post Playford Transformation of the South Australian Economy", "Investment Attraction agency funding to double under Labor", "State Government commits $40 million to build new research hub, known as SAHMRI 2", "South Australia's Jay Weatherill moves GST debate to financial services", "Premier Jay Weatherill makes apology in Parliament for past LGBTIQ discrimination", "SA Premier apologises to LGBTIQ community for discrimination", "HIV prevention drug trial could assist 500 people in SA", "Arrium enters voluntary administration, Grant Thornton appointed", "Premier Jay Weatherill promises $50m to save Whyalla's Arrium steelworks", "Sale of collapsed steelmaker Arrium ends year of uncertainty", "Sanjeev Gupta steps up $1.37b renewable energy build near Whyalla steelworks", "Jay Weatherill in GST spat with Bill Shorten", "GST increase must include compensation for middle-income earners, says Jay Weatherill", "Grant scheme extended as Govt targets jobs", "New Royal Adelaide Hospital is open for business", "SA electricity crisis: Government unveils $550 million power plan", "SA power: Energy Minister to be given more control in state's $500m plan to secure future", "SA takes its energy experiment back to the lab", "South Australia is taking charge of its energy future", "SA power: Government introduces bill giving Energy Minister power over AEMO", "South Australia announces $550m energy plan", "Jay Weatherill and Josh Frydenberg attack each other in public over energy", "SA creates new space industry centre as Premier urges PM to announce national agency", "Murray-Darling Basin: SA launches royal commission into alleged water theft", "Murray-Darling inquiry: scramble for documents after SA refuses to extend deadline", "Jay Weatherill, Elon Musk to
Hillary Clinton, Penny Wong, Jay Weatherill, Rod Equid - Penny Wong and [58][59] Wong is the first Asian Australian and the first openly LGBTI person to hold the office of Australian Foreign Minister. Wong brought her mother, Jane Chapman, and her partner, Sophie Allouache - a former University of Adelaide Students' Association president - to Monday's swearing-in ceremony at Yarralumla. [24] She was accepted into the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Adelaide,[25] but after spending a year on exchange in Brazil,[26] found she had an aversion to blood. Updated: November 15, 2012 . This is an extract from Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, the biography by Margaret Simons. As the ALP digests its recent report on how it lost the 2019 election, some commentators are calling for a change of leadership. A real advantage for biographers of the dead is that the subject cannot say what they think about the book. [36] Weatherill also released the French Engagement Strategy, a plan to strengthen economic and business ties with France, also focusing on broader opportunities in areas such as education, tourism and the arts. "[71] As a member of the Senate, Wong is considered unlikely to mount a candidacy for leadership of the Labor Party in the future, though there is no formal rule that restricts the office to members of the House of Representatives. Her new book Don Dunstan: The visionary politician who changed Australia (Allen & Unwin, 2019) was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery grant. The Congress in Adelaide hosted 3500 delegates from around the world, including Elon Musk of SpaceX and NASA. He held that position from October 21, 2011, until March 19, 2018. Senator Natasha Stott Despoja was a contemporary, as well as Wong's then boyfriend, Jay Weatherill, now a senior minister in Mike Rann's South Australian Government. In other words, she is well suited to the leadership of the party in the Senate. [57] At this point she was named part of Albanese's four-person ALP leadership team, along with Richard Marles and Kristina Keneally. What you tend to end up with is a riot of ballot-stuffing, vote-rigging, dirt-digging and amateur character assassination, washed down with endless schooners of beer. In stores 1 October. [2] In 2008, she became the first Asian-Australian in an Australian Cabinet. When the Federal Government rejected the request, Weatherill then launched a South Australian Royal Commission in January 2018 to investigate. Over the first two Simplify Days (2016 and 2017), the government amended 101 acts and regulations and removed 22 acts altogether. [77], Wong's partner, Sophie Allouache, is a public servant and former University of Adelaide Students' Association president. Along with Wong and Mark Butler, now another prominent Labor frontbencher, the trio became part of what was known as the 'Bolkus Left'. Following the reshuffle in December 2006, she became responsible for the portfolios of Public Administration and Accountability, Corporate Governance and Responsibility, and Workforce Participation. revolt lead by the Left faction's Anthony Albanese ended with Senator Farrell surrendering his number one position to Penny Wong. The biography covers Wongs personal life, albeit very briefly compared to the politics, by far its main focus. My concern now is even if the Parliament railroaded it through it would be such a controversial issue we wouldnt stop talking about the issue, because we built up this expectation that Australians get to have their say on it. Please try again later. PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has exploited divisions between Premier Jay Weatherill and Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to fend off Labor attacks on tax reform and education funding. We will review your comment and, subject to approval, we will post it under your name. [9] Weatherill is from the Labor Left faction. Peter Malinauskas succeeded Weatherill as Labor leader on 9 April. Weatherill told Frydenberg the Federal Liberal government was the "most anti-SA government in living memory" and claimed the Federal Government's plan for Snowy Hydro 2.0 was a sign of a government in a "white-knuckled panic about national energy policy". Were working to restore it. Jay Weatherill brings down house SOUTH Australia Premier and Penny Wong's ex Jay Weatherill drew cheers as he called on Australia to take a good hard look at itself. [37], In December 2013 Holden announced it would withdraw production from Australia. I made it clear I don't support this," he told ABC Radio on Friday. Brad Orchard parents: Who are his father and mother? In addition to Jay Weatherill heading up the election review, Tim Gartrell, the man who ran the same-sex marriage campaign, is now Albaneses chief of staff. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Lawyer Jay Weatherill lauded as good listener | The Australian Francis Yit Shing Wong was a Colombo Plan student of architecture at the University of Adelaide in the 1960s; he had married Jane Chapman and returned to Sabah with her. The Labor leadership team: (L-R) Senate leader Penny Wong, deputy Senate leader Kristina Keneally, opposition leader Anthony Albanese and deputy opposition leader Richard Marles. This issue Im really tired of talking about it. As a politician, Wong is not naturally gregarious; at least, not to the degree that many of her colleagues are. Its a pretty fundamental question of respect. Some people are born with an innate ability to sing; some to paint, or dribble a basketball.