Monday, November 3, 2008

Alex Hawke

Alex Hawke is the Liberal member for the Western Sydney Federal electorate of Mitchell. Alex only entered Federal Parliament in 2007 but he has certainly impressed me as a man of true liberal principles.

He believes in free markets and has the sense to see that the solutions to the housing crisis depend on deregulation and increasing land supply not just throwing money at borrowers. He is a small government man who believes the welfare state needs to be controlled At the same time he supports voluntarism and understands the importance of family. While willing to support increased gay rights, he draws a firm line at gay marriage. And yes, he opposes mandatory Internet filtering.

He is only 31 years old so we can expect to see more of him in the coming years but have a look at his first speech and let me know what you think.




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