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Andrew Castrique

Australian Democrats candidate for Mayo

Why I am standing

Hi,
My name is Andrew Castrique.

I have lived in the Adelaide Hills since 1985.
I have a daughter aged 23 and son aged 26. My son has a learning disability and lives at home with me.
I have worked as a Laboratory Technician in various laboratories in Perth and Adelaide. These include mineral assay laboratories, a hospital biochemistry laboratory, and agriculture / soil analysis laboratory. I have been employed as a Laboratory Technician at a Senior High School for the last 19 years.
As a parent of a young adult with a mild intellectual disability, I am very aware of the needs of carers and children / young adults with an intellectual disability.

I am standing as an Australian Democrat for the seat of Mayo to bring back the Australian ideal of 'a fair go for all'.
Australia was once the Commonwealth of Australia. We all, in our own way, contributed for the benefit of all.
For too long now there has been an attitude amongst the major parties of self-interest. This can only lead Australia into a fractured society bereft of the energy that made us who we are.
With the problems we are facing such as climate change, water shortages, peak oil, involvement in Iraq and terrorism, we need a Federal Parliament willing to develop real strategies and find real solutions that ensure a fair and just country.

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Important issues in my electorate

Five issues amoungst many others
Greenhouse warming (Climate Change is spin put up by sceptics to dilute the real issue)
Public Transport
Ending our involvement in the war in Iraq
Protecting the environment / biodiversity
Human Rights

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Important policy documents

Information about our policies and issues available at
http://www.democrats.org.au/campaigns/election_07_our_election_platform/
(cut and paste the web address into your internet browser)
If you want to cover everything we stand for, settle in for a long, long read.

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Contact Details

Other Candidates

BARONS, Rachael - CCE
BREWERTON, Mary - ALP
* DOWNER, Alexander - LP
NOLAN, Trish - FFP
VONOW, Lynton - GRN

* incumbent

Previous Elections

Andrew has also been a candidate in the following elections:

South Australia Election 2006