Federal seat of Sturt - next election anticipated 2028
Taking Sturt's voice to Parliament, not a party room
A community-led project to elect an independent for Sturt at the next federal election. Build it with us.
Our volunteers during the 2025 campaign
Community priorities
Sturt's priorities are our priorities
Only you can tell us what they are. This is our starting point, and the community consultation will shape what comes next.
Integrity
Honest, direct and accountable to Sturt, not to a party, donors or backroom deals.
Fairness
Real opportunity for everyone, from education and housing to a tax system that treats wage earners fairly.
Built to last
Decisions made for the long term, not one electoral cycle, across the budget, energy and the environment.
- Housing
- Cost of living
- Health
- Energy prices
- Fair tax for wage earners
- AI and data centres
- Integrity and accountability
- Environment and nature
- Education
- Aged care and the NDIS
Read our starting point in full
What would you change for Sturt?
Share a policy idea, big or small. Every idea is read by our team, and hearing what matters to you is the best way for us to get to know Sturt.
Build the team
It takes a community to represent one
Whatever your skills, there's a place for you in this, and if you know someone who'd be brilliant, bring them along.
Skills we're looking for
Volunteer your skills
Tell us what you're good at and how much time you can give.
Register to helpBring someone in
Know a friend or colleague who'd be great on the team? Point them our way.
Suggest someoneShare an idea
Tell us what you'd change for Sturt, and register for the consultation.
Share a policy ideaStand for Sturt
Thinking about putting your hand up? Register your interest early.
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A coffee a week builds a campaign
Five dollars a week gives us the certainty to plan, book and build early, instead of scrambling once an election is called.
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Choosing our candidate
Chosen in the open
No backroom deals. Our next candidate will be chosen through a clear process, with published criteria and a selection panel that is independent of political parties and donors.
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We listen first
The consultation sets Sturt's priorities.
Opening soon - 2
Anyone can put their hand up
Open to anyone who shares Sturt's priorities.
Opening soon - 3
A selection panel decides
Independent of parties and donors, using published criteria.
To follow
Where we've come from
Five months. 8,413 votes. Imagine what we can do with more time.
Building on groundwork laid by a small local team, our volunteers took the 2025 campaign from candidate selection to polling day in under five months.