Christine Forster | |
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Councillor of the City of Sydney | |
In office 8 September 2012 – 4 December 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Virginia Flitcroft (m. 2018) |
Relations | Tony Abbott (brother) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Journalist |
Website |
www |
Christine Forster is an Australian former local government politician who was a Liberal councillor in the City of Sydney (2012–2021) and the younger sister of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. [1] [2]
Forster attended the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Economics. In her time at the University of Sydney, she ran for the Students' Representative Council (SRC) as a Democratic Alliance candidate, and becoming an SRC Representative in 1982. [3] [4]
Forster worked as a journalist covering the Australian energy sector for resources information service Platts, [5] was elected to the City of Sydney Council in September 2012 [6] and in 2014 announced a plan to run for the New South Wales Legislative Council. [7] Forster has opposed local council amalgamation plans, [8] called for Martin Place to be smoke free, [9] [10] and advocated tall buildings [11] and increased street parking in Sydney City. [12] She describes herself as "committed to the principles of common sense government, genuine sustainability, free enterprise and respect for the individual". [5]
Forster lives with her wife Virginia Flitcroft, with whom she has raised money for the Sir David Martin Foundation [13] and campaigned for same-sex marriage. [14] Forster had been married previously. [15] [16] In 2013, she attended the launch of the Bingham Cup in Sydney, along with Bruce Notley-Smith, Don Harwin, Malcolm Turnbull, Nick Farr-Jones and John Eales. [17]
Following the 2018 Liberal leadership spill that resulted in the defeat of Malcolm Turnbull, Forster indicated that she would seek preselection as a Liberal candidate for 2018 Wentworth by-election, [18] but later withdrew her nomination. [19]
Christine Forster | |
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Councillor of the City of Sydney | |
In office 8 September 2012 – 4 December 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Virginia Flitcroft (m. 2018) |
Relations | Tony Abbott (brother) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Journalist |
Website |
www |
Christine Forster is an Australian former local government politician who was a Liberal councillor in the City of Sydney (2012–2021) and the younger sister of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. [1] [2]
Forster attended the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Economics. In her time at the University of Sydney, she ran for the Students' Representative Council (SRC) as a Democratic Alliance candidate, and becoming an SRC Representative in 1982. [3] [4]
Forster worked as a journalist covering the Australian energy sector for resources information service Platts, [5] was elected to the City of Sydney Council in September 2012 [6] and in 2014 announced a plan to run for the New South Wales Legislative Council. [7] Forster has opposed local council amalgamation plans, [8] called for Martin Place to be smoke free, [9] [10] and advocated tall buildings [11] and increased street parking in Sydney City. [12] She describes herself as "committed to the principles of common sense government, genuine sustainability, free enterprise and respect for the individual". [5]
Forster lives with her wife Virginia Flitcroft, with whom she has raised money for the Sir David Martin Foundation [13] and campaigned for same-sex marriage. [14] Forster had been married previously. [15] [16] In 2013, she attended the launch of the Bingham Cup in Sydney, along with Bruce Notley-Smith, Don Harwin, Malcolm Turnbull, Nick Farr-Jones and John Eales. [17]
Following the 2018 Liberal leadership spill that resulted in the defeat of Malcolm Turnbull, Forster indicated that she would seek preselection as a Liberal candidate for 2018 Wentworth by-election, [18] but later withdrew her nomination. [19]