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Craig Kelly

January 01, 1970

For other people with similar names, see Craig Kelly (disambiguation).

Craig Kelly (born 29 September 1963) is an Australian politician who represented the division of Hughes as a Liberal Party (and later United Australia Party) MP from 2010 until his defeat at the 2022 federal election.

Craig Kelly
Leader of the United Australia Party
In office
23 August 2021 – 27 February 2024
ChairmanClive Palmer
Preceded byClive Palmer
Succeeded byRalph Babet
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hughes
In office
21 August 2010 – 21 May 2022
Preceded byDanna Vale
Succeeded byJenny Ware
Personal details
Born (1963-09-29) 29 September 1963 (age 60)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyOne Nation (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseVicki Kelly
Children2
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician
Websitecraigkelly.com.au

Kelly initially entered politics as a member of the Liberal Party, and was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2010 federal election, as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Hughes. He resigned from the Liberal Party in February 2021 to sit on the crossbench as an independent politician, before announcing that he was joining the United Australia Party in August of that year, and was appointed as the party's leader.[2][3][4]

Kelly has been widely criticised for spreading misinformation on social media. He has given a platform to numerous conspiracy theories,[5][6] and has propagated climate change denial and falsehoods regarding COVID-19.[7][8][9] By January 2020, Kelly's Facebook page had higher levels of engagement than either the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader, leading The Sydney Morning Herald to call Kelly "one of Australia's most influential politicians on Facebook".[10] Kelly is also a frequent guest on Sky News Australia.[11]

On 27 February 2024, Kelly left the UAP to join Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the party's federal campaign director.[12]

Early years and background edit

Kelly was born in Sydney on 29 September 1963.[13] He is one of four children born to Lawrence and Raima Kelly. He was educated at public schools.[14]

After finishing high school Kelly worked for his parents as a furniture salesman[15] and "export manager" at their furniture business DV Kelly Pty Ltd. The firm imported Asian furniture and onsold it to retailers like Harvey Norman, but financial troubles resulted in the Australian Taxation Office issuing wind-up orders in 2012, leaving creditors and employees owed over $4 million. The administrator's report suggested that Kelly may have been a de facto director of the company and thus be liable to be pursued for trading while insolvent. He stated that this was a "completely baseless allegation", and had previously stated in his maiden speech to parliament that he stopped working for the company in 2009 in order to run for parliament.[16] However, Crikey subsequently reported that Kelly had signed himself as a director of the company on a number of documents related to a court case in New Zealand.[17] He was registered as a director of three related companies – Homewares Depot, Valentino Franchising and Valentino Home Fashion – until March 2011.[16]

Kelly established the now-defunct Southern Sydney Retailers Association,[18] which he used as a platform to lobby the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.[19][20]

Political career edit

Member of the Liberal Party edit

 
An East Hills placard for Kelly in the 2010 Australian federal election

At age 46,[21] Kelly was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Member for Hughes in 2010, which was considered a marginal seat.[20] He served on the Standing Appropriations and Administration Australian House of Representatives committee from 2010 to 2013.[13] In 2012, Kelly was referred to the parliamentary privileges committee over a range of allegations, including a failure to declare on his register of interests his directorship of several companies linked to his family's bankrupt company, which owed millions to creditors and staff.[17][22] The then Leader of the House, Anthony Albanese, alleged Kelly failed to disclose his directorship of three entities which he had not officially relinquished until March 2011, eight months after the 2010 election.[17] Kelly denied the allegations and the Parliamentary Privileges Committee did not pursue the matter further.[23]

Kelly and the President of the NSW Commandos Association, Barry Grant, fought Labor government cuts in the 2012 budget to entitlements for defence personnel to travel home during holiday times. Kelly and Grant put together a petition in favour of reinstating the entitlements that was circulated Australia-wide, attracting well over 10,000 signatures. With Kelly's help a disallowance motion was moved in the House of Representatives that forced the Labor government to reinstate the entitlements. This affected upwards of 22,000 service men and women.[24]

In 2013, Kelly was nominated by then Opposition leader Tony Abbott as the representative of the Coalition on the bipartisan committee overseeing the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Kelly was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives with firsthand knowledge of raising a child with severe disabilities and said that he would use this experience in the position.[25] Kelly also served on the Joint Standing Committee on Migration from 2013 to 2016.[13]

In April 2014, Kelly spoke at an event commemorating the establishment in 1941 of the Independent State of Croatia, which was associated with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany during the Second World War.[26] A Croatian-language newspaper described Kelly's speech as conveying congratulations from Prime Minister Tony Abbott.[27] Kelly subsequently described the speech he gave as condemning fascism and communism, and apologised for appearing to endorse the flag of the Independent State of Croatia.[26]

Kelly served on the Joint Standing Committee on Law Enforcement from 2015, and he became the committee's chair in that same year.[13] Speaking in relation to his position as chairman of the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Kelly proposed that signs at Mildura should warn drivers of an increased risk of car theft in the town.[28] In the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015, Kelly supported Tony Abbott as prime minister.[29]

Kelly opposed the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in 2015 and 2016, citing concerns about diesel air pollution.[30][31] The project will enable "import-export freight travelling through Sydney to and from Port Botany to be transported on rail instead of the road network".[32] The Intermodal Terminal began construction in 2017.[33]

In the lead-up to the 2016 election, the moderate faction of the Liberal party planned to challenge Kelly in his seat.[34] Radio commentator Alan Jones threw his support behind Kelly,[35] and Prime Minister Turnbull wrote a letter of endorsement, stating that Kelly was one of the government's "most consistent performers" and that Kelly had a "fine reputation".[36] Tony Abbott had also "pushed aside moderate challengers" to Kelly when Abbott was Prime Minister.[7] The redistribution of Hughes was thought to strengthen Kelly's hold on the seat,[37] and Kelly was returned with a margin greater than 9 points, despite a small swing against him.[38]

Kelly travelled to Azerbaijan for a week to observe the 2016 referendum, listing the trip on his statement of members' interests.[39] Kelly returned to Azerbaijan to observe the presidential election in 2018, praising the use of photographic ID to obtain a ballot paper.[40]

Kelly was the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into methamphetamine,[41] and has urged his colleagues to look at the drug policy of Portugal.[42] Kelly opposes drug checking.[43]

Kelly was expected to be challenged for preselection for his seat for the 2019 Australian federal election, and former prime minister Tony Abbott endorsed Kelly.[44] Again being challenged by the moderate faction of the Liberal party, Kelly reportedly threatened to join the crossbench as an independent if he did not win preselection, but stated that he has confidence in the preselection committee.[45]

On 18 July 2018, Kelly commented on Sky News, in response to a Facebook post by the father of three children killed aboard MH17: 'if some of the things that Russia has gotten away with in the past has to be slightly looked over, well I'm sorry that's the price that we have to pay sometimes to have good relations going forward'.[46]

In the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2018 on 21 August, Kelly confirmed he voted for Peter Dutton to become leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party and therefore Prime Minister.[47] In the second spill on 24 August, Kelly was one of the first few to sign the petition calling for a party room meeting to vote on the leadership of the Liberal Party.[48] While he voted for Dutton in the second spill, Kelly stated that he would throw his support behind Scott Morrison.[49] Kelly criticised Julia Banks' decision to retire following the spill in a Sky News interview, defending politics as a "rough-and-tumble game."[50]

Kelly was critical of AGL's 2018 announcement that the coal-fired Liddell Power Station would be closed in 2022, stating that it was anti-competitive of AGL not to consider selling Liddell before retiring it.[51] As of August 2018, Kelly's electoral conference had raised $5,000 of a $75,000 fundraising target for the Liberal Party.[52] Kelly was approached to run for the electoral district of East Hills, a state seat, but declined.[53] Scott Morrison reportedly intervened in the pre-selection process for Hughes, indicating that he wanted Kelly to run unchallenged,[54] but local branch members argued that as Kelly was an important figure in the August leadership spills, he should go.[55] The pre-selection contest was reportedly being delayed by the party as long as possible, and Kelly was advised by former Liberal Party presidential candidate John Ruddick to quit the party and run as an independent.[56] Kelly affirmed that he intends to remain in the Liberal Party, although he refused to rule out a move to the crossbench if he lost pre-selection.[57] Morrison reportedly floated using state executive powers to save Kelly from a pre-selection challenge, taking the decision-making process away from grassroots members.[58] This has been described by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as unacceptable.[59] Turnbull dismissed comparisons to his own 2016 intervention to save Kelly, and cited recent campaigns in NSW to allow grassroots members more say in pre-selection contests as the reason for his intervention.[59]

When the government moved to head off a dispute by using state executive powers to automatically endorse sitting members, Turnbull launched a failed intervention to prevent the outcome, hoping Kelly, a Dutton backer, would be ousted. When Turnbull's representations were leaked to the press, Turnbull confirmed them,[60][58] and the intervention made it harder for the moderates to do anything other than tacitly re-endorse Kelly.[61] Kelly stated that he was unaware of a job offer being made to his challenger, Kent Johns, on the condition that Johns drop out of the pre-selection race.[62] During the 2019 election campaign, there was a grassroots campaign to unseat Kelly, "Hughes Deserves Better".[63] They used dinosaur suits to draw attention to Kelly's views on climate change.[64] Kelly was returned with a small swing towards him.[65]

In October 2018, Kelly suggested that the fuel excise should be reduced by 10 cents per litre,[66] and that divestiture powers should apply to the petrol industry.[67]

Kelly is said to cherry-pick "rich meme content that is stimulating, share-able and attractive to his base voters" on social media. He achieves higher levels of engagement than either the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader by selectively reinforcing the conservative opinions of his followers.[10] A scientist has used Kelly's Facebook page to rebut Kelly's "blatant misrepresentation" of her study,[68] with another scientist saying that Kelly had taken an anomaly out of context to make his point.[69] Despite calling for free speech on the platform, Kelly blocks some commenters, including constituents, who politely disagree with him.[70] A website was set up by a Hughes constituent to fact-check Kelly's claims.[71] Kelly appeared on a podcast with former celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist, Pete Evans.[72] In February 2020 Kelly stated that government taxes on tobacco are driving the creation of a black market.[73][74] Kelly was criticised for appearing with Pete Evans by RACGP President Dr Karen Price.[5] Kelly has also suggested that the Luxury Car Tax, which applies to imported vehicles worth more than $67,500, be abolished.[75]

Kelly was set to face a preselection contest in Hughes,[76] but in February 2021 he resigned from the Liberal Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent.[77] He confirmed he would continue to support the Morrison Liberal/National government on confidence and supply.[77][78]

Kelly has said he supports the call for a royal commission into suicides by veterans.[79]

While usually up to four extra staff can be allocated to independent MPs, the current Prime Minister must approve any such staffing increase,[80] and Kelly was not allocated extra staff.[81]

Kelly amended the Your Future Your Super bill before it passed the lower house to delay the bill's start to July 2022 and to exempt high-risk occupations from 'stapling' people to their first superannuation fund.[82]

Leader of the United Australia Party edit

On 23 August 2021, Kelly joined and was appointed the leader of Clive Palmer's United Australia Party (UAP).[83][84] Kelly was previously approached to join after becoming an Independent.[85] Kelly will continue to support the government on issues of confidence and supply.[86] Kelly has drafted a bill calling for politicians and senior bureaucrats to be paid $750 per week while a lockdown is in place in their area.[87] Kelly has been criticised for using random-number dialling technology to send unsolicited text messages.[88] The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking legal advice over whether a website linked in these texts which uses the TGA's logo and data breaches the criminal code.[89] His personal mobile phone number was leaked by Australian online news publisher, Crikey, in retaliation.[90] Hundreds of frustrated recipients of the unsolicited sms messages also joined together to send a huge bag of dildos to Craig Kelly to protest his divisive anti-vaccination text messages and inadequate regulation surrounding political parties exemption from the Spam Act.[91]

In November 2021, Kelly was ‘awarded’ in absentia the ‘Bent Spoon’ award by organisation the Australian Skeptics ‘for spreading misinformation about Covid and vaccinations.’[92]

Kelly charged taxpayers for flights and the use of Comcar (a government car service) to attend anti-vaccine mandate and anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne in November and December 2021, and was investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority as to whether it was an appropriate use of taxpayer funds. Kelly argued that it was related to parliamentary business due to his private members' bill on vaccine passports.[93] Kelly was told to repay $2000 from these trips by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, a decision he is appealing.[94]

In December 2021 Kelly, who has been permanently banned from Facebook, was nominated by the crossbench and appointed to a parliamentary committee looking into social media and online safety, along with two Opposition MPs.[95]

Also in December 2021, Kelly was labelled one of Australia’s most unpopular political figures, following a Resolve Political Monitor survey that showed that only 9% of surveyed Australians had a positive view of him. This was only slightly higher than Clive Palmer who was viewed positively by 8% of Australians, according to the survey.[96]

During the 2022 election campaign, Kelly chose to display signs with his name being more prominent than the name of the United Australia Party, as Kelly thought he could be re-elected on the strength of his own personal brand.[97] During the 2022 election campaign, Kelly was egged in a Melbourne park.[98]

In the 2022 election, Kelly won around 8% of the vote, and Jenny Ware, representing the Liberal Party, won Hughes.[99]

After the election, Kelly was appointed national director of the UAP.[100]

Kelly was sued by the AEC for displaying non-compliant signage during the election campaign,[101] who argued that the 8 point font used for who authorised the advertisement on an early print run of Kelly's signs was not noticeable enough and although a later print run with larger font was made, the original signs remained in use until the election.[97] The AEC's case against Kelly was dismissed by the federal court in July 2023.[102]

Kelly called for Scott Morrison to resign after it was revealed that Morrison had secretly been appointed to several ministerial positions.[103]

During a case between a former Kelly staffer and his chief of staff, Frank Zumbo, the former staffer claimed that she didn't speak up about the sexual harassment because she feared retribution.[104] Kelly maintained in March 2021 that no-one had any complaints about Zumbo, despite former staffers saying they had raised specific complaints about Zumbo with Kelly in 2013.[105]

2023 New South Wales state election edit

Kelly registered as an independent candidate for the 2023 New South Wales state election in the New South Wales Legislative Council,[106] running his campaign below the line.[107] He was not elected,[108] gaining 3498 first preference votes.[107]

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party edit

On 27 February 2024, Kelly left the UAP to join Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the party's federal campaign director.[12]

Political positions edit

Kelly was formerly part of the conservative right-wing faction inside the Liberal Party.[109] Kelly put his support behind a plebiscite into same-sex marriage, and he inaccurately predicted that the majority would vote against it.[110] He stated on his Facebook page that he would vote with what his electorate wanted in the marriage survey.[111] In the conscience votes which sought to amend the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, Kelly voted for all the amendments, none of which were passed.[112] Kelly supports Australia's constitutional monarchy,[113] and is a frequent guest on conservative network Sky News Australia[114] often speaking on subjects related to the parliamentary environmental and energy committee.[115] While a member of this committee, Kelly criticised the Turnbull government's position on energy.[116] Kelly replaced Ross Cameron on Sky program Outsiders after Cameron was fired, becoming a regular co-host.[117] With Kelly's Facebook page having high engagement, the Sydney Morning Herald called Kelly "one of Australia's most influential politicians" on the platform.[10]

In the aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by pro-Donald Trump rioters, Kelly shared a debunked Washington Times article that falsely claimed facial-recognition technology had recognized members of antifa among the attackers. Kelly commented that "neo-fascists and Marxists had engaged in a highly co-ordinated 'false flag' operation, by infiltrating the protest and invading the capital so that the world’s media would falsely blame and discredit Trump supporters."[118] Kelly did note the correction by the Washington Times but said he would not retract his post, citing other evidence such as a New York Post story citing an unnamed law enforcement official who claimed to recognize two members of antifa as well as a Twitter video showing an unidentified person being discouraged from vandalism. Kelly also criticised Facebook for flagging a Donald Trump video in which Trump made false claims about fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election and praised the mob, arguing that fraud was a greater threat to democracy than the storming of the Capitol.[118][119]

Kelly was one of only three members of the House of Representatives to speak against the proposal to change the Australian Constitution to enable the Federal Government to place any terms and conditions on financial assistance given to local government councils. He cited the built in checks and balances of the constitution and its longevity as a reason for opposing the change.[120]

Kelly opposes the proposed First Nations National Constitutional Convention's voice to parliament described in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which intends to recognise Indigenous Australians in Australia's Constitution. He described it as "divisive", and as a reverse form of apartheid. He has suggested that he would actively campaign for the "No" side in a referendum for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.[121]

COVID-19 edit

Kelly's views on the COVID-19 pandemic were described as "crackpot" by Omar Khorshid, the head of the Australian Medical Association.[9] Kelly has said that forcing children to wear masks is child abuse,[122] though this post was later removed by Facebook.[123] Kelly advocated for hydroxychloroquine to be used in Australia to prevent COVID-19. The majority of research says that it has no clinical benefit to COVID-19 treatment,[124][125] and may have negative side effects, including a possible increased risk of mortality.[126] Some of these posts were removed by Facebook.[127][128] Kelly has also posted conspiracy theories about Bill Gates requiring that the world population be vaccinated.[129] Kelly has also given a speech in parliament supporting his views on hydroxychloroquine, and posted on his Facebook page a call for the deputy chief medical officer, Nick Coatsworth, to resign, which he later removed.[130] Kelly and Coatsworth have reportedly "agreed to disagree" on hydroxychloroquine.[131] Kelly has stated that he would not vaccinate himself or his children if a vaccine became approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),[132] later clarifying that he was not anti-vax.[133] He then switched to promoting Ivermectin, which is a head lice, rosacea, intestinal strongyloidiasis, and onchocerciasis medication,[134] as a COVID-19 treatment,[119] despite there being insufficient data for its use in treatment of COVID-19.[135] The Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly, has stated that Craig Kelly's posts are "not scientifically based".[136]

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners President Karen Price criticised Kelly for his 2021 appearance on a podcast with Pete Evans, who "spread[s] alarming misinformation, including content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory and COVID-19 denialist claims".[137] Kelly reassured Evans that the government would not mandate vaccines for COVID-19.[138]

After Kelly clashed with Labor Party politician Tanya Plibersek in the halls of parliament over the issue, leading Plibersek to label him a "taxpayer-funded nong"; Prime Minister Scott Morrison also reprimanded Kelly.[139] Kelly later released a statement to the press after his meeting with Morrison;[140] however, his Facebook page was still replete with posts on ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.[141] Two days after being reprimanded, Kelly again posted about COVID-19 treatments on his Facebook page.[142]

Kelly had been lobbying Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt and the head of the TGA to try to influence their recommendations to the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, ceasing only when his correspondence was subject to freedom of information applications.[143] Kelly was also banned by Facebook for a week over his COVID-19 posting.[144] Kelly has called for the halt of the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in Australia.[145] On 26 April 2021, Facebook permanently removed Kelly's account, saying that he had continued to breach their misinformation policies,[146] and on 28 April his backup and Instagram accounts were removed.[147] Kelly has shared a draft of a "bill that would outlaw restrictions on anyone who doesn't get a COVID-19 vaccine". The bill includes constitutional problems such as not allowing for people who want to restrict who comes into their home.[148] In late July 2021, Kelly addressed a Brisbane anti-lockdown protest via telephone,[149] and was banned from Twitter for a week.[150]

On 15 September 2021, lawyers for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) threatened Kelly with legal action, alleging the United Australia Party breached copyright and demanded that it stop distributing incomplete extracts of adverse event reports relating to COVID-19 vaccines which the TGA believes could be seriously misleading.[151][152]

In November 2021, the Australian Skeptics, an organisation that investigates pseudoscientific claims and medical misinformation, awarded Kelly the "Bent Spoon",[153] presented since 1982 "to the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle". The Australian Skeptics cited, "spreading misinformation about COVID and vaccinations, and offering dubious cures and conspiracy theories".[154]

Climate change and renewable energy edit

Described as a "serial denier of climate change",[68] Kelly was appointed chair of the backbench environment and energy committee, giving advice to environment minister Josh Frydenberg. He has previously written that convict arrivals to Australia in the 18th century found the weather warmer than in recent years,[155] and has invited climate deniers from the Institute of Public Affairs to present to the government prior to the Paris Agreement.[156] Kelly advocates for a "hockey-stick" approach to meeting the Paris 2030 emissions target for the energy industry, which has been characterised as delaying action to the last possible moment.[157] Kelly has criticised renewable energy, saying that it causes higher electricity bills, which would kill people, according to Kelly.[158] Kelly has written to NSW education minister Rob Stokes, complaining that a high school textbook published by Pearson Education had described Tony Abbott as a climate change denier.[159]

Kelly opposed carbon pricing in Australia and in 2012 addressed a rally of about 2,000 people on the issue in Hyde Park, describing the carbon pricing as a "poisonous, toxic tax" and claiming the Federal Labor government was destroying Australia's prosperity by undermining the country's competitive advantage. He also stated that "Every Coalition member will sign a blood oath to get rid of this tax."[160]

Kelly has been a critic of federal subsidies for industrial wind farms. In a speech in parliament he criticised the use of federal funds to obtain wind power of "questionable reliability" in favour of spending on other critical social needs.[161] He attended a "wind power fraud rally" of 150 people in front of Parliament House, Canberra, which called for the abolition of the renewable energy target and a ban on new wind farms.[162]

Kelly was one of the members of the Monash Forum ginger group which aimed to influence the design of the National Energy Guarantee.[163][164] The group advocated for a "Hazelwood 2.0" coal-fired power station to be built.[165] Other confirmed members of the forum include Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz, Kevin Andrews, Barnaby Joyce, George Christensen, and Ian Goodenough.[166] Kelly has stated that Labor's proposed increases in the emissions reduction target undermines policy certainty, and has stated that the emissions reduction target for the agriculture industry in Australia could result in farmers having to cull their livestock.[167] Kelly has warned that Josh Frydenberg's offer to the states of a review of the NEG emissions target in 2024 could lead to the target being reduced from its current level of 26%.[168] Kelly also began the Parliamentary Friends of Coal Exports, which was joined by Joel Fitzgibbon, Mike Freelander, Meryl Swanson, Milton Dick, George Christensen, Kevin Andrews and Phillip Thompson.[169]

Kelly was stopped from appearing on Australian TV show Q&A during the election campaign by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Kelly was preparing charts to display during the program supporting his views on climate change.[170]

In September 2018, speaking at a Liberal Party function, Kelly stated that the Pacific island of Tuvalu was growing, not sinking, as evidence in favour of his climate scepticism.[15][171] In September 2019, at a monarchist league dinner, he claimed that this increase was because coral islands float, further complaining that this was not reported on Australia's public broadcast network, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[172]

In January 2020, he was heavily criticised through global media for an appearance on UK television, in which he denied climate change was a contributing factor to the 2019–20 Australian bushfires. Kelly was further criticised for racism and misogyny after referring to meteorologist Laura Tobin as an "ignorant Pommy weather girl" who had "no idea what she's talking about", despite her university degree in physics and meteorology.[173][174][11] Tobin told Kelly that "You're not a climate skeptic, you're a climate denier", and host Piers Morgan labelled Kelly a "disgrace" who should "wake up".[174] Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison distanced themselves from Kelly's comments,[175] and NSW Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean said that "Craig Kelly is as qualified to talk about atmospheric physics as he is to perform brain surgery".[176] During this bushfire season, Kelly also implied that environmentalists were responsible for arson.[177]

Kelly supports Advance Australia's attempts to introduce educational materials to schools that falsely describe climate change as a hoax.[178]

Kelly has falsely claimed that 2020 was the coolest year ever, and has accused the Bureau of Meteorology of altering weather records.[177]

Personal life edit

Kelly has a daughter and a son. His son has Down syndrome and has been diagnosed with autism.[179] Kelly's maternal grandfather was born in South Africa, which Kelly believes was because of his great-grandparents' pursuit of migrating to Australia from the United Kingdom via South Africa.[1]

In 2021 Kelly sold his family home in the Sutherland Shire and purchased a new home approximately 100 km from his electorate in Narara on the New South Wales Central Coast.[180]

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craig, kelly, other, people, with, similar, names, disambiguation, born, september, 1963, australian, politician, represented, division, hughes, liberal, party, later, united, australia, party, from, 2010, until, defeat, 2022, federal, election, leader, united. For other people with similar names see Craig Kelly disambiguation Craig Kelly born 29 September 1963 is an Australian politician who represented the division of Hughes as a Liberal Party and later United Australia Party MP from 2010 until his defeat at the 2022 federal election Craig KellyLeader of the United Australia PartyIn office 23 August 2021 27 February 2024ChairmanClive PalmerPreceded byClive PalmerSucceeded byRalph BabetMember of the Australian Parliament for HughesIn office 21 August 2010 21 May 2022Preceded byDanna ValeSucceeded byJenny WarePersonal detailsBorn 1963 09 29 29 September 1963 age 60 1 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaPolitical partyOne Nation since 2024 Other politicalaffiliationsIndependent 2021 Liberal 2010 2021 United Australia 2021 2024 SpouseVicki KellyChildren2OccupationBusinessmanpoliticianWebsitecraigkelly wbr com wbr au Kelly initially entered politics as a member of the Liberal Party and was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2010 federal election as a member of parliament MP for the division of Hughes He resigned from the Liberal Party in February 2021 to sit on the crossbench as an independent politician before announcing that he was joining the United Australia Party in August of that year and was appointed as the party s leader 2 3 4 Kelly has been widely criticised for spreading misinformation on social media He has given a platform to numerous conspiracy theories 5 6 and has propagated climate change denial and falsehoods regarding COVID 19 7 8 9 By January 2020 Kelly s Facebook page had higher levels of engagement than either the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader leading The Sydney Morning Herald to call Kelly one of Australia s most influential politicians on Facebook 10 Kelly is also a frequent guest on Sky News Australia 11 On 27 February 2024 Kelly left the UAP to join Pauline Hanson s One Nation as the party s federal campaign director 12 Contents 1 Early years and background 2 Political career 2 1 Member of the Liberal Party 2 2 Leader of the United Australia Party 2 3 2023 New South Wales state election 2 4 Pauline Hanson s One Nation Party 3 Political positions 3 1 COVID 19 3 2 Climate change and renewable energy 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly years and background editKelly was born in Sydney on 29 September 1963 13 He is one of four children born to Lawrence and Raima Kelly He was educated at public schools 14 After finishing high school Kelly worked for his parents as a furniture salesman 15 and export manager at their furniture business DV Kelly Pty Ltd The firm imported Asian furniture and onsold it to retailers like Harvey Norman but financial troubles resulted in the Australian Taxation Office issuing wind up orders in 2012 leaving creditors and employees owed over 4 million The administrator s report suggested that Kelly may have been a de facto director of the company and thus be liable to be pursued for trading while insolvent He stated that this was a completely baseless allegation and had previously stated in his maiden speech to parliament that he stopped working for the company in 2009 in order to run for parliament 16 However Crikey subsequently reported that Kelly had signed himself as a director of the company on a number of documents related to a court case in New Zealand 17 He was registered as a director of three related companies Homewares Depot Valentino Franchising and Valentino Home Fashion until March 2011 16 Kelly established the now defunct Southern Sydney Retailers Association 18 which he used as a platform to lobby the Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission 19 20 Political career editMember of the Liberal Party edit nbsp An East Hills placard for Kelly in the 2010 Australian federal election At age 46 21 Kelly was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Member for Hughes in 2010 which was considered a marginal seat 20 He served on the Standing Appropriations and Administration Australian House of Representatives committee from 2010 to 2013 13 In 2012 Kelly was referred to the parliamentary privileges committee over a range of allegations including a failure to declare on his register of interests his directorship of several companies linked to his family s bankrupt company which owed millions to creditors and staff 17 22 The then Leader of the House Anthony Albanese alleged Kelly failed to disclose his directorship of three entities which he had not officially relinquished until March 2011 eight months after the 2010 election 17 Kelly denied the allegations and the Parliamentary Privileges Committee did not pursue the matter further 23 Kelly and the President of the NSW Commandos Association Barry Grant fought Labor government cuts in the 2012 budget to entitlements for defence personnel to travel home during holiday times Kelly and Grant put together a petition in favour of reinstating the entitlements that was circulated Australia wide attracting well over 10 000 signatures With Kelly s help a disallowance motion was moved in the House of Representatives that forced the Labor government to reinstate the entitlements This affected upwards of 22 000 service men and women 24 In 2013 Kelly was nominated by then Opposition leader Tony Abbott as the representative of the Coalition on the bipartisan committee overseeing the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Kelly was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives with firsthand knowledge of raising a child with severe disabilities and said that he would use this experience in the position 25 Kelly also served on the Joint Standing Committee on Migration from 2013 to 2016 13 In April 2014 Kelly spoke at an event commemorating the establishment in 1941 of the Independent State of Croatia which was associated with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany during the Second World War 26 A Croatian language newspaper described Kelly s speech as conveying congratulations from Prime Minister Tony Abbott 27 Kelly subsequently described the speech he gave as condemning fascism and communism and apologised for appearing to endorse the flag of the Independent State of Croatia 26 Kelly served on the Joint Standing Committee on Law Enforcement from 2015 and he became the committee s chair in that same year 13 Speaking in relation to his position as chairman of the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Kelly proposed that signs at Mildura should warn drivers of an increased risk of car theft in the town 28 In the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill September 2015 Kelly supported Tony Abbott as prime minister 29 Kelly opposed the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in 2015 and 2016 citing concerns about diesel air pollution 30 31 The project will enable import export freight travelling through Sydney to and from Port Botany to be transported on rail instead of the road network 32 The Intermodal Terminal began construction in 2017 33 In the lead up to the 2016 election the moderate faction of the Liberal party planned to challenge Kelly in his seat 34 Radio commentator Alan Jones threw his support behind Kelly 35 and Prime Minister Turnbull wrote a letter of endorsement stating that Kelly was one of the government s most consistent performers and that Kelly had a fine reputation 36 Tony Abbott had also pushed aside moderate challengers to Kelly when Abbott was Prime Minister 7 The redistribution of Hughes was thought to strengthen Kelly s hold on the seat 37 and Kelly was returned with a margin greater than 9 points despite a small swing against him 38 Kelly travelled to Azerbaijan for a week to observe the 2016 referendum listing the trip on his statement of members interests 39 Kelly returned to Azerbaijan to observe the presidential election in 2018 praising the use of photographic ID to obtain a ballot paper 40 Kelly was the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into methamphetamine 41 and has urged his colleagues to look at the drug policy of Portugal 42 Kelly opposes drug checking 43 Kelly was expected to be challenged for preselection for his seat for the 2019 Australian federal election and former prime minister Tony Abbott endorsed Kelly 44 Again being challenged by the moderate faction of the Liberal party Kelly reportedly threatened to join the crossbench as an independent if he did not win preselection but stated that he has confidence in the preselection committee 45 On 18 July 2018 Kelly commented on Sky News in response to a Facebook post by the father of three children killed aboard MH17 if some of the things that Russia has gotten away with in the past has to be slightly looked over well I m sorry that s the price that we have to pay sometimes to have good relations going forward 46 In the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 2018 on 21 August Kelly confirmed he voted for Peter Dutton to become leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party and therefore Prime Minister 47 In the second spill on 24 August Kelly was one of the first few to sign the petition calling for a party room meeting to vote on the leadership of the Liberal Party 48 While he voted for Dutton in the second spill Kelly stated that he would throw his support behind Scott Morrison 49 Kelly criticised Julia Banks decision to retire following the spill in a Sky News interview defending politics as a rough and tumble game 50 Kelly was critical of AGL s 2018 announcement that the coal fired Liddell Power Station would be closed in 2022 stating that it was anti competitive of AGL not to consider selling Liddell before retiring it 51 As of August 2018 Kelly s electoral conference had raised 5 000 of a 75 000 fundraising target for the Liberal Party 52 Kelly was approached to run for the electoral district of East Hills a state seat but declined 53 Scott Morrison reportedly intervened in the pre selection process for Hughes indicating that he wanted Kelly to run unchallenged 54 but local branch members argued that as Kelly was an important figure in the August leadership spills he should go 55 The pre selection contest was reportedly being delayed by the party as long as possible and Kelly was advised by former Liberal Party presidential candidate John Ruddick to quit the party and run as an independent 56 Kelly affirmed that he intends to remain in the Liberal Party although he refused to rule out a move to the crossbench if he lost pre selection 57 Morrison reportedly floated using state executive powers to save Kelly from a pre selection challenge taking the decision making process away from grassroots members 58 This has been described by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as unacceptable 59 Turnbull dismissed comparisons to his own 2016 intervention to save Kelly and cited recent campaigns in NSW to allow grassroots members more say in pre selection contests as the reason for his intervention 59 When the government moved to head off a dispute by using state executive powers to automatically endorse sitting members Turnbull launched a failed intervention to prevent the outcome hoping Kelly a Dutton backer would be ousted When Turnbull s representations were leaked to the press Turnbull confirmed them 60 58 and the intervention made it harder for the moderates to do anything other than tacitly re endorse Kelly 61 Kelly stated that he was unaware of a job offer being made to his challenger Kent Johns on the condition that Johns drop out of the pre selection race 62 During the 2019 election campaign there was a grassroots campaign to unseat Kelly Hughes Deserves Better 63 They used dinosaur suits to draw attention to Kelly s views on climate change 64 Kelly was returned with a small swing towards him 65 In October 2018 Kelly suggested that the fuel excise should be reduced by 10 cents per litre 66 and that divestiture powers should apply to the petrol industry 67 Kelly is said to cherry pick rich meme content that is stimulating share able and attractive to his base voters on social media He achieves higher levels of engagement than either the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader by selectively reinforcing the conservative opinions of his followers 10 A scientist has used Kelly s Facebook page to rebut Kelly s blatant misrepresentation of her study 68 with another scientist saying that Kelly had taken an anomaly out of context to make his point 69 Despite calling for free speech on the platform Kelly blocks some commenters including constituents who politely disagree with him 70 A website was set up by a Hughes constituent to fact check Kelly s claims 71 Kelly appeared on a podcast with former celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans 72 In February 2020 Kelly stated that government taxes on tobacco are driving the creation of a black market 73 74 Kelly was criticised for appearing with Pete Evans by RACGP President Dr Karen Price 5 Kelly has also suggested that the Luxury Car Tax which applies to imported vehicles worth more than 67 500 be abolished 75 Kelly was set to face a preselection contest in Hughes 76 but in February 2021 he resigned from the Liberal Party and sat on the crossbench as an independent 77 He confirmed he would continue to support the Morrison Liberal National government on confidence and supply 77 78 Kelly has said he supports the call for a royal commission into suicides by veterans 79 While usually up to four extra staff can be allocated to independent MPs the current Prime Minister must approve any such staffing increase 80 and Kelly was not allocated extra staff 81 Kelly amended the Your Future Your Super bill before it passed the lower house to delay the bill s start to July 2022 and to exempt high risk occupations from stapling people to their first superannuation fund 82 Leader of the United Australia Party edit On 23 August 2021 Kelly joined and was appointed the leader of Clive Palmer s United Australia Party UAP 83 84 Kelly was previously approached to join after becoming an Independent 85 Kelly will continue to support the government on issues of confidence and supply 86 Kelly has drafted a bill calling for politicians and senior bureaucrats to be paid 750 per week while a lockdown is in place in their area 87 Kelly has been criticised for using random number dialling technology to send unsolicited text messages 88 The Therapeutic Goods Administration TGA is seeking legal advice over whether a website linked in these texts which uses the TGA s logo and data breaches the criminal code 89 His personal mobile phone number was leaked by Australian online news publisher Crikey in retaliation 90 Hundreds of frustrated recipients of the unsolicited sms messages also joined together to send a huge bag of dildos to Craig Kelly to protest his divisive anti vaccination text messages and inadequate regulation surrounding political parties exemption from the Spam Act 91 In November 2021 Kelly was awarded in absentia the Bent Spoon award by organisation the Australian Skeptics for spreading misinformation about Covid and vaccinations 92 Kelly charged taxpayers for flights and the use of Comcar a government car service to attend anti vaccine mandate and anti lockdown protests in Melbourne in November and December 2021 and was investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority as to whether it was an appropriate use of taxpayer funds Kelly argued that it was related to parliamentary business due to his private members bill on vaccine passports 93 Kelly was told to repay 2000 from these trips by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority a decision he is appealing 94 In December 2021 Kelly who has been permanently banned from Facebook was nominated by the crossbench and appointed to a parliamentary committee looking into social media and online safety along with two Opposition MPs 95 Also in December 2021 Kelly was labelled one of Australia s most unpopular political figures following a Resolve Political Monitor survey that showed that only 9 of surveyed Australians had a positive view of him This was only slightly higher than Clive Palmer who was viewed positively by 8 of Australians according to the survey 96 During the 2022 election campaign Kelly chose to display signs with his name being more prominent than the name of the United Australia Party as Kelly thought he could be re elected on the strength of his own personal brand 97 During the 2022 election campaign Kelly was egged in a Melbourne park 98 In the 2022 election Kelly won around 8 of the vote and Jenny Ware representing the Liberal Party won Hughes 99 After the election Kelly was appointed national director of the UAP 100 Kelly was sued by the AEC for displaying non compliant signage during the election campaign 101 who argued that the 8 point font used for who authorised the advertisement on an early print run of Kelly s signs was not noticeable enough and although a later print run with larger font was made the original signs remained in use until the election 97 The AEC s case against Kelly was dismissed by the federal court in July 2023 102 Kelly called for Scott Morrison to resign after it was revealed that Morrison had secretly been appointed to several ministerial positions 103 During a case between a former Kelly staffer and his chief of staff Frank Zumbo the former staffer claimed that she didn t speak up about the sexual harassment because she feared retribution 104 Kelly maintained in March 2021 that no one had any complaints about Zumbo despite former staffers saying they had raised specific complaints about Zumbo with Kelly in 2013 105 2023 New South Wales state election edit Kelly registered as an independent candidate for the 2023 New South Wales state election in the New South Wales Legislative Council 106 running his campaign below the line 107 He was not elected 108 gaining 3498 first preference votes 107 Pauline Hanson s One Nation Party edit On 27 February 2024 Kelly left the UAP to join Pauline Hanson s One Nation as the party s federal campaign director 12 Political positions editKelly was formerly part of the conservative right wing faction inside the Liberal Party 109 Kelly put his support behind a plebiscite into same sex marriage and he inaccurately predicted that the majority would vote against it 110 He stated on his Facebook page that he would vote with what his electorate wanted in the marriage survey 111 In the conscience votes which sought to amend the Marriage Amendment Definition and Religious Freedoms Bill 2017 Kelly voted for all the amendments none of which were passed 112 Kelly supports Australia s constitutional monarchy 113 and is a frequent guest on conservative network Sky News Australia 114 often speaking on subjects related to the parliamentary environmental and energy committee 115 While a member of this committee Kelly criticised the Turnbull government s position on energy 116 Kelly replaced Ross Cameron on Sky program Outsiders after Cameron was fired becoming a regular co host 117 With Kelly s Facebook page having high engagement the Sydney Morning Herald called Kelly one of Australia s most influential politicians on the platform 10 In the aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by pro Donald Trump rioters Kelly shared a debunked Washington Times article that falsely claimed facial recognition technology had recognized members of antifa among the attackers Kelly commented that neo fascists and Marxists had engaged in a highly co ordinated false flag operation by infiltrating the protest and invading the capital so that the world s media would falsely blame and discredit Trump supporters 118 Kelly did note the correction by the Washington Times but said he would not retract his post citing other evidence such as a New York Post story citing an unnamed law enforcement official who claimed to recognize two members of antifa as well as a Twitter video showing an unidentified person being discouraged from vandalism Kelly also criticised Facebook for flagging a Donald Trump video in which Trump made false claims about fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election and praised the mob arguing that fraud was a greater threat to democracy than the storming of the Capitol 118 119 Kelly was one of only three members of the House of Representatives to speak against the proposal to change the Australian Constitution to enable the Federal Government to place any terms and conditions on financial assistance given to local government councils He cited the built in checks and balances of the constitution and its longevity as a reason for opposing the change 120 Kelly opposes the proposed First Nations National Constitutional Convention s voice to parliament described in the Uluru Statement from the Heart which intends to recognise Indigenous Australians in Australia s Constitution He described it as divisive and as a reverse form of apartheid He has suggested that he would actively campaign for the No side in a referendum for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians 121 COVID 19 edit Kelly s views on the COVID 19 pandemic were described as crackpot by Omar Khorshid the head of the Australian Medical Association 9 Kelly has said that forcing children to wear masks is child abuse 122 though this post was later removed by Facebook 123 Kelly advocated for hydroxychloroquine to be used in Australia to prevent COVID 19 The majority of research says that it has no clinical benefit to COVID 19 treatment 124 125 and may have negative side effects including a possible increased risk of mortality 126 Some of these posts were removed by Facebook 127 128 Kelly has also posted conspiracy theories about Bill Gates requiring that the world population be vaccinated 129 Kelly has also given a speech in parliament supporting his views on hydroxychloroquine and posted on his Facebook page a call for the deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth to resign which he later removed 130 Kelly and Coatsworth have reportedly agreed to disagree on hydroxychloroquine 131 Kelly has stated that he would not vaccinate himself or his children if a vaccine became approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration TGA 132 later clarifying that he was not anti vax 133 He then switched to promoting Ivermectin which is a head lice rosacea intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis medication 134 as a COVID 19 treatment 119 despite there being insufficient data for its use in treatment of COVID 19 135 The Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has stated that Craig Kelly s posts are not scientifically based 136 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners President Karen Price criticised Kelly for his 2021 appearance on a podcast with Pete Evans who spread s alarming misinformation including content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory and COVID 19 denialist claims 137 Kelly reassured Evans that the government would not mandate vaccines for COVID 19 138 After Kelly clashed with Labor Party politician Tanya Plibersek in the halls of parliament over the issue leading Plibersek to label him a taxpayer funded nong Prime Minister Scott Morrison also reprimanded Kelly 139 Kelly later released a statement to the press after his meeting with Morrison 140 however his Facebook page was still replete with posts on ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine 141 Two days after being reprimanded Kelly again posted about COVID 19 treatments on his Facebook page 142 Kelly had been lobbying Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt and the head of the TGA to try to influence their recommendations to the National COVID 19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce ceasing only when his correspondence was subject to freedom of information applications 143 Kelly was also banned by Facebook for a week over his COVID 19 posting 144 Kelly has called for the halt of the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in Australia 145 On 26 April 2021 Facebook permanently removed Kelly s account saying that he had continued to breach their misinformation policies 146 and on 28 April his backup and Instagram accounts were removed 147 Kelly has shared a draft of a bill that would outlaw restrictions on anyone who doesn t get a COVID 19 vaccine The bill includes constitutional problems such as not allowing for people who want to restrict who comes into their home 148 In late July 2021 Kelly addressed a Brisbane anti lockdown protest via telephone 149 and was banned from Twitter for a week 150 On 15 September 2021 lawyers for the Therapeutic Goods Administration TGA threatened Kelly with legal action alleging the United Australia Party breached copyright and demanded that it stop distributing incomplete extracts of adverse event reports relating to COVID 19 vaccines which the TGA believes could be seriously misleading 151 152 In November 2021 the Australian Skeptics an organisation that investigates pseudoscientific claims and medical misinformation awarded Kelly the Bent Spoon 153 presented since 1982 to the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle The Australian Skeptics cited spreading misinformation about COVID and vaccinations and offering dubious cures and conspiracy theories 154 Climate change and renewable energy edit Described as a serial denier of climate change 68 Kelly was appointed chair of the backbench environment and energy committee giving advice to environment minister Josh Frydenberg He has previously written that convict arrivals to Australia in the 18th century found the weather warmer than in recent years 155 and has invited climate deniers from the Institute of Public Affairs to present to the government prior to the Paris Agreement 156 Kelly advocates for a hockey stick approach to meeting the Paris 2030 emissions target for the energy industry which has been characterised as delaying action to the last possible moment 157 Kelly has criticised renewable energy saying that it causes higher electricity bills which would kill people according to Kelly 158 Kelly has written to NSW education minister Rob Stokes complaining that a high school textbook published by Pearson Education had described Tony Abbott as a climate change denier 159 Kelly opposed carbon pricing in Australia and in 2012 addressed a rally of about 2 000 people on the issue in Hyde Park describing the carbon pricing as a poisonous toxic tax and claiming the Federal Labor government was destroying Australia s prosperity by undermining the country s competitive advantage He also stated that Every Coalition member will sign a blood oath to get rid of this tax 160 Kelly has been a critic of federal subsidies for industrial wind farms In a speech in parliament he criticised the use of federal funds to obtain wind power of questionable reliability in favour of spending on other critical social needs 161 He attended a wind power fraud rally of 150 people in front of Parliament House Canberra which called for the abolition of the renewable energy target and a ban on new wind farms 162 Kelly was one of the members of the Monash Forum ginger group which aimed to influence the design of the National Energy Guarantee 163 164 The group advocated for a Hazelwood 2 0 coal fired power station to be built 165 Other confirmed members of the forum include Tony Abbott Eric Abetz Kevin Andrews Barnaby Joyce George Christensen and Ian Goodenough 166 Kelly has stated that Labor s proposed increases in the emissions reduction target undermines policy certainty and has stated that the emissions reduction target for the agriculture industry in Australia could result in farmers having to cull their livestock 167 Kelly has warned that Josh Frydenberg s offer to the states of a review of the NEG emissions target in 2024 could lead to the target being reduced from its current level of 26 168 Kelly also began the Parliamentary Friends of Coal Exports which was joined by Joel Fitzgibbon Mike Freelander Meryl Swanson Milton Dick George Christensen Kevin Andrews and Phillip Thompson 169 Kelly was stopped from appearing on Australian TV show Q amp A during the election campaign by Prime Minister Scott Morrison Kelly was preparing charts to display during the program supporting his views on climate change 170 In September 2018 speaking at a Liberal Party function Kelly stated that the Pacific island of Tuvalu was growing not sinking as evidence in favour of his climate scepticism 15 171 In September 2019 at a monarchist league dinner he claimed that this increase was because coral islands float further complaining that this was not reported on Australia s public broadcast network the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 172 In January 2020 he was heavily criticised through global media for an appearance on UK television in which he denied climate change was a contributing factor to the 2019 20 Australian bushfires Kelly was further criticised for racism and misogyny after referring to meteorologist Laura Tobin as an ignorant Pommy weather girl who had no idea what she s talking about despite her university degree in physics and meteorology 173 174 11 Tobin told Kelly that You re not a climate skeptic you re a climate denier and host Piers Morgan labelled Kelly a disgrace who should wake up 174 Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison distanced themselves from Kelly s comments 175 and NSW Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean said that Craig Kelly is as qualified to talk about atmospheric physics as he is to perform brain surgery 176 During this bushfire season Kelly also implied that environmentalists were responsible for arson 177 Kelly supports Advance Australia s attempts to introduce educational materials to schools that falsely describe climate change as a hoax 178 Kelly has falsely claimed that 2020 was the coolest year ever and has accused the Bureau of Meteorology of altering weather records 177 Personal life editKelly has a daughter and a son His son has Down syndrome and has been diagnosed with autism 179 Kelly s maternal grandfather was born in South Africa which Kelly believes was because of his great grandparents pursuit of migrating to Australia from the United Kingdom via South Africa 1 In 2021 Kelly sold his family home in the Sutherland Shire and purchased a new home approximately 100 km from his electorate in Narara on the New South Wales Central Coast 180 References edit a b Kelly Craig 5 December 2017 Statement in relation to citizenship 45th Parliament PDF Retrieved 5 September 2021 Harris Rob 23 February 2021 Craig Kelly resigns from the Liberal party to move to the cross bench The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 23 February 2021 Gould Courtney Maiden Samantha 23 August 2021 Craig Kelly joins Clive Palmer s United Australia Party ahead of federal election news com au News Corp Australia Retrieved 23 August 2021 Shields Bevan 3 December 2018 Craig Kelly s 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Turnbull ABC News 24 August 2018 7NewsBrisbane 24 August 2018 I voted for PeterDutton MP but I m now prepared to throw my support 100 behind our new Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP CraigKellyMP speaking to michaelusher on Channel7 auspol 7News Tweet Retweeted by Craig Kelly MP Retrieved 25 August 2018 via Twitter Doran Matthew Sweeney Lucy 29 August 2018 Liberal MP Julia Banks not contesting next federal election says leadership spill was the last straw ABC News Corte Brooke 22 May 2018 Craig Kelly says AGL needs to sell Liddell There is a clear argument Retrieved 4 September 2021 Loussikian Kylar 21 August 2018 The Liberal Party is short of cash just months out from a federal election The Sydney Morning Herald OKeefe Chris Liberal pre selection battle looms as federal MP refuses to budge www 9news com au Retrieved 4 October 2018 Coorey Philip 24 October 2018 Morrison intervenes to save maverick MP Craig Kelly from preselection defeat Australian Financial Review Coorey Philip 6 November 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2020 Hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID 19 A Systematic Review and meta analysis Diabetes amp Metabolic Syndrome 14 4 589 596 doi 10 1016 j dsx 2020 05 017 ISSN 1878 0334 PMC 7215156 PMID 32417708 Butler Josh 3 August 2020 Hydroxychloroquine Facebook post from Craig Kelly on Andrews criticised The New Daily Archived from the original on 4 August 2020 Gillespie Eden Liberal MP says doctors should be given choice over issuing controversial drug to COVID 19 patients The Feed Retrieved 13 August 2020 Barr Eliza 10 August 2020 Craig Kelly Scott Morrison silent as MP continues conspiracy theories dailytelegraph com au Retrieved 13 August 2020 Butler Josh 31 August 2020 Craig Kelly slammed after attack on top doctors over hydroxychloroquine The New Daily Retrieved 31 August 2020 Dalzell Stephanie 27 October 2020 Backbenchers hydroxychloroquine push a challenge for top health official www abc net au Retrieved 28 October 2020 Noble Freya Coronavirus Liberal MP Craig Kelly says TGA approval not enough for him to get vaccinated 9news com au Retrieved 4 December 2020 Murphy Katharine 2 February 2021 Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly will wait to see the evidence before getting Covid vaccine Guardian Australia Retrieved 2 February 2021 Is ivermectin a cure for COVID 19 NPS MedicineWise 3 September 2020 Retrieved 11 August 2021 Karp Paul 10 January 2021 Liberal MP Craig Kelly attacks Facebook for warning him over unproven Covid treatment post Guardian Australia Retrieved 10 January 2021 Marsh Stuart Chief Medical Officer says MP Craig Kelly s COVID 19 Facebook posts not scientifically based www 9news com au Retrieved 13 January 2021 Woodley Matt 2 February 2021 RACGP President calls out rogue MP over COVID misinformation ABC Retrieved 3 February 2021 Gillespie Eden Pete Evans thanks Craig Kelly for fighting for us in video interview The Feed SBS Retrieved 6 February 2021 Maiden Samantha 3 February 2021 Scott Morrison hauls in COVID quack cure pusher Craig Kelly and declares enough is enough News Corporation Lane Sabra SabraLane 3 February 2021 Craig Kelly Statement Tweet Retrieved 7 February 2021 via Twitter Withers Rachel 3 February 2021 Dressing up the dressing down The Monthly Maiden Samantha 4 February 2021 Craig Kelly defies the PM with new COVID treatment Facebook post News com au Mannix Liam 5 February 2021 Craig Kelly in bid to influence government scientists on hydroxychloroquine The Sydney Morning Herald Karp Paul 16 February 2021 Craig Kelly banned from Facebook for a week for posting Covid misinformation The Guardian Retrieved 21 March 2021 Gailberger Jade McHugh Finn 15 March 2021 No evidence vaccine linked to clots News Com Au Retrieved 21 March 2021 Macmillan 1 Jade Worthington Brett 26 April 2021 Facebook removes Craig Kelly s page says former Liberal MP breached misinformation policies ABC News a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Gredley Rebecca 28 April 2021 Facebook deletes Craig Kelly s backup page 7news com au Wilson Cam 2 June 2021 Kelly s vaccine bill exposure more revealing than MP realised Crikey Retrieved 2 June 2021 Karp Paul 25 July 2021 Scott Morrison defends George Christensen s anti lockdown activism but labels Sydney rally goers selfish Guardian Australia Retrieved 25 July 2021 Boseley Matilda Davey Melissa Karp Paul 26 July 2021 Australia Covid live update Gladys Berejiklian confirms 145 new local cases in NSW Queensland and SA record one new local case each Victoria records 11 Guardian Australia Retrieved 26 July 2021 TGA s lawyers allege UAP breach of copyright and demand distribution of alleged misleading adverse event reports stop Therapeutic Goods Administration Australian Government 15 September 2021 Retrieved 17 September 2021 Norman Jane 15 September 2021 TGA threatens Craig Kelly with legal action over seriously misleading COVID 19 texts ABC News Australia Retrieved 17 September 2021 Shepherd Tory 21 November 2021 Craig Kelly awarded Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon gong for spreading Covid misinformation The Guardian Retrieved 22 November 2021 The Bent Spoon Award Australian Skeptics 12 July 2009 Retrieved 23 November 2021 Chan Gabrielle 29 August 2016 Climate sceptic MP appointed chair of environment and energy committee The Guardian Retrieved 4 September 2016 Readfearn Graham 22 October 2015 Coalition committee tries to balance climate science briefings by inviting denialists from thinktank The Guardian Retrieved 4 September 2016 Manning Paddy 19 June 2018 Don t mention the energy wars The Monthly Slezak Michael 12 July 2017 Liberal MP says people will die of cold because renewable energy drives up fuel prices The Guardian Retrieved 18 July 2017 Martin Lisa 26 February 2019 Publisher rejects Craig Kelly complaint school textbook inaccurate on climate change The Guardian Retrieved 1 March 2019 Samandar Lema 1 July 2012 Sydney carbon tax protesters out in force The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 September 2021 Delingpole James 25 June 2012 Aussies drive another stake into the heart of the wind farm vampire Telegraph Blogs Blogs telegraph co uk Archived from the original on 6 April 2016 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Taylor Lenore 18 June 2013 Canberra windfarm protesters demand end to renewable energy scam The Guardian Retrieved 1 July 2013 Murphy Katharine 4 April 2018 Key backbencher warns Frydenberg to tread carefully on energy policy The Guardian Retrieved 6 April 2018 Thomsen Simon 3 April 2018 A huge bloc of Malcolm Turnbull s backbench have formed a pro coal group to lobby the government Business Insider Australia Pedestrian Group Archived from the original on 29 October 2020 Retrieved 7 January 2020 Parkinson Giles 3 April 2018 Monash manifesto Coal subsidies good renewable targets bad RenewEconomy Retrieved 6 April 2018 Crowe David 5 April 2018 Monash Forum trick leaves conservatives divided The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 7 July 2018 Murphy Katharine 25 June 2018 Coalition dissidents demand national energy guarantee meeting be open to all The Guardian Retrieved 25 June 2018 Murphy Katharine 26 July 2018 Liberal MP Craig Kelly calls Frydenberg emissions deal a double edged sword The Guardian Retrieved 28 July 2018 Koziol Michael Hutchinson Samantha 31 July 2019 Labor MPs flock to join Craig Kelly s friends of coal group The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 12 January 2020 Koziol Michael 26 October 2019 Scott Morrison banned Liberal MP Craig Kelly from the ABC s Q amp A program The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 9 January 2020 Is the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu growing and not sinking as Craig Kelly says ABC RMIT ABC Fact Check 21 December 2018 Retrieved 10 January 2020 Koziol Michael 8 September 2019 Liberal MP Craig Kelly says Tuvalu floating not sinking in monarchist dinner speech about ABC The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 10 January 2020 Smith Rohan 7 January 2020 Australian backbencher Craig Kelly takes shots at weather girl Laura Tobin news com au News Pty Limited Retrieved 7 January 2020 a b Gerova Viki 6 January 2020 Craig Kelly Slammed As A Disgrace And Climate Denier In Trainwreck British TV Appearance 10 Daily Network Ten Retrieved 7 January 2020 Caisley Olivia 7 January 2020 Bushfires Ministers rebuke Craig Kelly on climate change stance The Weekend Australian Retrieved 10 January 2020 Snow Deborah 11 January 2020 An absolutely seminal moment climate change opinion shifting in face of fires The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 11 January 2020 a b Wilson Cam 2 March 2021 Backbencher Craig Kelly has been criticised for spreading misinformation Here s a list of conspiracy theories he has promoted www msn com Retrieved 3 February 2021 Koziol Michael 22 February 2020 Liberal MP Craig Kelly backs Advance Australia s climate change resources in classrooms The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 22 February 2020 Craig Kelly MP to Visit Moran Residential Aged Care Engadine Moran Family 24 August 2015 Archived from the original on 21 February 2017 Retrieved 24 August 2017 Craig Kelly buys 1 3 million family home 100km north of electorate 20 December 2021 External links editProfile at TheyVoteForYou Parliament of Australia Preceded byDanna Vale Member for Hughes2010 2022 Succeeded byJenny Ware Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Kelly amp oldid 1217957103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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