WorkChoices. Never Again in Ryan

Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. Now, he wants to bring it back. He just won’t call it WorkChoices.

We need to go forward on workers' rights, not backwards to the Liberals' new version of WorkChoices.

At this election, the "Your Rights at Work" team will be targeting the federal electorate of Ryan. On this page you'll find:

• A summary for the federal electorate of Ryan
• Contact details for your campaign coordinator
• Materials to download and
• A sign up form to help out with local activities

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Ryan Electorate Summary

The information below has been sourced from the Australian Electoral Commission.

State: Queensland

Name Derivation: Named after Thomas Ryan 1876-1921, Premier of Queensland 1915-19.

Area and Location Description: Ryan covers an area of approximately 415 sq km mainly on the south-western side of the City of Brisbane. The greater part of the division is located north of the Brisbane River with a small part extending south of the river on the western side of the Centenary Hwy. The main suburbs and localities include Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, the western 'Centenary' suburbs, Indooroopilly, Karana Downs, Kenmore, St Lucia, Taringa and parts of Auchenflower, Bardon, Lake Manchester, The Gap and Toowong.

Products/Industries of the Area: The area is mainly residential and acreage suburbs with some commercial and retail activities. The University of Queensland with some 26 000 students is located on the Brisbane River at St Lucia, while all of Brisbane's television transmitters are on Mount Coot-tha which dominates the landscape of the division. The suburb of Sumner is partially devoted to light industry. By way of contrast, some farming still occurs in the outlying suburbs and the division also includes a large portion of Brisbane Forest Park.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1949

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan

Members:

• Johnson, M (LP) 2001-
• Short, L (ALP) 2001-2001
• Moore, J (LP) 1975-2001
• Drury, E N (LP) 1949-1975

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Sign Up and Help Out

Dave Copeman needs your help to tell even more Australians about the Liberals' plans to bring back WorkChoices. You can help by signing up to:

• letterbox your local neighbourhood;
• hand out leaflets at your train station;
• help with information stalls; and
• a range of other things.