Mass media ignores campaign, says candidate

Independent candidate for Robertson, Dr Van Davy, said that despite campaigning for six months the mass media has failed to cover any of his campaign content.

According to Dr Davy the lack of coverage stems from an unwillingness to report on Independents that highlight community resentment to major parties.

"You should vote for me because I am free to speak out at all times not just when it suits donors or higher ups in the Party," Dr Davy said.

"I will be free to persistently campaign for you, the Central Coast and the full range of my policies," he continued.

Dr Davy said both Liberal and Labor's opposition to a national ICAC was a prime example of why independents are important.

"If elected I will use my Independent freedom to help form coalitions of many organisations to run persistent campaigns until the big parties are shamed into supporting a national ICAC," Dr Davy said.

Dr Davy said he would apply the same policy to: create a Royal Commission into banks, tax evasion and havens and tax immorality; A national Declaration of Pensioner needs; Marriage equality; Penalty rates; Double-Oversighted Euthanasia; No GST rise; Domestic violence funding; Support for ADF Veterans and the homeless; Funding for the ABC and SBS; Gonski funding; and no more attacks on Medicare and family and child assistance.

"Backbenchers, even intelligent and thinking backbenchers, are tied to the policies and strategies of their Party and factional heavies.

"An independent is not.

"Because it is not my job to make a political party look good, I will be free to pursue the interests of the Central Coast people," Dr Davy said.

Dr Davy also said that, if elected, he would create three advocate positions on his staff including an Anti-Corruption Advocate, Workers Advocate and a Pensioners Advocate.

Media release, 25 May 2016

Van Davy, Pearl Beach