Alex Bhathal
Alex Bhathal | |
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| Personal details | |
| Political party | Australian Greens |
| Alma mater | RMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Social worker, former politician |
| Website | https://alexbhathal.com/ |
Alexandra Kaur Bhathal[1] (born 1964 or 1965)[2] is a social worker and former politician. She is most known as a perennial candidate for the Australian Greens in the Division of Batman, having stood on six occasions; 2001, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016, and at the 2018 Batman by-election.[3] Bhathal was also the candidate for the state Electoral district of Northcote in 2006.[4]
Early life[edit]
Bhathal's father was a Punjabi Sikh from a village near Verka Town, India.[1]
2018 by-election[edit]
Bhathal's campaign was damaged when a 101-page document containing claims of bullying by Bhathal was leaked.[5] After the by-election, an internal Greens review dismissed the allegations against Bhathal, and apologised to her.[5]
After politics[edit]
Bhathal was planned to be the candidate for the Division of Cooper[a] at the 2019 Australian federal election, but withdrew in August 2018, stating that her previous campaign had been "sabotaged" by individuals within the party.[6]
In February 2019, Bhathal resigned from the Australian Greens, stating she had been the victim of "relentless organisational bullying" over several years.[7]
A documentary was made about Bhathal's unsuccessful campaign in 2018, entitled The Candidate.[8] The screening of the film in July 2019 was sabotaged, with the fire alarm being set off as soon as the film started.[9]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The division of Batman was abolished prior to the 2019 election, and the division of Cooper was created, with boundaries similar to Batman's.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC". SBS Language. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "20 Questions with Alex Bhathal". Australian Greens. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Manning, Paddy (6 February 2018). "Sixth time lucky? Meet Alex Bhathal". The Monthly. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Alex Bhathal. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Preiss, Benjamin (7 August 2018). "Greens apologise to Alex Bhathal over handling of bullying complaint". The Age. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (10 August 2018). "'Sabotage': perennial Greens candidate Alex Bhathal won't contest next election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (1 February 2019). "Former Greens candidate Alex Bhathal quits party, blaming 'organisational bullying'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Towell, Noel (8 July 2019). "Greens' candidate horror show comes to the big screen". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Chaos at Greens screening". The Australian. 29 July 2019.