Robert Brokenshire

Robert Lawrence Brokenshire (born 1957) is a South Australian dairy farmer and former member of the South Australian Parliament.[1] He represented the Australian Conservatives party from 26 April 2017, and Family First Party before that.

Robert Brokenshire
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office
24 July 2008 – 17 March 2018
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Mawson
In office
11 December 1993 – 18 March 2006
Preceded bySusan Lenehan
Succeeded byLeon Bignell
Personal details
Born1957 (age 63–64)
NationalityAustralian
Political party
ResidenceMount Compass, South Australia
ProfessionDairy farmer
WebsiteOfficial profile

Political career

Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the Liberal Party as the elected member for the electoral district of Mawson in the South Australian House of Assembly (the Parliament's lower house).

On 24 July 2008, Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans in the South Australian Legislative Council (the Parliament's upper house), representing the conservative Family First Party.

Brokenshire provides political commentary on the community radio station 88.7 Coast FM monthly on the Thursday Magazine show, presented by Dave Hearn.[2]

Liberal Party

Elected in 1993 to the seat of Mawson with the Dean Brown Liberal Party government, he was re-elected in 1997 and 2002.

In 1998, Brokenshire was promoted to cabinet in the John Olsen government. His roles included Minister for Police, Correctional Services & Emergency Services, Minister for Gambling, Minister for Volunteers, and in opposition, Shadow Minister for Health. Brokenshire served three parliamentary terms representing the Liberal Party.

After losing the seat to Labor at the 2006 election, he was denied Liberal Party pre-selection for Mawson for the next election.

Family First Party

Brokenshire contested the seat of Kingston for the Family First Party in the 2007 federal election, receiving 5.71 percent of the vote.[3][4] On 18 March 2008, he was chosen by Family First to replace Andrew Evans, who had retired from the Legislative Council,[5] and Brockenshire was sworn in on 24 July 2008.[6][7] A few years later, he expressed interest in switching to a Lower House seat,[8] but never did so.

Brokenshire frequently used Freedom of Information legislation as part of his political strategy.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Brokenshire sat on various parliamentary committees, including the Public Works Committee, Select Committee on the Emergency Services Levy, Families SA Committee, Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Certain Matters Relating to Horse Racing in South Australia, and Natural Resources Committee. He opposed the abolition of the Legislative Council.[23]

Brokenshire has an interest in policing,[24][25][26][27][28][29] education,[30][31] road safety,[32][33] legislation,[34] governance,[8][35][36][37][38] homelessness,[39] hospital security,[40][41] development,[8][42] accountability,[43] political advisers,[44] school projects,[45] suicide prevention,[46] food security,[47] and daylight saving.[48][49]

Australian Conservatives

In 2017, Brokenshire and Dennis Hood joined the Australian Conservatives when Family First ceased to exist.[50] He failed in his bid to be re-elected to the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian election.[51]

Personal life

Brokenshire's family is of Cornish descent.[52]

See also

References
  1. "Profile: Hon Robert Brokenshire". Parliament of South Australia.
  2. "Adelaide's Coast FM 88.7". coastfm.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. State elections: ECSA
  4. Federal elections: AEC
  5. Family First Press Release Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "New MLC Robert Brokenshire puts major parties on notice". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  7. "Ex Lib back in Parliament for Family First" ABC News Online, 24 July 2008 Retrieved on 24 July 2008
  8. Crouch, Brad (3 April 2011). "Is Robert Brokenshire South Australia's defacto Opposition Leader?". Sunday Mail (Adelaide). Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. Miles Kemp (1 February 2011). "Violent parents endanger and disrupt schools". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  10. Miles Kemp (8 July 2011). "Schools on alert to media intrusion". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  11. Sharadyn Holderhead (4 July 2011). "Violent parents send fear to school". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  12. David Nankervis (9 July 2011). "Bakewell Bridge speed camera labelled a 'cash cow'". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  13. Miles Kemp (23 July 2010). "Council buries city danger spots". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  14. Joanna Vaughan (29 June 2009). "Shame of our violent schools revealed". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  15. Joanna Vaughan (2 October 2009). "Free education fees up". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  16. Kemp, Miles (20 August 2009). "Schools plead for help to keep truants in class". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  17. Nankervis, David (17 January 2010). "Adelaide speed cameras in 'wrong spots'". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  18. Kemp, Miles (17 November 2009). "Parents of truants face $7500 fine". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  19. Vaughan, Joanna (20 March 2009). "Adelaide families sleeping in cars and sheds". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  20. Kemp, Miles (14 March 2009). "The PS waiting lounge waste". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  21. Kemp, Miles (31 March 2009). "Adelaide nightclubs face police blitz for weapons". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  22. Kemp, Miles (26 July 2010). "Bureaucrats bend truth about school offences". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  23. Kelton, Greg (1 December 2008). "We must keep our democratic watchdog". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  24. Robertson, Doug (8 May 2010). "Secret Police Commissioner's inquiries should be made public". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  25. Miles Kemp (24 January 2011). "'Clean-up' fails to halt security guard drug use, documents show". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
    Miles Kemp (24 January 2011). "'Clean-up' fails to halt security guard drug use". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  26. Vaughan, Joanna (2 May 2009). "Instant jail of up to 25 years for police attackers". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  27. Novak, Lauren (18 November 2009). "Parliament considers two-years jail for prison smuggling". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  28. Novak, Lauren (17 February 2010). "Continuous patrols urged to cut rural road toll". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  29. Candice Keller (19 January 2011). "Guards and CCTV call for schools". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  30. Owen, Michael (19 January 2009). "SA Secondary Principals Association wants police in schools". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  31. Candice Keller (23 November 2010). "Parents face court on truancy crackdown". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  32. Robertson, Doug (7 June 2010). "Deadly curse of state's popular southern roads". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  33. Julian Swallow (25 June 2011). "Have hoon-car laws misfired". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  34. Sean Fewster (6 April 2011). "Call to rewrite flawed hoon laws after courts stops car crushing". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  35. Daniel Wills (24 June 2011). "Rann creates post for Russell Wortley after replacing Bernie Finnigan". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  36. Sarah Martin (2 June 2011). "Consumer report six months overdue". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  37. "MP keen for early polls by petition". ABC. 25 July 2011.
  38. Nigel Hunt (5 June 2011). "$4m to launch ICAC in Budget". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  39. Miles Kemp (10 January 2011). "Housing Trust homes vacant for a month on average". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  40. David Jean (20 April 2011). "Boost security to protect staff and patients, says AMA". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  41. "Last ditch legal bid over Seaford Heights". Southern Times Messenger. 28 June 2011.
  42. Bryan Littlely (9 October 2010). "Monsignor Cappo was aware of Parks Community Centre sale plan". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  43. David Nankervis (20 March 2011). "Public servants rack up $8.5 million in damages to government cars". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  44. Robert Brokenshire (1 December 2008). "We must keep our democratic watchdog". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  45. David Nankervis (13 February 2011). "Schoolkids at risk as new-build defects rise". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  46. "Call for suicide attention in Budget". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 3 June 2011.
  47. Bryan Littlely (8 June 2011). "Urban sprawl threat to food bowls". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  48. Greg Kelton (10 February 2011). "Scrap longer daylight saving – MP". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
  49. Hon Robert Brokenshire MLC (4 March 2009). "South Australia Independent Commission Against Corruption Bill 2009". austlii.
  50. "SA election: Kelly Vincent and Robert Brokenshire lose Upper House seats, 23 April 2010". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  51. Green, Antony (23 April 2018). "Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election". Antony Green's Election Blog. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  52. White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames
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