Local One Nation candidate Tammy Lindrum has supplied answers to a wide-ranging set of questions on cost of living, housing, Fishermans Bend, community safety and her party’s appeal in Albert Park.
In her responses, Lindrum presents herself as a non-career politician focused on transparency, tax reform and infrastructure planning.
“Not a career politician”: Lindrum pitches herself as an outsider
When asked what makes her a “strong, authentic voice” for Albert Park, Lindrum said her distinction from major-party candidates was that she was “not a career politician” and valued transparency. She said her professional background had made her responsible for budgets and how money was spent.
On One Nation’s polarising reputation in inner-city electorates, Lindrum said sceptical voters should not “believe everything you read in the media”. She encouraged residents to read One Nation’s policies and “make their minds up based on facts, not fiction”.
Taxes, power prices and the cost-of-living squeeze
Cost of living was a central theme in Lindrum’s responses. She criticised what she described as the number of taxes in Victoria, calling the system “a minefield”, while acknowledging the need to pay down debt. She said taxes that restricted growth should be reviewed, naming fuel excise, GST on some insurance products and cigarette taxes as examples.
Lindrum argued that One Nation’s fuel excise policy would help reduce living costs by lowering pressure on farmers, supply chains and power costs. She also said reducing electricity costs would deliver an immediate cost-of-living benefit. While saying Australia should reduce emissions, she argued the transition needed to happen at a pace that allowed for economic stability.
Fishermans Bend needs infrastructure first, Lindrum says
On housing and planning, Lindrum said she would support more apartments and higher-density housing only if infrastructure was in place first. She pointed to Fishermans Bend as an example of what she considered poor planning, saying the area lacked adequate transport and medical facilities to support population growth.
Asked about Fishermans Bend’s scale of development, Lindrum described the current approach as “a massive fail”, criticising apartment developments she said had inadequate parking and insufficient attention to surrounding road systems. On renters’ rights, she argued that new taxes were pushing investors out of the rental market, reducing the number of landlords and contributing to rent rises.
Infrastructure was another major focus. Lindrum said the Fishermans Bend tram should be delivered before a university or hospital because it would reduce congestion and provide transport for people moving into the area.
She said better planning was needed across business, residential and port-related uses in Fishermans Bend, describing it as a major growth area for Victoria. Lindrum said the overall plan should be reviewed to ensure the right infrastructure was in place, including for future data centres.
If elected, Lindrum said she would seek to hold the government accountable on Fishermans Bend timelines and funding by scrutinising budgets and reporting to taxpayers on how their money was being invested. “I love working with budgets,” she said.
On schools and community services, Lindrum said she would support new school sites, expansions or zoning changes to manage demand, provided infrastructure and transport were included in the planning process.
Car theft, hooning and police resourcing top safety concerns
Turning to crime and community safety, Lindrum nominated car theft, hooning, lack of police resourcing, insufficient speed cameras, tow-away zones and modified bikes and cars as local concerns.
She said she sympathised with local police, but believed the judicial system needed review. “Why would you want to arrest someone over and over again when you know they will be back on the street the next day?” she said. “We need consequences for crimes.”
Lindrum said she believed Albert Park residents felt less safe than five years ago, basing that view on her own experience. She said she would previously have been happy to walk to a local restaurant or gym, or catch a tram to the city, but no longer felt the same way.
If elected, Lindrum says taxes, crime and infrastructure would come first
Lindrum said she did not differ from One Nation’s national or state platform.
Lindrum said she hoped her campaign would show future generations they could have the same opportunities she had. If elected, she said her first local priorities would include reviewing taxes affecting businesses, local infrastructure, cost of living and crime reduction, adding: “You can’t pick one.”
Asked to name issues where she would work constructively with Labor, the Liberals or the Greens for the benefit of Albert Park, Lindrum nominated infrastructure and crime reduction.
