Former Liberal Party member Oliver Yates (@_Oliver_Yates) is running against Liberal and Coalition government Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
Yates is also the former head of the federal government’s green bank, he has described Coalition government climate policies as “immoral” saying they “knowingly and willingly inflict damage on others”.
12.8% margin
Area: 55 sq km
Location: Inner East Melbourne
Australian Electoral Commission seat profile
Division of Kooyong on Wikipedia
Oliver Yates: website
Taking the temperature of the #ClimateElection for #AusVotes19: @takvera explainer
The upcoming federal ballot has been dubbed the ‘Climate Election’, so it’s time to put Australia’s long list of recent prime ministers — and the nation’s political parties (including some Independent candidates) — under the climate change magnifying glass to explore what’s really possible to achieve for climate policy at the poll. Australian PMs and […]
Oliver Yates on taking on Frydenberg: @margokingston1 #KooyongVotes #podcast
Oliver Yates is a former Macquarie banker, and head of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, who spoke with Margo Kingston about his campaign to run for the seat of Kooyong as an Independent
The @NoFibs #IndependentsDay Twitter mission at #ausvotes: @margokingston1 comments
The way I see it, every safe Coalition seat must be in play in the sense that quality indies ask tough questions incumbents are forced to answer. That requires courageous indies & committed, creative citizens because a weakened local media can’t do it. Ready to play? #ausvotes — Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) February 22, 2019 Hi. […]