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'''Peter Robert Phelps''' (born 7 May 1968) is an Australian politician. He |
'''Peter Robert Phelps''' (born 7 May 1968) is an Australian politician. He was a [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]] member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] from 2011 to 2019.<ref name=parlbio>{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=89 |name=The Hon. Dr Peter Phelps, MLC |former=Yes |access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> |
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He was [[Government whip]] in the Legislative Council for five years, before resigning in March 2016 to protest new legislation regarding the sale of [[Ethanol fuel|E10 ethanol fuel]], which he called "an egregious breach" of Liberal Party core values.<ref>Alicia Wood |
He was [[Government whip]] in the Legislative Council for five years, before resigning in March 2016 to protest new legislation regarding the sale of [[Ethanol fuel|E10 ethanol fuel]], which he called "an egregious breach" of Liberal Party core values.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Alicia |last1=Wood |first2=Andrew |last2=Clennell |name-list-style=amp |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/dr-peter-phelps-quits-as-nsw-government-whip-over-ethanol-laws/news-story/e906d57552294e9c9966aac89c53018b |title=Dr Peter Phelps quits as NSW government whip over ethanol laws |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=23 March 2016 |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Phelps was born at Camden District Hospital to Robert and Gwen Phelps. He spent his early years in [[Bradbury, New South Wales]], and attending the Bradbury Infants School. Later his family moved to the Sydney inner-western suburbs of [[Camperdown, New South Wales|Camperdown]] and then [[Dulwich Hill, New South Wales|Dulwich Hill]]. He attended Camperdown Demonstration School, [[opportunity class]]es at Summer Hill Public School, [[Fort Street High School]] and the [[University of Sydney]], where he resided at [[St Paul's College, University of Sydney|St Paul's College]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] with Honours in History in 1990 and a [[PhD]] in Australian History in 1997.<ref> |
Phelps was born at Camden District Hospital to Robert and Gwen Phelps. He spent his early years in [[Bradbury, New South Wales]], and attending the Bradbury Infants School. Later his family moved to the Sydney inner-western suburbs of [[Camperdown, New South Wales|Camperdown]] and then [[Dulwich Hill, New South Wales|Dulwich Hill]]. He attended Camperdown Demonstration School, [[opportunity class]]es at Summer Hill Public School, [[Fort Street High School]] and the [[University of Sydney]], where he resided at [[St Paul's College, University of Sydney|St Paul's College]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] with Honours in History in 1990 and a [[PhD]] in Australian History in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Phelps |title=Australia, International Diplomacy and the West New Guinea Dispute, 1949–1963 |url=http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/s123/phelps/_phd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012100148/http://papuaweb.org/dlib/s123/phelps/_phd.html |archive-date=12 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Political activity== |
==Political activity== |
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Phelps contested the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]] in the [[Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) #Drummoyne|1999 election]].<ref>{{cite NSW election |year=1999 |district=Drummoyne |accessdate=20 July 2020}}</ref> Before entering Parliament, Phelps worked as an adviser to various Liberal politicians: [[Ian McLachlan]] (1998), [[John Moore (Australian politician)|John Moore]] (1998–99), Senator [[Chris Ellison (politician)|Chris Ellison]] (1999–2000), Senator [[Eric Abetz]] (2001–06), [[Gary Nairn]] (2006–07), Senator [[Michael Ronaldson]] (2009–10) and [[Bronwyn Bishop]] (2010–11).<ref name="parlbio" /> He was ninth on the coalition Legislative Council ticket at the [[Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)|2011 election]] and was elected 16th.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Green|first1=Antony|title=New South Wales 2011 Election Results|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/nsw/NSW2011_Results.pdf|website=ABC Election Archive|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> He was again ninth on the coalition Legislative Council ticket at the [[Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)|2019 election]] however he was not re-elected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legislative Council - State Election 2019 |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG1901/LC/State/fp_by_grp_and_candidate |website=vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2019/results |title=NSW Results - ABC News |website=ABC News |language=en-AU |access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref> |
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Before entering Parliament, Phelps worked as an adviser to various Liberal politicians: [[Ian McLachlan]] (1998), [[John Moore (Australian politician)|John Moore]] (1998–99), Senator [[Chris Ellison]] (1999–2000), Senator [[Eric Abetz]] (2001–06), [[Gary Nairn]] (2006–07), Senator [[Michael Ronaldson]] (2009–10) and [[Bronwyn Bishop]] (2010–11). |
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| ⚫ | Phelps's entry at the website of the NSW Parliament says: "Dr Phelps is a [[libertarian]] with [[social conservative]] tendencies, placing him within the '[[Fusionism|fusionist]]' school of conservative political philosophy. His political hero is [[Ronald Reagan]]." |
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==Controversies== |
==Controversies== |
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Phelps was Nairn's chief of staff during the 2007 federal election, at which Nairn lost his seat of [[Eden-Monaro]] to the Labor candidate, Dr [[Mike Kelly (Australian politician)|Mike Kelly]]. During the campaign he attended a Kelly campaign meeting in [[Queanbeyan]]. From the audience he asked Kelly, a former Army officer, why he had served in the [[Iraq War]] when Labor had opposed that war. Kelly replied "I was a soldier, and I did what I was ordered to do." Phelps then said: "Oh, like the guards at [[Belsen]], perhaps? Are you using the [[Nuremberg Defence]]?"<ref name="abc |
Phelps was Nairn's chief of staff during the 2007 federal election, at which Nairn lost his seat of [[Eden-Monaro]] to the Labor candidate, Dr [[Mike Kelly (Australian politician)|Mike Kelly]]. During the campaign he attended a Kelly campaign meeting in [[Queanbeyan]]. From the audience he asked Kelly, a former Army officer, why he had served in the [[Iraq War]] when Labor had opposed that war. Kelly replied "I was a soldier, and I did what I was ordered to do." Phelps then said: "Oh, like the guards at [[Belsen]], perhaps? Are you using the [[Nuremberg Defence]]?"<ref name="abc-am-nazi-slur">{{cite news |author1=Alexandra Kirk (interviewer) |title=Labor seeks Phelps sacking for Nazi comment |url=https://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s2038362.htm |access-date=30 April 2020 |work=[[AM (radio program)]] |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |quote=''ALEXANDRA KIRK: Dr Phelps has sent Mike Kelly a letter of apology saying his comment was inappropriate, he unreservedly withdraws it and he regrets any offence.''}}</ref> |
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The following week in federal Parliament, responding to a Labor question about Phelps's comments, Nairn said: "I would not agree with any comments that might compare the work of Australian soldiers with those in Nazi Germany." The ABC reported that "Peter Phelps has written to Mike Kelly, unreservedly withdrawing his inappropriate comments and regretting any offence."<ref name="abc |
The following week in federal Parliament, responding to a Labor question about Phelps's comments, Nairn said: "I would not agree with any comments that might compare the work of Australian soldiers with those in Nazi Germany." The ABC reported that "Peter Phelps has written to Mike Kelly, unreservedly withdrawing his inappropriate comments and regretting any offence."<ref name="abc-am-nazi-slur"/> |
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In 2011, Phelps made a speech in which he compared scientists who believe in [[global warming]] to those who worked for totalitarian regimes. He said it should not be forgotten that "some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists... We should not be so surprised that the contemporary science debate has become so debased," he said. "At the heart of many scientists – but not all scientists – lies the heart of a totalitarian planner." This was reported as "Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists," although Phelps did not use the word "Nazi."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/upper-house-whip-under-fire-for-nazi-slur-on-scientists-20110601-1fgq0.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | |
In 2011, Phelps made a speech in which he compared scientists who believe in [[global warming]] to those who worked for totalitarian regimes. He said it should not be forgotten that "some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists... We should not be so surprised that the contemporary science debate has become so debased," he said. "At the heart of many scientists – but not all scientists – lies the heart of a totalitarian planner." This was reported as "Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists," although Phelps did not use the word "Nazi."<ref name="smh-nazi-scientists-2011">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Alexandra |title=Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/upper-house-whip-under-fire-for-nazi-slur-on-scientists-20110601-1fgq0.html |access-date=30 April 2020 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald (on-line) |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]] |date=1 June 2011 |language=en-AU |quote=''In an address attacking global warming, Dr Phelps said it should not be forgotten that ''some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists.}}</ref> |
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In 2013, on the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Phelps, in a speech in the NSW Parliament, said that he supported the overthrow of [[Salvador Allende]]. Phelps' comments were controversial, with the [[Australian Labor Party]] and [[Greens New South Wales|Greens]] calling for Premier [[Barry O'Farrell]] to reprimand or sack Phelps for his comments. He was neither sacked nor reprimanded.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-13/nsw-liberal-mp-defends-dictator-augusto-pinochet/4955594|title=NSW Liberal MP Peter Phelps defends dictator Augusto Pinochet|date=13 September 2013| |
In 2013, on the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Phelps, in a speech in the NSW Parliament, said that he supported the overthrow of [[Salvador Allende]]. Phelps' comments were controversial, with the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Party]] and [[Greens New South Wales|Greens]] calling for Premier [[Barry O'Farrell]] to reprimand or sack Phelps for his comments. He was neither sacked nor reprimanded.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-13/nsw-liberal-mp-defends-dictator-augusto-pinochet/4955594|title=NSW Liberal MP Peter Phelps defends dictator Augusto Pinochet|date=13 September 2013|work=ABC News|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 16 February 2024
Dr Peter Phelps | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 26 March 2011 – 23 March 2019 | |
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| Born | 7 May 1968 Camden, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Peter Robert Phelps (born 7 May 1968) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2019.[1]
He was Government whip in the Legislative Council for five years, before resigning in March 2016 to protest new legislation regarding the sale of E10 ethanol fuel, which he called "an egregious breach" of Liberal Party core values.[2]
Early life
[edit]Phelps was born at Camden District Hospital to Robert and Gwen Phelps. He spent his early years in Bradbury, New South Wales, and attending the Bradbury Infants School. Later his family moved to the Sydney inner-western suburbs of Camperdown and then Dulwich Hill. He attended Camperdown Demonstration School, opportunity classes at Summer Hill Public School, Fort Street High School and the University of Sydney, where he resided at St Paul's College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History in 1990 and a PhD in Australian History in 1997.[3]
Political activity
[edit]Phelps contested the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne in the 1999 election.[4] Before entering Parliament, Phelps worked as an adviser to various Liberal politicians: Ian McLachlan (1998), John Moore (1998–99), Senator Chris Ellison (1999–2000), Senator Eric Abetz (2001–06), Gary Nairn (2006–07), Senator Michael Ronaldson (2009–10) and Bronwyn Bishop (2010–11).[1] He was ninth on the coalition Legislative Council ticket at the 2011 election and was elected 16th.[5] He was again ninth on the coalition Legislative Council ticket at the 2019 election however he was not re-elected.[6][7]
He was a Member of the State Executive of the Liberal Party and the Chairman of the Constitution Standing Committee. He has also been on numerous other parliamentary committees.[1]
Phelps's entry at the website of the NSW Parliament says: "Dr Phelps is a libertarian with social conservative tendencies, placing him within the 'fusionist' school of conservative political philosophy. His political hero is Ronald Reagan."[1]
Controversies
[edit]Phelps was Nairn's chief of staff during the 2007 federal election, at which Nairn lost his seat of Eden-Monaro to the Labor candidate, Dr Mike Kelly. During the campaign he attended a Kelly campaign meeting in Queanbeyan. From the audience he asked Kelly, a former Army officer, why he had served in the Iraq War when Labor had opposed that war. Kelly replied "I was a soldier, and I did what I was ordered to do." Phelps then said: "Oh, like the guards at Belsen, perhaps? Are you using the Nuremberg Defence?"[8]
The following week in federal Parliament, responding to a Labor question about Phelps's comments, Nairn said: "I would not agree with any comments that might compare the work of Australian soldiers with those in Nazi Germany." The ABC reported that "Peter Phelps has written to Mike Kelly, unreservedly withdrawing his inappropriate comments and regretting any offence."[8]
In 2011, Phelps made a speech in which he compared scientists who believe in global warming to those who worked for totalitarian regimes. He said it should not be forgotten that "some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists... We should not be so surprised that the contemporary science debate has become so debased," he said. "At the heart of many scientists – but not all scientists – lies the heart of a totalitarian planner." This was reported as "Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists," although Phelps did not use the word "Nazi."[9]
In 2013, on the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Phelps, in a speech in the NSW Parliament, said that he supported the overthrow of Salvador Allende. Phelps' comments were controversial, with the Labor Party and Greens calling for Premier Barry O'Farrell to reprimand or sack Phelps for his comments. He was neither sacked nor reprimanded.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Hon. Dr Peter Phelps, MLC". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Wood, Alicia & Clennell, Andrew (23 March 2016). "Dr Peter Phelps quits as NSW government whip over ethanol laws". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Phelps, Peter. "Australia, International Diplomacy and the West New Guinea Dispute, 1949–1963". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Drummoyne". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "New South Wales 2011 Election Results" (PDF). ABC Election Archive. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Legislative Council - State Election 2019". vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "NSW Results - ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b Alexandra Kirk (interviewer). "Labor seeks Phelps sacking for Nazi comment". AM (radio program). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Dr Phelps has sent Mike Kelly a letter of apology saying his comment was inappropriate, he unreservedly withdraws it and he regrets any offence.
{{cite news}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ Smith, Alexandra (1 June 2011). "Upper house whip under fire for Nazi slur on scientists". The Sydney Morning Herald (on-line). Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
In an address attacking global warming, Dr Phelps said it should not be forgotten that some of the strongest supporters of totalitarian regimes in the last century have been scientists.
- ^ "NSW Liberal MP Peter Phelps defends dictator Augusto Pinochet". ABC News. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Peter Phelps Inaugural speech" (PDF). 4 May 2011.
