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'''Alexandra Kaur Bhathal'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=SBS Language |language=en}}</ref> (born 1964 or 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-26 |title=20 Questions with Alex Bhathal |url=https://greens.org.au/magazine/20-questions-alex-bhathal |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Australian Greens |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117210548/https://greens.org.au/magazine/20-questions-alex-bhathal |url-status=live }}</ref> is a social worker, lecturer and former [[Australia|Australian]]<nowiki/>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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manning |first=Paddy |date=6 February 2018 |title=Sixth time lucky? Meet Alex Bhathal |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/today/paddy-manning/2018/06/2018/1517891534/sixth-time-lucky-meet-alex-bhathal |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=The Monthly |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129055943/https://www.themonthly.com.au/today/paddy-manning/2018/06/2018/1517891534/sixth-time-lucky-meet-alex-bhathal |url-status=live }}</ref> Bhathal was also the candidate for the state [[Electoral district of Northcote]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-30 |title=Curriculum Vitae |url=https://alexbhathal.com/welcome/about/curriculum-vitae/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Alex Bhathal |language=en}}</ref>
'''Alexandra Kaur Bhathal'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=SBS Language |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030556/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 1964 or 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-26 |title=20 Questions with Alex Bhathal |url=https://greens.org.au/magazine/20-questions-alex-bhathal |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Australian Greens |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117210548/https://greens.org.au/magazine/20-questions-alex-bhathal |url-status=live }}</ref> is a social worker, lecturer and former [[Australia|Australian]]<nowiki/>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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manning |first=Paddy |date=6 February 2018 |title=Sixth time lucky? Meet Alex Bhathal |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/today/paddy-manning/2018/06/2018/1517891534/sixth-time-lucky-meet-alex-bhathal |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=The Monthly |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129055943/https://www.themonthly.com.au/today/paddy-manning/2018/06/2018/1517891534/sixth-time-lucky-meet-alex-bhathal |url-status=live }}</ref> Bhathal was also the candidate for the state [[Electoral district of Northcote]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-30 |title=Curriculum Vitae |url=https://alexbhathal.com/welcome/about/curriculum-vitae/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Alex Bhathal |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621045632/https://alexbhathal.com/welcome/about/curriculum-vitae/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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== 2018 by-election ==
== 2018 by-election ==
Bhathal's campaign was damaged when a 101-page document containing claims of bullying by Bhathal was leaked.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |date=2018-08-07 |title=Greens apologise to Alex Bhathal over handling of bullying complaint |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-apologise-to-alex-bhathal-over-handling-of-bullying-complaint-20180807-p4zw2g.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Towell |first=Noel |last2=Carey |first2=Adam |date=5 April 2018 |title=Green 'saboteurs' survive attempted purge for attacks on Batman loser |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/green-saboteurs-survive-attempted-purge-for-attacks-on-batman-loser-20180404-p4z7rr.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFJ7MtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSwypvYQvkYLzebfxkvIfds7-tbDriM4rjIfmQhYsUfOMaiJB5bPY18qTg_aem_rrAbzx6x15xfYU6O0MD38Q |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=The Age |language=en-Au}}</ref> After the by-election, an internal Greens review dismissed the allegations against Bhathal, and apologised to her.<ref name=":1" />
Bhathal's campaign was damaged when a 101-page document containing claims of bullying by Bhathal was leaked.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |date=2018-08-07 |title=Greens apologise to Alex Bhathal over handling of bullying complaint |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-apologise-to-alex-bhathal-over-handling-of-bullying-complaint-20180807-p4zw2g.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030627/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-apologise-to-alex-bhathal-over-handling-of-bullying-complaint-20180807-p4zw2g.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Towell |first=Noel |last2=Carey |first2=Adam |date=5 April 2018 |title=Green 'saboteurs' survive attempted purge for attacks on Batman loser |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/green-saboteurs-survive-attempted-purge-for-attacks-on-batman-loser-20180404-p4z7rr.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFJ7MtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSwypvYQvkYLzebfxkvIfds7-tbDriM4rjIfmQhYsUfOMaiJB5bPY18qTg_aem_rrAbzx6x15xfYU6O0MD38Q |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=The Age |language=en-Au |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030730/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/green-saboteurs-survive-attempted-purge-for-attacks-on-batman-loser-20180404-p4z7rr.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After the by-election, an internal Greens review dismissed the allegations against Bhathal, and apologised to her.<ref name=":1" />


== After politics ==
== After politics ==
Bhathal was planned to be the candidate for the [[Division of Cooper]]{{efn|The division of Batman was abolished prior to the 2019 election, and the division of Cooper was created, with boundaries similar to Batman's.|group=lower-alpha}} at the [[2019 Australian federal election]], but withdrew in August 2018, stating that her previous campaign had been "sabotaged" by individuals within the party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henriques-Gomes |first=Luke |date=2018-08-10 |title='Sabotage': perennial Greens candidate Alex Bhathal won't contest next election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/10/sabotage-perennial-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-wont-contest-next-election |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Bhathal was planned to be the candidate for the [[Division of Cooper]]{{efn|The division of Batman was abolished prior to the 2019 election, and the division of Cooper was created, with boundaries similar to Batman's.|group=lower-alpha}} at the [[2019 Australian federal election]], but withdrew in August 2018, stating that her previous campaign had been "sabotaged" by individuals within the party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henriques-Gomes |first=Luke |date=2018-08-10 |title='Sabotage': perennial Greens candidate Alex Bhathal won't contest next election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/10/sabotage-perennial-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-wont-contest-next-election |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030634/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/10/sabotage-perennial-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-wont-contest-next-election |url-status=live }}</ref>


In February 2019, Bhathal resigned from the Australian Greens, stating she had been the victim of "relentless organisational bullying" over several years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Henriques-Gomes |first=Luke |date=1 February 2019 |title=Former Greens candidate Alex Bhathal quits party, blaming 'organisational bullying' |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/former-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-quits-party-blaming-organisational-bullying?fbclid=IwAR3e9INUXoo3aOE1iT9zNzkSGzhDLUb3Ai_A3rqgRw1Bhk5LGqt0-n7vQE4_aem_AWdivHObmJZK7yZXNaS-E6Mlm1unkzpcmWAt6N0emNiSN9glEOdz00iEeniRQzP52U17ItL121_zOmF-DDYUZW2D |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
In February 2019, Bhathal resigned from the Australian Greens, stating she had been the victim of "relentless organisational bullying" over several years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Henriques-Gomes |first=Luke |date=1 February 2019 |title=Former Greens candidate Alex Bhathal quits party, blaming 'organisational bullying' |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/former-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-quits-party-blaming-organisational-bullying?fbclid=IwAR3e9INUXoo3aOE1iT9zNzkSGzhDLUb3Ai_A3rqgRw1Bhk5LGqt0-n7vQE4_aem_AWdivHObmJZK7yZXNaS-E6Mlm1unkzpcmWAt6N0emNiSN9glEOdz00iEeniRQzP52U17ItL121_zOmF-DDYUZW2D |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030556/https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/former-greens-candidate-alex-bhathal-quits-party-blaming-organisational-bullying |url-status=live }}</ref>


A documentary was made about Bhathal's unsuccessful campaign in 2018, entitled ''The Candidate.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Towell |first=Noel |date=2019-07-08 |title=Greens' candidate horror show comes to the big screen |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-candidate-horror-show-comes-to-the-big-screen-20190708-p525ae.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000900/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-candidate-horror-show-comes-to-the-big-screen-20190708-p525ae.html |archive-date=8 November 2020 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> The screening of the film in July 2019 was sabotaged, with the fire alarm being set off as soon as the film started.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2019 |title=Chaos at Greens screening |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/green-alight/news-story/34f16b93c3f2d45b59addbf7c21a6053 |work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref>
A documentary was made about Bhathal's unsuccessful campaign in 2018, entitled ''The Candidate.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Towell |first=Noel |date=2019-07-08 |title=Greens' candidate horror show comes to the big screen |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-candidate-horror-show-comes-to-the-big-screen-20190708-p525ae.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000900/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/greens-candidate-horror-show-comes-to-the-big-screen-20190708-p525ae.html |archive-date=8 November 2020 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> The screening of the film in July 2019 was sabotaged, with the fire alarm being set off as soon as the film started.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2019 |title=Chaos at Greens screening |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/green-alight/news-story/34f16b93c3f2d45b59addbf7c21a6053 |work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref>


Bhathal is a lecturer at [[La Trobe University]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-07 |title=Alex Bhathal |url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/alex-bhathal-1288514 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grewal |first=Preetinder |last2=McCarthy |first2=Preeti |date=21 June 2016 |title=Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] |language=en-Au}}</ref>
Bhathal is a lecturer at [[La Trobe University]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-07 |title=Alex Bhathal |url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/alex-bhathal-1288514 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127023927/http://theconversation.com/profiles/alex-bhathal-1288514 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grewal |first=Preetinder |last2=McCarthy |first2=Preeti |date=21 June 2016 |title=Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] |language=en-Au |archive-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908030556/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/alex-kaur-bhathal-greens-candidate-for-batman-vic/actokiawc |url-status=live }}</ref>




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Alex Bhathal
Personal details
Political partyAustralian Greens
Alma materRMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Melbourne
OccupationSocial worker, former politician
Websitehttps://alexbhathal.com/

Alexandra Kaur Bhathal[1] (born 1964 or 1965)[2] is a social worker, lecturer and former Australianpolitician. 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

Bhathal (right) with Adam Bandt (left) and Samantha Ratnam (centre) in 2016.

Bhathal's father was a Punjabi Sikh from a village near Verka Town, India.[1]

2018 by-election

Bhathal's campaign was damaged when a 101-page document containing claims of bullying by Bhathal was leaked.[5][6] After the by-election, an internal Greens review dismissed the allegations against Bhathal, and apologised to her.[5]

After politics

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.[7]

In February 2019, Bhathal resigned from the Australian Greens, stating she had been the victim of "relentless organisational bullying" over several years.[8]

A documentary was made about Bhathal's unsuccessful campaign in 2018, entitled The Candidate.[9] The screening of the film in July 2019 was sabotaged, with the fire alarm being set off as soon as the film started.[10]

Bhathal is a lecturer at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.[11][12]







Footnotes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ a b "Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC". SBS Language. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "20 Questions with Alex Bhathal". Australian Greens. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Alex Bhathal. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Preiss, Benjamin (7 August 2018). "Greens apologise to Alex Bhathal over handling of bullying complaint". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ Towell, Noel; Carey, Adam (5 April 2018). "Green 'saboteurs' survive attempted purge for attacks on Batman loser". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (10 August 2018). "'Sabotage': perennial Greens candidate Alex Bhathal won't contest next election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (1 February 2019). "Former Greens candidate Alex Bhathal quits party, blaming 'organisational bullying'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Chaos at Greens screening". The Australian. 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Alex Bhathal". The Conversation. 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  12. ^ Grewal, Preetinder; McCarthy, Preeti (21 June 2016). "Alex Kaur Bhathal - Greens candidate for Batman, VIC". SBS. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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