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Jonty Bush
Jonty Maree Bush (born 25 June 1979) is an Australian politician, and the Labor state member for Cooper in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Bush is a former public servant and community advocate, having been the CEO of the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group.
She was the 2009 Young Australian of the Year for her advocacy for victims of crime and the development of the One Punch Can Kill campaign.
Bush was born in Austins Ferry, Tasmania in 1979, and relocated with her family to the Southern Burnett town of Kilkivan when she was 14 and completed high school between Kilkivan and Gympie. Bush, her father and brother relocated to the Sunshine Coast where Bush attended Sunshine Coast University to earn a bachelor's degree in business. Bush later graduated from Griffith University with a Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Bush joined the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group in 2000 as a volunteer after the homicides of her sister (to domestic violence) and her father (a coward punch assault). During her time with the company, Bush was promoted to Family Support Officer, Volunteer Coordinator and eventually to chief executive officer in 2007, making her the first CEO with lived experience in the organisation.
Bush led a number of policy and legislative reforms to strengthen the rights of victims of crime in Queensland. Additionally, Bush initiated an anti-violence campaign called One Punch Can Kill, educating people about the impacts of even one punch. In 2012, Bush started Project 24, which focuses on fundraising for agencies that specialise in gender-based violence prevention.
From 2010 to 2020 Bush worked in the Queensland Public Service, including at Victim Assist Queensland, the Office of the Public Guardian, and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. She was also a member of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council from 2010 to 2012.
Bush was elected a vice-president of Queensland Labor in 2020, and is Patron of two internal party groups, the Labor Environmental Action Network and Labor Enabled.
At the 2020 Brisbane City Council election, Bush ran for the Enoggera Ward and was defeated by incumbent councillor Andrew Wines, despite a swing towards her.
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Jonty Bush
Jonty Maree Bush (born 25 June 1979) is an Australian politician, and the Labor state member for Cooper in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Bush is a former public servant and community advocate, having been the CEO of the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group.
She was the 2009 Young Australian of the Year for her advocacy for victims of crime and the development of the One Punch Can Kill campaign.
Bush was born in Austins Ferry, Tasmania in 1979, and relocated with her family to the Southern Burnett town of Kilkivan when she was 14 and completed high school between Kilkivan and Gympie. Bush, her father and brother relocated to the Sunshine Coast where Bush attended Sunshine Coast University to earn a bachelor's degree in business. Bush later graduated from Griffith University with a Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Bush joined the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group in 2000 as a volunteer after the homicides of her sister (to domestic violence) and her father (a coward punch assault). During her time with the company, Bush was promoted to Family Support Officer, Volunteer Coordinator and eventually to chief executive officer in 2007, making her the first CEO with lived experience in the organisation.
Bush led a number of policy and legislative reforms to strengthen the rights of victims of crime in Queensland. Additionally, Bush initiated an anti-violence campaign called One Punch Can Kill, educating people about the impacts of even one punch. In 2012, Bush started Project 24, which focuses on fundraising for agencies that specialise in gender-based violence prevention.
From 2010 to 2020 Bush worked in the Queensland Public Service, including at Victim Assist Queensland, the Office of the Public Guardian, and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. She was also a member of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council from 2010 to 2012.
Bush was elected a vice-president of Queensland Labor in 2020, and is Patron of two internal party groups, the Labor Environmental Action Network and Labor Enabled.
At the 2020 Brisbane City Council election, Bush ran for the Enoggera Ward and was defeated by incumbent councillor Andrew Wines, despite a swing towards her.