Alby Schultz
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| The Honourable Alby Schultz MP |
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| Constituency | Hume |
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| Born | 29 May 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Website | http://www.albyschultz.com.au |
Albert John "Alby" Schultz (born 29 May 1939), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Hume, New South Wales. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was a meat processing worker before entering politics. He was a Field Officer, for the Liberal Party 1986-88 and a member of the Cootamundra Shire Council 1983-91.
Schultz was the member for Burrinjuck in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He turned 65 in May 2004, and in 2003 he was severely injured in a domestic accident, losing the sight in one eye. Despite this he was easily re-elected at the 2004 federal election. He is an advocate for reform of the Child Support Agency Australia to increase the rights of fathers.[1] He gained national media attention in the lead up to the privatisation of Telstra claiming that he would "cross the floor" on the issue and vote against it, however he abstained from voting on the matter[citation needed].
Alby Schultz boycotted Parliament on the day that the formal apology to the Stolen Generations was made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.[2]
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