Meet ZHI SOON – Who Is Running For The Seat Of BANKS For The Labor Party

WHO IS ZHI SOON?

• Zhi Soon is the pre-selected Labor candidate for the NSW federal seat of Banks which is located in Sydney’s south;
• Zhi migrated with his family from Malaysia as child, living first in Hurstville before settling in Revesby;
•  Zhi Soon himself lives in Padstow with his partner and his sister and her family living in Kenthurst – so he is pretty much through and through a “Banks boy”;
• He was as a diplomat for DFAT in Afghanistan, which is what piqued his interest and passion in the public sector;
• Currently he is working for the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership;

WHAT IS THE FEDERAL ELECTORATE OF BANKS LIKE?

• The federal NSW seat of Banks is located in the southern part of Sydney and includes suburbs such as Padstow, Panania, Peakhurst, and Revesby etc – (you can find out more on the suburbs on the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website);
• The seat of Banks is currently held by Liberal MP David Coleman;
• The demographics of Banks, the  Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that around (55%) of Bank’s population were born overseas with (16.2%) identifying as having Chinese ancestry with Nepalese, Hong Kong and Vietnamese as the other main Asian backgrounds;

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WHY IS ZHI PUTTING HIS HAND UP AND RUNNING AS A CANDIDATE?

• Zhi is running as a candidate because he believes Australia needs a federal government that cares about his area and community;
• He is committed to creating secure, well-paid jobs by working with business to rebuild manufacturing, grow new industries and train a high skilled workforce;
• He wants to strengthen Medicare, making it easier and more affordable to see a doctor;
• Invest in education, TAFE and more affordable childcare to help our children succeed; 
• Build better infrastructure to reduce congestion;

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MEDIA ON ZHI SOON – here are a few media articles talking about Zhi and his candidacy:

• #ASIANAUSPOL: Zhi Soon Is Taking The Plunge As A Candidate For The Upcoming Federal Election For Banks ;
• Labor picks education adviser and former diplomat as candidate for Banks;

WHERE CAN YOU FIND ZHI?

• Email: Xian-Zhi.Soon@nswlabor.org.au;
• Facebook: @ZhiSoonBanks;
• Twitter: @ZhiSoon_;
• Instagram: @Zhi_Soon;
• Website: https://www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/zhi-soon/;

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