"I want to be a strong voice for the Tamil community"- Samantha
Samantha Ratnam Source: Samantha Ratnam
Samantha Ratnam is the Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Wills. She has been a local representative on Moreland City Council since 2012 and became the citys first Greens Mayor in 2015. Before entering politics, Samantha had a career as a social worker spanning more than a decade. Samantha Ratnam talks to Renuka Thuraisingham about her candidacy, Greens's policies on education, health, and immigration.
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