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Jack Batty was elected the Member for Bragg in the Parliament of South Australia at the July 2022 by-election.

Prior to entering State Parliament, Jack worked in international diplomacy as an adviser to the Hon George Brandis QC during his term as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Through this role Jack was a delegate to the 2021 Climate Conference in Glasgow, worked on Australia’s free trade deal with the United Kingdom and aided efforts to get over four million Pfizer vaccines to Australia during the pandemic.

Before working in the UK, Jack worked as an adviser to the Minister for Defence, an associate to His Honour Justice Besanko of the Federal Court of Australia and as a solicitor at Cowell Clarke Commercial Lawyers in Adelaide.

My priorities for our community

MEDIA RELEASE: Labor lost at sea on long-term sand solution

The future of beaches in Adelaide’s western suburbs are under threat because of the complete mismanagement of coastal protection by the Malinauskas Labor Government. The Opposition ..

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MEDIA RELEASE: Marryatville High still waiting on red light camera as Labor delay school crossing upgrades

The Malinauskas Labor Government remains silent on desperate community calls for a red light camera to guard the Marryatville High School crossing, while budget papers ..

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MEDIA RELEASE: Opposition forces a bulldozer backflip from Peter Malinauskas

Following relentless pressure from the Opposition, local residents and community groups Peter Malinauskas has finally backflipped and scrapped plans to bulldoze part of the Adelaide ..

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"It is an honour to represent my community, the people of Bragg."

The electorate of Bragg

The South Australian electorate of Bragg was named after Sir William Bragg (1862-1942), Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Adelaide University and his son Sir Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), director of the Cavendish Laboratory, who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1915 for developing the science of X-ray crystallography.

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