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

He currently serves as the Shadow Minister for Health and Wellbeing and Manager of Opposition Business.

Jack lives locally with his wife, Charlotte, one year old son, Archie and Golden Retriever, Chester.

Prior to entering State Parliament, Jack worked as a lawyer and in international diplomacy as an adviser to the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Through this role Jack worked on Australia’s free trade deal with the United Kingdom, was a delegate to the 2021 Climate Conference in Glasgow and assisted in Australia’s pandemic response.

Jack completed his Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), Bachelor of Economics and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the University of Adelaide.

My priorities for our community

Labor's Plan for 20 Storey Towers in Glenside

Public Meeting on Saturday 4 May at 11:00am

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Campaign to get trucks off Portrush Road

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Concern about new vape and tobacco stores

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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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