Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2019 Australian federal election.
Endorsements for parties
Newspapers and magazines
National daily newspapers
Individuals
- Charles Bass, entrepreneur, business executive, co-founder of Aquila Resources
- Mark Bouris <small>AM</small>, businessman, entrepreneur, and media personality
- Paul Darrouzet, businessman
- Rowan Dean, editor of the Spectator Australia, and Sky News Australia co-host of Outsiders
- John Gandel <small>AC</small>, billionaire entrepreneur, property developer and philanthropist
- Robert Gerard <small>AO</small>, businessman and former member of the Reserve Bank of Australia
- John Howard <small>OM AC SSI</small>, 25th prime minister of Australia
- Alan Jones <small>AO</small>, 2GB and Sky News Australia broadcaster
- Grant Lewis Kelley, chief executive and director of Vicinity Centres
- Jeff Kennett <small>AC</small>, 43rd premier of Victoria, and president of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Harold Mitchell <small>AC</small>, entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian
- Alfred Moufarrige, CEO of Servcorp
- Paul Murray, Sky News Australia broadcaster
- Roslyn Packer <small>AC</small>, philanthropist and widow of billionaire media mogul Kerry Packer
- Rita Panahi, Sky News Australia host of The Friday Show and opinion columnist
- Andrew Peacock <small>AC GCL</small>, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Defence, Australian Ambassador to the United States, and Leader and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
- Allan Pidgeon, businessman, president of the National Flag Association (Qld), and director of the Queensland Private Enterprise Centre
- Mark Stockwell, Olympic swimmer, businessman
- Harry Triguboff <small>AO</small>, billionaire real estate developer, and managing director of Meriton
- Robert Webster, company director, grazier and former National Party of Australia NSW Member of Parliament
- Paul Wheelton, businessman, founder of The Wheelton Group, and philanthropist
- Geoff Wilson, founder of Wilson Asset Management
- Van Badham, writer and social commentator
- Jimmy Barnes <small>AO</small>, rock singer, songwriter and member of Cold Chisel
- Peter Beattie <small>AC</small>, 36th premier of Queensland, and chair of the Australian Rugby League Commission
- Cate Blanchett <small>AC</small>, actress and theatre director
- Mike Carlton <small>AM</small>, media commentator and author
- Michael Caton, television, film and stage actor, comedian and television host
- Blanche d'Alpuget, writer and widow of the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke
- Julia Gillard <small>AC</small>, 27th prime minister of Australia
- Bob Hawke <small>AC GCL</small>, 23rd prime minister of Australia (deceased)
- Bill Hayden <small>AC</small>, 21st governor-general of Australia, and former leader of the Australian Labor Party
- Paul Keating, 24th prime minister of Australia
- Bill Kelty <small>AC</small>, former secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and commissioner of the Australian Football League
- Fr. Bob Maguire <small>AM RFD</small>, Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality
- Sally McManus, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
- Molly Meldrum, music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur
- Annastacia Palaszczuk, premier of Queensland
- Kevin Rudd <small>AC</small>, 26th prime minister of Australia
- Jordan Shanks, YouTuber and comedian
- Sam Kekovich, media personality, sports commentator, 'Australian Lambassador' and former Australian rules football player
Organisations
- NSW Amateur Pistol Association
New South Wales electorates
For Chris Gambian (Labor):
For Linda Burney (Labor):
For John Alexander (Liberal):
For Brian Owler (Labor):
For Scott Morrison (Liberal):
For Simon O'Brien (Labor):
For Jon Doig (Greens):
For Gaye Cameron (One Nation):
For Pat Conaghan (National):
For Rob Oakeshott (Independent):
For Andrew Woodward (Labor):
For Lauren Edwards (Greens):
For Sharon Bird (Labor):
For Kevin Mack (Independent):
For Katrina Hodgkinson (Nationals):
For Warren Mundine (Liberal):
For Fiona Phillips (Labor):
For Craig Kelly (Liberal):
For Diedree Steinwall (Labor):
For Mitchell Shakespeare (Greens):
For Angus Taylor (Liberal):
For Aoife Champion (Labor):
For David Powell (Greens):
For Huw Kingston (Independent):
For Melissa McIntosh (Liberal):
For Diane Beamer (Labor):
For Jeremy Miller (Independent):
For Alice Thompson (Independent):
For Susan Templeman (Labor):
For Sarah Richards (Liberal):
For Sharon Claydon (Labor):
For Barnaby Joyce (Nationals):
For Adam Blakester (Independent):
For Julie Owens (Labor):
For Fiona Martin (Liberal):
For Sam Crosby (Labor):
For Lucy Wicks (Liberal):
For Anne Charlton (Labor):
For Cath Connor (Greens):
For Tanya Plibersek (Labor):
For Tony Abbott (Liberal):
- John Anderson <small>AO</small>, former deputy prime minister of Australia, and former leader of the National Party
- Mike Baird <small>AO</small>, 44th premier of New South Wales
- Gladys Berejiklian, premier of New South Wales
- Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun columnist, Sky News Australia and 2GB broadcaster
- Roger Corbett <small>AO</small>, businessman and former CEO of Woolworths Limited
- Christine Forster, councillor of the City of Sydney, and sister to Tony Abbott
- John Howard <small>OM AC SSI</small>, 25th prime minister of Australia
- Brett Lee, Australian cricketer, film actor and Fox Sports commentator
- Greg Sheridan <small>AO</small>, foreign affairs journalist and conservative commentator
For Zali Steggall (Independent):
- Layne Beachley <small>AO</small>, world champion surfer
- Mike Cannon-Brookes, billionaire co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian
- Peter FitzSimons <small>AM</small>, journalist, radio and television presenter, author and chair of the Australian Republican Movement
- Rickard Gardell, managing director and co-founder of Pacific Equity Partners
- GetUp!
- Margo Kingston, journalist, author and commentator
- Guy Leech, former Ironman surf lifesaving champion
- Kerryn Phelps <small>AM</small>, independent member for Wentworth, and former president of the Australian Medical Association
For Susan Moylan-Coombs (Independent)
For Kristyn Glanville (Greens)
For Dean Harris (Labor):
For Dave Sharma (Liberal):
For Kerryn Phelps (Independent):
For Tim Murray (Labor):
- Michael Caton, television, film and stage actor, comedian and television host
- GetUp!
- Graham Richardson <small>AO</small>, Sky News Australia host of Richo, political commentator, and former Minister for the Environment, Minister for Health, Minister for Transport and Communications, Minister for Social Security, and senator for New South Wales
- Alex Turnbull, fund manager and son of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
For Dominic Wy (Greens):
Victorian electorates
For Catherine King (Labor):
For Lisa Chesters (Labor):
For Gladys Liu (Liberal):
For Jennifer Yang (Labor):
For Ged Kearney (Labor):
For Sarah Henderson (Liberal)
For Libby Coker (Labor)
For Damien Cole (Independent):
For Richard Marles (Labor):
For Michael Sukkar (Liberal):
For Shireen Morris (Labor):
For Chris Crewther (Liberal):
For Peta Murphy (Labor)
For Greg Hunt (Liberal):
For Josh Sinclair (Labor):
For Julia Banks (Independent):
For Nathan Lesslie (Greens):
For Darren Chester (National):
For Antoinette Holm (Labor):
For Katie Allen (Liberal):
For Fiona McLeod (Labor):
- Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria
- EMILY's List Australia
- Mary Gaudron QC, first female Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Julia Gillard <small>AC</small>, 27th prime minister of Australia
- Barry Jones, polymath, writer, teacher, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion, Minister for Science and Technology in the Hawke government, and Australian Living Treasure
- Bob Maguire, Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality
- Maxine McKew, former Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) journalist, and former Member for Bennelong
- Gillian Triggs, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission and former dean of the Sydney Law School
For Jason Ball (Greens):
For Helen Haines (Independent):
For Kate Thwaites (Labor):
For Josh Frydenberg (Liberal):
For Julian Burnside (Greens):
For Jana Stewart (Labor):
For Oliver Yates (Independent):
For Joanne Ryan (Labor):
For Josh Burns (Labor):
For Kate Ashmor (Liberal):
For Steph Hodgins-May (Greens):
For Ray Kingston (Independent):
For Bill Shorten (Labor):
For Adam Bandt (Greens):
For Kevin Andrews (Liberal):
For Stella Yee (Labor)
For Robert Humphreys (Greens):
For Jessica O'Donnell (Labor)
Queensland electorates
For Ross Vasta (Liberal National):
For Jo Briskey (Labor):
For Trevor Evans (Liberal National):
For Paul Newbury (Labor):
For George Christensen (Liberal National):
For Belinda Hassan (Labor):
For Imogen Lindenberg (Greens):
For Peter Dutton (Liberal National):
For Ali France (Labor):
For Benedict Coyne (Greens):
For Stuart Robert (Liberal National):
For Luz Stanton (Labor):
For Terri Butler (Labor):
For Olivia Roberts (Liberal National):
For Max Chandler-Mather (Greens):
For Cathy O'Toole (Labor):
For Phillip Thompson (Liberal National):
For Warren Entsch (Liberal National):
For Elida Faith (Labor):
For Susan Lamb (Labor):
For Terry Young (Liberal National):
For David Littleproud (Liberal National):
For Linda Little (Labor):
For Graham Perrett (Labor):
For Angela Owen (Liberal National):
For Luke Howarth (Liberal National):
For Corinne Mulholland (Labor):
Western Australian electorates
For Madeleine King (Labor):
For Andrew Hastie (Liberal):
For Mellisa Teede (Labor):
For Jodie Moffat (Greens):
For Celia Hammond (Liberal):
For Ken Wyatt (Liberal):
For Ian Goodenough (Liberal):
For Christian Porter (Liberal):
For Kim Travers (Labor)
For Eugene Marshall (Greens)
For Steve Irons (Liberal):
For Hannah Beazley (Labor):
For Ben Morton (Liberal):
For Marion Boswell (Labor):
South Australian electorates
For Nicolle Flint (Liberal):
For Nadia Clancy (Labor):
For Stef Rozitis (Greens):
For Rowan Ramsey (Liberal):
For Karin Bolton (Labor):
For Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance):
For Georgina Downer (Liberal):
For Anne Bourne (Greens):
For Saskia Gerhardy (Labor):
For James Stevens:
- Carolyn Hewson <small>AO</small>, businesswoman and director of BHP
- Christopher Pyne, former Minister for Defence, Minister for Defence Industry, Leader of the House, Minister for Industry, Science and Innovation, Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Ageing, Member for Sturt (1993âÂÂ2019)
- Amanda Vanstone <small>AO</small>, former Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Justice, Minister for Education, Minister for Employment, senator for South Australia and Ambassador to Italy
Tasmanian electorates
For Bridget Archer (Liberal):
For Ross Hart (Labor):
For Todd Lambert (Recreational Fishers):
For Justine Keay (Labor):
For Gavin Pearce (Liberal):
For Brett Smith (Independent):
For Andrew Wilkie (Independent)
For Ben McGregor (Labor)
For Juniper Shaw (Greens)
For Brian Mitchell (Labor):
For Jessica Whelan (Liberal):
For Deanna Hutchison (National):
For Julie Collins (Labor):
Senate candidates
For the Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
For Katy Gallagher (Labor):
For Alicia Payne (Labor):
For Nancy Waites (Labor):
For Penny Kyburz (Greens)
For Anthony Pesec (Independent):
For the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)
For the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch):
For the Greens New South Wales:
For Jim Molan (Liberal):
For Simonne Pengelly (Labor):
For Rod Bower (Independents for Climate Action Now)
For Malarndirri McCarthy (Labor):
For Sam McMahon (Country Liberal):
For the Liberal National Party of Queensland
- Paul Darrouzet, businessman
- Brian Flannery, billionaire investor, and owner of Ilwella Pty Ltd
- JJ Richards & Sons
- Lancini Group
- Pacific Blue Capital
- Mark Stockwell, Olympic swimmer, and businessman
For the Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch):
For the Queensland Greens:
For Nita Green (Labor):
For the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch):
For the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division):
For the Greens South Australia:
For Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens):
For Centre Alliance:
For Emily Gore (Labor):
For Larissa Harrison (Labor):
For the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch):
For the Tasmanian Greens:
For the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch):
For Kimberley Kitching (Labor):
For Jess Walsh (Labor):
For Karen Douglas (Labor):
For Louise Crawford (Labor):
For the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division):
- Bensons Property Group
- Consolidated Travel Group
- Evans Dixon Limited
- Phil Munday, team principal of 23Red Racing
- Riverlee Corporation
- Paul Wheelton, businessman, founder of The Wheelton Group, and philanthropist
For the Australian Greens - Victoria:
For Derryn Hinch's Justice Party:
For the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)
For the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch):
For the Greens Western Australia
For Anne Aly (Labor):
For Louise Pratt (Labor):
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