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By\u00a0Jan Bowman<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0@GriffithElects<\/a><\/p>\n 15 December 2013<\/p>\n Following her preselection over the weekend as Labor candidate for the Griffith by-election, Terri Butler held her first campaign press conference at a noisy West End hub: Avid Reader bookshop.<\/p>\n After she batted-away any suggestion that this by-election would be about the Labor Government\u2019s past performance, or a backlash against Kevin Rudd, Butler described the upcoming ballot as: \u201cAn opportunity for people in the local community to send a message to the Tony Abbott government about the shambolic first 100 days; the embarrassments overseas; the loss of manufacturing jobs; all the backflips on education\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019ve been talking with people in the local area, they have been very concerned about these issues,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a serious chance to win this seat.\u201d<\/p>\n Terri Butler, ALP candidate for the Griffith by-election.<\/p><\/div>\n A by-election date has not been set, but, like others, Butler is anticipating a February poll in Griffith.<\/p>\n \u201cI am looking forward to campaigning to keep this seat a Labor seat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n On the question of her personal appeal, she said: \u201cI am someone that people can relate to. I\u2019m a young Mum, I\u2019ve got a successful career, and, like a lot of people in this electorate, I juggle the responsibilities of looking after my family with full-time work\u201d.<\/p>\n Butler spoke primarily about the National Broadband Network and aircraft noise as top-of-mind local issues.<\/p>\n She said people are concerned about the NBN: \u201cMy opponent Dr Glasson was actually an NBN champion, now we\u2019re seeing people not getting the NBN and the Abbott Government offering an inferior alternative\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cDr Glasson has been unable to speak out about that.\u201d<\/p>\n She described aircraft noise as an important issue for Griffith voters, with the new parallel runway being built at Brisbane airport in 2020.<\/p>\n According to Butler, the Brisbane Airport Corporation expects to see Hong Kong levels of aircraft traffic.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to balance the economic benefits of the parallel runway with liveability for people in our suburbs,\u201d she said, and proposed a trial curfew, such as those in Sydney.<\/p>\n Ms Butler revealed that Mr Rudd had telephoned to give his congratulations on her preselection win.<\/p>\n \u201cHe told me he was delighted I had been selected as the candidate,\u201d she said, and added that she hoped he would provide plenty of support and advice during the campaign.<\/p>\n She fell short, however, of confirming or denying that Mr Rudd will join her on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n As to the rumoured tensions within Labor ranks during the preselection process, Butler said the party had a \u201cfantastically democratic process\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been really enthusiastic, people have been energised; people have been engaged. We had a wonderful process where two good candidates put their case.\u201d<\/p>\n Butler said her opponent, Jeremy de Lore, had been a fair candidate, and she congratulated him on the way he conducted his campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By\u00a0Jan Bowman\u00a0\u00a0@GriffithElects 15 December 2013 Following her preselection over the weekend as Labor candidate for the Griffith by-election, Terri Butler held her first campaign press conference at a noisy West End hub: Avid Reader bookshop. 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