Steps for reaching out:
Get to know the person you’re reaching out to by reading the introduction and talking points on the right.
Pick up the phone, or hit the e-mail button, and reach out!
Introduce yourself first: What’s your name, where do you live, why are you reaching out?
Make your point: Why do you hope Andrew Hastie will support the adoption of a Global Magnitsky Act in Australia?
Offer hope, inspiration, and encouragement -- angry demands usually don’t work.
Andrew Hastie was first elected in 2015 and served as an Army Officer previous to his time in Parliament. He has been publicly critical about the Chinese regime, flagging human rights abuses against Uighurs in Xinjiang province, and Beijing’s attempts to exert soft power in Australian universities.
Aside from his work as Member of Parliament, Mr Hastie is member of the Human Rights Sub-Committee, leading the inquiry into whether Australia should adopt its own version of a Global Magnitsky Act. If this Committee recommends to Parliament that it should adopt such a law, the chances of it succeeding become much stronger!
Connecting with Mr Hastie on this issue:
As you have said, we need to stay “true to our democratic convictions and preserve our sovereignty” -- adopting an Australian version of the Magnitsky Act would help us do that.
The Global Magnitsky Act is a valuable tool in combating human rights abuses and gross corruption across the globe.
Australia cannot allow human rights abusers and money launderers to abuse Australia as a safe haven; not as a tourist destination, nor to hide their dirty money.
Adopting the Global Magnitsky Act helps Australia to uphold its commitment to the rule of law and protect all Australians.
