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Porn star in race to be Sydney Lord Mayor PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Sydney Central | James Gorman   
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 14:13

The City of Sydney lord mayoral campaign is about to get steamy as adult entertainer Zahra Stardust whips up her campaign.

Ms Stardust - a long-term member of the Sex Party and feminist porn star - is no stranger to the political world, having run for the senate in the 2010 federal election.

With three degrees under her garter and having worked for the UN, Ms Stardust said her campaign would be based on improving human rights and ensuring civil liberties.

"The Sex Party is a party that I am really passionate about," Ms Stardust said.

"Some of the platforms for my campaign include preventing the government's plan for internet censorship, equal access to reproduction technologies, introducing laws that don't discriminate against groups, a comprehensive sex education curriculum, and decriminalising abortion."

Ms Stardust said she would also like to re-evaluate the zoning rules for sex industry businesses throughout the city.

With six out of the eight registered candidates for Sydney lord mayor being female, Ms Stardust hopes more females will move into positions of power.

"We need a bit of pink in politics," she said. "Often in parliament we have white, male, middle-aged Christian bodies and I think these people are not necessarily the best choice for the voice of the city and it is essential we have people from different cultures, backgrounds and ethnicities being represented."

Source: Sydney Central

Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 12:25
 
Seven try to roll Clover Moore PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by The Daily Telegraph | Vikki Campion and Carleen Frost   
Thursday, 09 August 2012 11:55

A young mum, a former cohort of Frank Sartor, a technologist, a small-business owner, an affordable-housing advocate and a feminist stripper - these are the contenders trying to oust Clover Moore as the next Lord Mayor of Sydney.

Ms Moore will come up against seven new candidates next month after being forced to stand down from her MP role.

Living Sydney mayoral candidate and small-business owner Angela Vithoulkas was drawn on top of the ballot paper yesterday, saying it could be a good omen for the month ahead.

"I couldn't be happier that I get this opportunity for the community," she said.

She will be followed by Zahra Stardust, a "feminist stripper", trapeze artist, pole dancer and exotic dancer who has posed for adult magazines and websites who first stood for the Australian Sex Party at the 2010 federal election.

Ms Moore, who has been mayor since 2004 and a councillor since 1980 will be third on the ballot.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 12:25
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