Jonathan Sri | |
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| Member of the Brisbane City Council | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Abrahams |
| Constituency | The Gabba Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brisbane,Queensland,Australia |
| Political party | Queensland Greens |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (LLB,BA) |
| Website | jonathansri |
Jonathan Sri is a Queensland Greens councillor for the Brisbane City Council,representing The Gabba Ward. [1]
Sri has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts with majors in Journalism and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies from The University of Queensland. He has previously worked at a corporate law firm. Prior to being elected he was a musician and beat poet. [2]
Sri stood as the Greens candidate for South Brisbane at the 2015 Queensland state election,where he received 21.8% of the primary vote. [3] He was defeated by former Labor MP Jackie Trad,and placed third after the Liberal National Party.
Sri stood as a candidate for The Gabba Ward at the 2016 Brisbane City Council election,held on 19 March,where he received 31.7% of the primary vote. [4] Preferences from the Labor candidate,Nicole Lessio,gave Cr Sri 55% of the two-party-preferred vote,and he declared victory on 23 March after receiving a concession call from Lessio. [4] [5] [6]
He was sworn in on 12 April 2016, [7] becoming the first Greens councillor anywhere in Queensland,and the first of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage. [8]
In 2016,Sri organised human barricades and protests against the controversial West Village development in West End. [9] The development still went ahead but significant changes were made to the design. [10]
In 2018,Sri was accused of harassing and stalking a local real estate agent. Official investigations were launched into the complaint and the Brisbane City Council opted not to pursue misconduct charges. [11] [12]
Cr Sri believes the Queensland Police is a violent and racist organisation.
In October 2019,Sri was fined $1,300 for "inappropriate conduct" by the Councillor Conduct Review Panel,after "posing as a concerned resident in a hoax voicemail" left for state MP Jennifer Howard. [13]
Sri stood as a candidate for The Gabba Ward at the 2020 Brisbane City Council election,held on 28 March,where he received 45.6% of the primary vote,an increase of 13.9% from the previous election. [14]
Sri has campaigned for a right to the city,and has argued that the function of cities should be centred around democratic control rather than capital accumulation. [15] He is supportive of "public disobedience" as a valid form of political action [16] and has posted information to assist followers in avoiding being fined. [17] He has criticised the behaviour of the Queensland Police Service,describing them as a "violent and racist" institution. [18]
Sri lives on a houseboat moored in the Brisbane River with his partner,stating his purpose for this as wanting to donate half of his $157,782 salary. [19]
He is a saxophonist and vocalist with Brisbane band The Mouldy Lovers. [20] He is known for his spoken word performances. [8]
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