Tom Smith | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg | |
Assumed office 31 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | David Batt |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 September 1990 |
Political party | Labor |
Thomas John Smith (born 2 September 1990) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor Party member for Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2020. [1] [2]
Before his election,Smith was a secondary school teacher. [3]
Bundaberg,is a city in the Bundaberg Region,Queensland,Australia,and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921,and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River,about 20 km (12 mi) from its mouth at Burnett Heads,and flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich coastal plain,supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang-Bunda peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy" and "Rum city". The demonym of Bundaberg is Bundabergian.
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