Patrick Williams | 8th February 2011 THERE are 175 million people on Twitter, but it would seem the majority of the Sunshine Coast’s politicians are not among them. Only five of the Coast’s 11 combined state and federal MPs use the micro blogging website to open up and communicate with the world and their electorates in 140 characters or less at a time. On a state level, Steve Dickson (Buderim) Jarrod Bleijie (Kawana), Fiona Simpson (Maroochydore) and Peter Wellington (Nicklin) have a presence within the network. However, Mark McArdle (Caloundra), Andrew Powell (Glass House) and Glen Elmes (Noosa) are all missing from the Twittersphere. Of the Coast’s representatives in federal parliament, only Longman MP Wyatt Roy has welcomed the popular website into his life. The political boy wonder also appears to be the Coast’s most watched MP on Twitter, with 1776 users following his constant updates. Fairfax MP Alex Somlyay, Fisher MP Peter Slipper and Wide Bay MP and Nationals … Continue reading
Wyatt In The Media
Sunshine Coast Daily Article: Life’s Tweet for half our pollies
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011Flood Recovery Interview with 101.5FM Morning Magazine
Friday, January 21st, 2011Wyatt speaks to Morning Magazine about flood recovery efforts in Longman and his submission to the Commission of Inquiry about the Queensland floods listen to the podcast
Wyatt on the Today Show 16 December 2010
Thursday, December 16th, 2010Wyatt on the Today Show 2 December 2010
Monday, December 6th, 2010ABC Drum Article: Roy’s the GQ man, the NBN’s nowhere
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010By Annabel Crabb Posted Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:18pm AEDT http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/23/3074499.htm It was Wyatt Roy, the tender new Member for Longman, who asked the question of the day today. You know Mr Roy. He is, at 20, the youngest person ever to be elected to Federal Parliament. Never has the seat of Longman returned such a short man, in fact; but what a man! Last night, Coalition colleagues at a fiercely exclusive corridor party (from which marauding journalists had to be repelled like so many Corey Worthingtons) were entranced by the news that Mr Roy is soon to be announced as GQ Magazine’s Man of the Year. Having initially faced a fusillade of teasing remarks, Mr Roy is now whispered about as a young man of significant potential. He no longer sits next to John Alexander, whose considerable height comparative to the Roy frame probably occasioned many of the jokes. A tiny Roy-themed action figure or waiter’s friend cannot be … Continue reading
Wyatt Roy Today Show 18 November 2010
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Wyatt on the Today Show 4th November 2010
Friday, November 5th, 2010ABC Online:20yo LNP candidate woos seniors
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010ABC Online website article The 20-year-old LNP candidate for the south-east Queensland seat of Longman has addressed a seniors’ forum on Bribie Island, south of the Sunshine Coast. If Wyatt Roy wins the seat of Longman, he will become Australia’s youngest federal MP. More than 150 National Seniors Australia members gathered at the Bribie RSL this morning to quiz Mr Roy, along with the incumbent ALP Member John Sullivan and the Greens’ candidate Rod Blair. They covered issues from health to recreational fishing zones. Despite the age gap, Mr Roy was generally well received. The ALP holds the seat of Longman by a margin of 1.9 per cent. National Seniors Australia chairman Everald Compton says the forums are being held in 13 marginal seats. Mr Compton says economic security and the state of hospitals are of great concern to seniors. “The issue of the state of hospitals and the health system is a crucial situation and 25 per cent of … Continue reading
Wyatt on the 7PM Project
Sunday, July 25th, 20107PM Project feature story about Wyatt and young people in politics. tweetmeme_service = ‘bit.ly’;
Wyatt Talks with Kochie on Sunrise
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Wyatt talks live from Caboolture to Kochie at Sunrise HQ about politics and what it means to stand up and make a difference for the local community. tweetmeme_service = ‘bit.ly’;
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