▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁intention ▁to ▁sc rap ▁the ▁small - scale ▁renew able ▁energy ▁target . ▁The ▁Gre ens ▁chose ▁renew able ▁energy ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁main ▁campaign ▁topics , ▁by ▁elect ing ▁Curt in ▁University ▁sust ain ability ▁lect urer ▁Van essa ▁Ra ul and ▁as ▁their ▁candidate . ▁An ▁opinion ▁poll ▁conducted ▁during ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁showed ▁that ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁vot ers ▁would ▁support ▁a ▁renew able ▁energy ▁target ▁of ▁ 5 0 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 3 0 . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁a ▁conscience ▁vote ▁in ▁federal ▁parliament . ▁The ▁views ▁of ▁all ▁C anning ▁candidates ▁were ▁survey ed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Mar riage ▁Equ ality ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁Mand ur ah ▁Mail . ▁O pp osed ▁to ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁were ▁Andrew ▁H ast ie ▁( L iber al ), ▁Jam ie ▁Van ▁Burg el ▁( Christ ians ), ▁Jim ▁McC ourt ▁( Family ▁First ) ▁and ▁independent ▁Ter esa ▁van ▁L ies h out , ▁while ▁V imal ▁Sh arma ▁( Pal mer ▁United ) ▁did ▁not ▁answer ▁the ▁question . ▁All ▁other ▁candidates ▁supported ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁A ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁Re ach T el ▁during ▁the ▁campaign ▁showed ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁support ▁and ▁ 4 1 % ▁opposed ▁to ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Local ▁Crime ▁Police ▁statistics ▁in