311:. Lightfoot strenuously denied the allegations and threatened legal action against the newspapers carrying the story. Lightfoot denied handling the money personally, saying he merely witnessed the money changing hands. After speaking to Howard, Lightfoot issued a statement in which he said he felt "uncomfortable" having the gun with him and did not carry it personally. The newspapers in turn refused to retract the reports and accused Lightfoot of contradicting himself.
343:
Lightfoot stated that he considered
Cormann (although he stopped short of naming him) an "inappropriate person" to replace him. Lightfoot's main complaint was that there were "more appropriate people" to succeed him "who have served the party longer" and "who have been in the country longer".
262:. In 2002, he made the suggestion that some could be given residency in Australia, but denied that this should apply to black farm workers as well. This was due to Robert Mugabe's "Africa for Africans" policies and not allowing for the travelling rights of many oppressed peoples at that time.
254:
party. However, this was to assist him in gaining re-election in 2001. His comments led to numerous moves to oust him from membership of his own party, but he hung on, as he was seen to represent a movement of rural conservatives in
Western Australia.
578:
292:, Cuba, following his apprehension by United States forces in either (this is disputed) Afghanistan or Pakistan. Lightfoot physically blocked the path of the senators, elbowing Brown and reportedly telling Nettle to "Fuck off and die".
563:
332:, he announced he would retire at the end of his term in the Senate. Cormann was subsequently preselected to replace Lightfoot, but then selected unanimously by the WA Liberal Party State Council to replace
588:
573:
583:
189:
soon afterwards. He worked as a mounted policeman between 1959 and 1962. In 1972, Lightfoot became a pastoralist and grazier, a line of employment he subsequently occupied for twenty years.
236:
died, and
Lightfoot, having been selected to fill the vacancy, moved to federal politics. He soon became a controversial figure within the party, and was rebuked by
598:
593:
568:
217:, urging the US Government to dump subsidised wheat in Australia's international wheat markets in Russia and China. He later retracted the statement.
207:
465:
318:
221:
333:
203:
442:
422:
402:
220:
Lightfoot retired from the
Legislative Assembly in 1989, but made a comeback in 1993, representing the North Metropolitan Region in the
513:
33:
211:
603:
299:
newspapers reported that
Lightfoot, while on a parliamentary tour to Iraq, smuggled US$ 20,000 into the country on behalf of
266:
99:
307:
for personal security. The newspapers published photographs of
Lightfoot appearing with Kurdish militants wielding an
237:
224:. While in state parliament, he also advocated for the secession of Western Australia from the rest of the country.
186:
146:
122:
538:
243:
for telling the Senate that
Aborigines in their native state were the lowest colour on the civilisation spectrum.
265:
In 2003, Lightfoot was involved in an altercation on the floor of the House of
Representatives during a visit by
375:
289:
490:
251:
246:
Lightfoot was one of a small group of
Liberal MPs willing to make a preference deal with controversial MP
258:
Lightfoot was an active campaigner for the rights of white
Zimbabwean farmers displaced by the regime of
328:
In April 2007, facing near-certain defeat in a preselection challenge by Liberal Party vice-president
558:
553:
300:
456:
Who's Who in Australia, Information Group Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, 1997 page 970
485:
273:
154:
150:
48:
44:
340:
instead became Lightfoot's preselected replacement. Lightfoot retired from politics in 2008.
182:
329:
170:
417:
337:
269:
247:
547:
285:
259:
214:
437:
322:
296:
281:
233:
166:
71:
369:
181:
School of Mines. In the 1950s, he spent time as a weekend soldier, as a result of
240:
397:
32:
336:
in the Senate, after Campbell announced his surprise resignation in May 2007.
178:
277:
145:(11 August 1936 – 11 January 2024) was an Australian politician. He was a
579:
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
174:
470:
304:
303:
as a donation for the Kurdish government, having been issued with a
308:
564:
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
210:. It was here that he first caused controversy, when he wrote to
418:"The World Today Archive - Aust a safe haven for Zimbabweans?"
486:"Controversial Liberal Senator Ross Lightfoot calls it a day"
202:
His political career began in 1986, when Lightfoot won the
288:, an Australian citizen who at the time was being held at
284:
were attempting to hand Bush a letter from the wife of
589:
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
574:
Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia
584:
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
352:
Lightfoot died on 11 January 2024, at the age of 87.
128:
118:
106:
86:
81:
65:
43:
23:
317:reports Lightfoot as being a life fellow of the
438:"PM - Brown and Nettle ejected from Parliament"
153:from 1997 to 2008, representing the state of
8:
398:"AM Archive - Lightfoot defers book release"
31:
20:
466:Former Liberal staffer wins preselection
361:
516:. The West Australian. 15 January 2024
319:International Biographical Association
7:
232:In 1997, Western Australian Senator
599:20th-century Australian politicians
594:21st-century Australian politicians
443:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
423:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
403:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
61:19 May 1997 – 30 June 2008
484:Carmody, Rebecca (27 April 2007).
14:
569:Members of the Australian Senate
212:United States Secretary of State
16:Australian politician (1936–2024
370:"Former Senator Ross Lightfoot"
267:President of the United States
173:and was educated at first the
1:
198:Western Australian parliament
100:Port Lincoln, South Australia
374:Senators and Members of the
620:
187:Liberal Party of Australia
123:Liberal Party of Australia
136:
77:
54:
39:
30:
376:Parliament of Australia
206:in Western Australia's
185:. Lightfoot joined the
604:Australian monarchists
491:Stateline (TV program)
315:Who's Who in Australia
204:seat of Murchison-Eyre
165:Lightfoot was born in
539:Parliamentary Profile
143:Philip Ross Lightfoot
208:Legislative Assembly
514:"Phillip Lightfoot"
222:Legislative Council
493:-Western Australia
301:Woodside Petroleum
295:On 17 March 2005,
228:Federal parliament
132:Policeman, grazier
274:Australian Greens
155:Western Australia
151:Australian Senate
140:
139:
49:Western Australia
611:
526:
525:
523:
521:
510:
504:
503:
501:
499:
481:
475:
474:, 29 April 2007.
463:
457:
454:
448:
447:
434:
428:
427:
414:
408:
407:
394:
388:
387:
385:
383:
366:
183:national service
113:
96:
94:
82:Personal details
68:
59:
35:
21:
619:
618:
614:
613:
612:
610:
609:
608:
544:
543:
535:
530:
529:
519:
517:
512:
511:
507:
497:
495:
483:
482:
478:
464:
460:
455:
451:
436:
435:
431:
416:
415:
411:
396:
395:
391:
381:
379:
368:
367:
363:
358:
350:
330:Mathias Cormann
230:
200:
195:
171:South Australia
163:
119:Political party
111:
110:11 January 2024
98:
92:
90:
66:
60:
55:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
617:
615:
607:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
546:
545:
542:
541:
534:
533:External links
531:
528:
527:
505:
476:
458:
449:
429:
409:
389:
360:
359:
357:
354:
349:
346:
338:Michaelia Cash
290:Guantanamo Bay
270:George W. Bush
248:Pauline Hanson
238:Prime Minister
229:
226:
199:
196:
194:
191:
162:
159:
149:member of the
138:
137:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
114:(aged 87)
108:
104:
103:
97:11 August 1936
88:
84:
83:
79:
78:
75:
74:
69:
63:
62:
52:
51:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
25:Ross Lightfoot
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
616:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
551:
549:
540:
537:
536:
532:
515:
509:
506:
494:
492:
487:
480:
477:
473:
472:
467:
462:
459:
453:
450:
445:
444:
439:
433:
430:
425:
424:
419:
413:
410:
405:
404:
399:
393:
390:
378:
377:
371:
365:
362:
355:
353:
347:
345:
341:
339:
335:
331:
326:
325:publication.
324:
320:
316:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
293:
291:
287:
286:Mamdouh Habib
283:
279:
275:
271:
268:
263:
261:
260:Robert Mugabe
256:
253:
249:
244:
242:
239:
235:
227:
225:
223:
218:
216:
215:George Shultz
213:
209:
205:
197:
192:
190:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
160:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
109:
105:
101:
89:
85:
80:
76:
73:
70:
64:
58:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
518:. Retrieved
508:
496:. Retrieved
489:
479:
469:
461:
452:
441:
432:
421:
412:
401:
392:
380:. Retrieved
373:
364:
351:
342:
334:Ian Campbell
327:
323:vanity press
314:
313:
297:News Limited
294:
282:Kerry Nettle
264:
257:
245:
234:John Panizza
231:
219:
201:
167:Port Lincoln
164:
142:
141:
112:(2024-01-11)
72:John Panizza
56:
18:
559:2024 deaths
554:1936 births
241:John Howard
177:, and then
102:, Australia
67:Preceded by
548:Categories
520:29 January
252:One Nation
179:Kalgoorlie
161:Early life
129:Occupation
93:1936-08-11
382:20 August
278:Bob Brown
276:senators
57:In office
250:and her
193:Politics
175:Adelaide
471:The Age
147:Liberal
45:Senator
498:12 May
305:pistol
356:Notes
348:Death
309:AK-47
522:2024
500:2014
384:2022
321:, a
280:and
107:Died
87:Born
47:for
550::
488:.
468:,
440:.
420:.
400:.
372:.
272:.
169:,
157:.
524:.
502:.
446:.
426:.
406:.
386:.
95:)
91:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.