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Finn has drawn controversy for his political views. He has criticised ] and ], and been rebuked for his remarks that rape victims should not be allowed an abortion, including the ] ], who has called Finn's views "inappropriate".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-18/victorian-liberal-mp-says-no-abortions-for-rape-victims/5328448|title=Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn says no abortions for rape victims|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=18 Mar 2014|author=Alison Savage}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/state-mp-bernie-finn-says-there-is-no-acceptable-reason-for-abortion-20140318-34z33.html|title=State MP Bernie Finn says there is no acceptable reason for abortion|date=18 March 2014|author=Josh Gordon and Henrietta Cook|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref> Finn is a strong opponent of ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/neil-mitchell-blog/should-gay-couples-be-able-to-adopt/20140527-3910w.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140729160949/http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/neil-mitchell-blog/should-gay-couples-be-able-to-adopt/20140527-3910w.html|archivedate=29 Jul 2014|date=27 May 2014|title=Should gay couples be able to adopt?|quote=Liberal MP Bernie Finn has sparked fierce debate about same-sex couples adopting children after posting controversial anti gay-adoption comments on his Facebook page.Last week, state Labor voted in favour of changing the law, which could pave the way for homosexual couples to adopt if Daniel Andrews wins November's election.However, Mr Finn, MP for the Western Metropolitan Region, who is a Richmond supporter, said he'd join the Collingwood cheer squad before he'd ever support gay adoption, while in another post he asked for "proof" that having two mothers or two fathers wouldn't hurt children.Labor today lashed out at Mr Finn, saying the outspoken MP has offended hundreds of loving parents.|work=3AW Mornings}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/local-news/victoria-news/calls-for-premier-napthine-to-condemn-mp-over-same-sex-adoption-remarks/123518|title=Calls for Premier Napthine to condemn MP over same-sex adoption remarks|work=Star Observer|date=29 May 2014|author=Benjamin Riley}}</ref> and IVF. Finn suggested during the 2012 Australian Open that some gay activists had "embarked on a program of rainbow fascism."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/teenage-tennis-star-denies-making-gay-protest-at-australian-open-67425/|title=Teenage Tennis Star Denies Making Gay Protest at Australian Open|author=Benge Nsenduluka|date=18 January 2012|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/liberal-mp-hits-out-at-%E2%80%98rainbow-fascists%E2%80%99/69546|title=Liberal MP hits out at ‘rainbow fascists’|work=Star Observer|date=16 Jan 2012|author=Andie Noonan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/mp-slams-open-rainbow-fascism/story-fn59niix-1226246809149|title=MP slams Open 'rainbow fascism' over Margaret Court|work=The Australian|date=18 Jan 2012|author=Chip Le Grand}}</ref>

Finn is a critic of ], stating in Victorian Parliament in 2013 that "there has been no global warming for 17 years". He has attacked the climate change documentary '']'' and contemporary reports in the British newspaper '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/daily-hansard/Council_2013/Council_Daily_Extract_Wednesday_11_December_2013_from_Book_17.pdf|publisher=PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA|title=PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)|date=11 December 2013}}</ref> Finn is a critic of ], stating in Victorian Parliament in 2013 that "there has been no global warming for 17 years". He has attacked the climate change documentary '']'' and contemporary reports in the British newspaper '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/daily-hansard/Council_2013/Council_Daily_Extract_Wednesday_11_December_2013_from_Book_17.pdf|publisher=PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA|title=PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)|date=11 December 2013}}</ref>


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Bernie FinnMLC
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 November 2006
Personal details
Born (1961-04-14) 14 April 1961 (age 63)
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
OccupationBusinessman, broadcaster, ministerial advisor
Websitewww.berniefinn.com

Bernard (Bernie) Thomas Christopher Finn (born 14 April 1961) is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since the election of November 2006. He was previously the member for the electoral district of Tullamarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from October 1992 until September 1999.

Political career

Finn was originally a member of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP). In 1980, aged 19, he was the DLP candidate for the federal seat of Corangamite. Soon after, he left the DLP and joined the Liberal Party. In 1983 he was the Liberal candidate for the seat of Burke.

Finn was the number one candidate on the Liberal Party of Australia ticket in the Western Metropolitan Region in 2010 and was elected alongside fellow Liberal Andrew Elsbury. The other three members representing the Western metropolitan Region are Cesar Melhem and Khalil Eideh from the Australian Labor Party, and Colleen Hartland from the Greens.

Views

Finn is a critic of Carbon pricing in Australia, stating in Victorian Parliament in 2013 that "there has been no global warming for 17 years". He has attacked the climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth and contemporary reports in the British newspaper The Guardian.

Personal life

Before entering Parliament, Finn was a small businessman, broadcaster and a media and ministerial adviser to Chris Pearce. He is married with six children

References

  1. ^ "Bernie Finn (Western Metropolitan)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. "State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "Parliamentary Profile".
  4. "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)" (PDF). PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 11 December 2013.
  5. "Bernard (Bernie) Finn". http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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