OH4662/20 : Interview with Luke Edmonds in 2020 by David Worth

Summary

Luke Edmonds joined the Greens (WA) in 1999 after supporting the election campaign of his then-partner (and now-wife) Alison Xamon [MLC for East and North Metropolitan regions]. Since 2005 Luke has participated in the Australian Greens National Preferences Team ensuring that there was a common national strategy when the Greens negotiated with other parties before a Federal election. Luke has also undertaken such critical work before State elections. Luke grew up in the Perth Hills and completed an Arts/Law course at Murdoch University. He developed his skills in negotiating preferences while working on Student Guild elections. Luke has run as a Greens (WA) candidate in four elections in seats that contained the region where he grew up. While he worked for the Gosnells Community Legal Centre, Luke completed his articles. After he left he volunteered to be on their management committee for the next 20 years. Luke has worked as a lawyer for four left-wing unions and in 2018 he and Alison established the Greens (WA) Unions and Industrial Relations Working Group.