GREAT Australian Party candidate Dawn Kelly says she is running for Hasluck to restore what she sees as the lost rights of everyday Australians.

In an interview with Echo News, Ms Kelly said her motivation to stand for federal parliament came from her frustration with the government’s Covid-19 response and her belief that the rights of individuals were being taken away by corporate and foreign influence.

“We’re currently customers of the corporate government,” she said.

“During Covid, people were basically blackmailed and coerced into taking a vaccination to keep their job or to see nana at the nursing home.

“It doesn’t matter what your beliefs are with Covid or not, I know a lot of Australians were forced into taking the jabs.

“They were forced into taking it, and they did not want to take it and it was an absolute abuse of power by the corporate government.”

Ms Kelly said she was not running to begin a political career and that her campaign is centred around community advocacy and transparency.

“I haven’t chosen a career path that has been business or corporate, because money was not my motivation, it was my family and my community,” she said.

“The cost of living is going through the roof and it’s not getting any better.

“We’ve got to do something about this and I’m not a career politician and I’m not polished in any way and I need support from my community.”

Ms Kelly is also a vocal supporter of Rod Culleton, a former One Nation senator who is now the leader of the Great Australian Party.

Mr Culleton was disqualified from the Senate in 2017 over a bankruptcy finding and questions over his eligibility under Section 44 of the Constitution.

The AEC has released a 2025 statement about Mr Culleton which said his name would appear on the WA Senate ballot paper, listed as “Cullerton”.

“Mr Cullerton’s nomination declared that he was not an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent,” it said.

“The AEC cannot reject a nomination even if it contains a false declaration as to the eligibility of that person to stand for election.

“Any person who is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent, shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.

“Following Mr Cullerton’s nomination as a candidate under the same circumstances at the 2022 federal election, the AEC referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police.

“A prosecution relating to this matter is ongoing.”

Despite this, Ms Kelly said she believed Mr Culleton was unfairly targeted.

“I’m very excited to tell you that Rod’s actually been helping people, farmers, be reunited with their land, to come home to their farms, because their farms have been taken unlawfully from them,” she said.

Ms Kelly said she hopes to make good use of the remaining time ahead of the election to door-knock and connect to the community face-to-face.

“There will be some door knocking, but we also want people to reach out to us as well,” she said.

“We’ve (got the) Anzac weekend so it doesn’t leave a lot of time, so we have to be as effective as we can with our time management.”