Tracey Price (born 1974) is a lawyer, businesswoman, mediator and Labor's Lord Mayoral Candidate for the

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. Price is a member of the

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. She was identified as a potential contender in June, and endorsed as the party's mayoral candidate on 4 August 2023, after winning a preselection ballot. Labor reportedly expected Price to see a more successful campaign than previous candidate Patrick Condren, whose campaign saw the LNP-controlled

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gain vote share, and maintain all its

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despite a swing towards Labor at the

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Campaign and policy

As candidate, Price has emphasised Labor's plan to make

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'climate resilient', focusing on an expanded

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program and

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across the city, including in

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. In light of Brisbane's vulnerability to floods, the plan includes increased drainage funding and a renewed flood buy-back scheme for affected property. She has also expressed opposition to the 'over-commercialisation' of public spaces such as Victoria Park and Mt Coot-tha, in the context of the former's redevelopment. In response to the national housing crisis and the Greens' proposed plan of rent freezes and vacancy levies, Price has outlined her plan to audit vacant land and stalled development, with a focus on "increasing density where it is well located", and penalising land banking. Price has sustained criticism over the course of the election campaign. Commentators, including

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, have labelled her as 'invisible', citing her absence of public presence prior to her pre-selection, in addition to her low profile in the months following, especially contrasted with the prominence of Greens leader

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. She has also been criticised for her broad deference to existing Labor party platform, and has had to reconcile with State Labor policy. For example, Price was reportedly 'undecided' as to her position on the state government's broadly unpopular proposed Gabba redevelopment project. She has emphasised community feedback would be the priority in the event of such conflicts, pointing to Labor councillors' opposition to the state government's Temporary Local Planning Instrument for the Kurilpa Peninsula as evidence of such.

Personal life

Price lives in North Brisbane with her husband and three children. She is a lawyer, a mediator and owns a sewing store in Chermside.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Tracey Politicians from Brisbane Labor Left politicians Queensland University of Technology alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)