DONISHA Duff has been revealed as the Labor candidate who will run for the seat of Bowman at the next federal election.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese announced on Friday that Ms Duff, a resident in the electorate for 30 years, would take a run at the seat which has been held by embattled LNP MP Andrew Laming since 2004.
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Ms Duff, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, is an adjunct associate professor and has spent more than 20 years working in health and indigenous affairs.
She is currently the chief operations officer at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health.
Ms Duff, a Redland Bay local, said she had decided to run because she believed Bowman needed better representation.
"I look forward to representing this community and to being out there and meeting organisations, stakeholders and people to hear what their issues are," she said.
"My family has been in this community for 30 years, I live here and I actually work in the community.
"We all know this community has been neglected the last 17 years ... "
Mr Albanese said Ms Duff would respect constituents and the community if elected.
"Donisha is an expert in health, she is someone who has worked at different levels of government but importantly has worked in the community," he said.
"She is a part of this local community in the Redlands and they can be proud if Donisha is successful at the next election.
" ... Donisha Duff would be on the side of this community. The LNP will be on their own side.
"It is all about political management of issues rather than genuine representation.
"I am very pleased that after discussions she has been prepared to put herself up as an advocate for this community and take the next step ... "
Capalaba MP Don Brown said Ms Duff was an impressive candidate.
"She is already delivering for Redlands health through her work with Yulu-Burra-Ba and her board role at Metro South, overseeing the upgrades to Redland Hospital and delivering a new satellite hospital," he said.
Mr Laming announced last month he would not contest the next federal election. It comes after he was embroiled in distasteful social media behaviour against women.
He is due to return to Parliament on May 11 after stepping down from all parliamentary roles to undergo counselling.
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