Tbyrn21

tbyrn21 is the current Speaker of the AustraliaSim House of Representitives, being the Leader of the Centre Alliance. They are also Minister for Arts, Culture and Sport, and Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs.

Pre-Political Career
tbyrn21 joined the sim in late January of 2018. He was ushered into the Socialist Party after their background in the meme sections of reddit. The Socialists were shocked when tbyrn21 came out as a radical centrist. He planned to remain independent and be a swing voter, but was convinced by Kingethan15 to join the Australia Party.

Sky News
In April 2018, tbyrn21 was hired to be a reporter for Sky News. tbyrn21 used his time there to voice his opinions and say what needed to be said. He initially did so with a series titled tbyrn21 Unleashed, which first aired on the 14th of April and ran intermittently for 5 episodes, but more could be produced. tbyrn21 also ran a Question Time review during the 7th and 8th parliament where he recapped the events of the week's QT. This show ended as it became too cumbersome to report each week. tbyrn21 also hosts interviews with prominent figures on the sim and reports on events in the sim. He has also reported on many leaks and makes sure to keep his sources private when they request it, making him a trustworthy source to leak to.

tbyrn21 also hosts various gameshows on Sky News. He started with a pub trivia game where contestants would PM their answers to tbyrn21. This show didn't continue as it was tough logistically. The style returned when tbyrn21 created the AustraliaSim version of Jeopardy! which presently is in preparation for its second episode. tbyrn21's crown jewel of broadcasting was AussimVision which is airing weekly and has solid turnout.

6th Parliament
tbyrn first entered the political sphere when they ran for the seat of [Division of Batman | Batman] at the General Election for the [Australia Party]. They managed to tie the seat alongside [Pirate Party] leader and future [Deputy Prime Minister], [CircleSongIsDank] and take it to a supplementary election, where they lost. tbyrn followed the Australia Party onto the [Centre Alliance], following the merger with the [Democrats]. tbyrn used this time to make the first draft of the [Online Gambling Restriction Bill 2018] and had is submitted for him by fellow Centre Alliance member, the then [Australian Senate|Senator] [Deladi0]. The bill passed the senate but failed the [House of Representitives].

7th Parliament
tbyrn was first elected to the Lower House at the 7th election, in the seat of [Division of Bradfield | Bradfield], where they ran for the CA. tbyrn once again launched the Online Gambling Restricton Bill 2018, which was again shot down.

8th Parliament
tbyrn entered the 8th election as a candidate for the seat of [Division of Whitlam | Whitlam], which they won. As the leader of the Centre Alliance, tbyrn became Deputy Prime Minister in PineappleCrusher_'s government. tbyrn also served as the Attorney-General, and Minister for Justice. he was influential in the Government, but often criticised the [Liberal Party] for their poor communication skills with coalition counterparts. This issue boiled over when the Liberal Party voted down tbyrn's third attempt at passing the Online Gambling Restriction Bill. tbyrn responded by pulling the CA out of the Government, which only held a one seat majority at the time, which lead to a [Vote of No Confidence] and eventually the [Australian federal election, September 2018 | General Election].

9th Parliament
tbyrn held the seat of Whitlam through the 9th election, holding off a challenge from [Labour] Leader [Youmaton] in the process. tbyrn took up the role of Speaker, and was the Minister for Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs, as well as Minister for Arts, Culture and Sport. tbyrn finally got the Online Gambling Restriction Bill through Parliament, on his 4th attempt at it. He also wrote other bills, such as the Disability Building Standard Code Bill 2018, through parliament.

Notable Legislation
OGR Bill 2018

Electoral Results
To be updated