Libertarians Elected Against Smart Cities

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Anti-smart cities Libertarians score local council election wins after NSW Liberals’ nomination debacle

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The Libertarian party and at least two independents who have spoken out against smart cities together won 11 seats at the NSW local government elections.

Fringe groups have used the concept to promote claims that governments will track people’s activities and eventually not permit them to travel more than 15 minutes away from their homes.

The Libertarians promise to “take a chainsaw to” smart cities, which they label a “dumb idea” in their “local council freedom manifesto”.

In Sydney ’s Northern Beaches, another one of eight councils where the Liberals failed to nominate a single candidate, Mandeep “Sunny” Singh was elected from below the line.

Singh was meant to be on the Liberals ’ ticket but technically ran as an independent after he lodged his own nomination form.

A Monash University researcher said Covid lockdowns had been a catalyst for the “political awakening” of candidates who ran on platforms focused on increasing people’s personal freedoms.

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