Kylea Jane Tink (born 5 September 1970) is an Australian public relations expert, businesswoman and politician. She is a former managing director of

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Australia and chief executive of the

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.Independent amasses $684,000 for tilt at Zimmerman’s Liberal seat
afr.com. 20 February 2022 Tink was elected to the seat of North Sydney at the 2022 federal election. She has been described as a

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. Despite being known as a teal, Tink's colour of choice for campaigning is pink.

Business career

Tink is a former managing director of

Australia, the largest public relations firm in the world by revenue. She worked pro bono as a PR consultant for the

, after being invited to assist the growing organisation following the death of

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. Eventually she took up the role of CEO of the Foundation. Tink was one of the people who helped bring about the Pink Test, a cricketing fundraiser that raises awareness and money for the Foundation, including significant grants from the government. They also managed to gain partnerships beyond cricket, including a partnership with

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in 2013. During her time as CEO the number of Breast Care Nurses in Australia went up from 4 in 2008 to over 61 in 2011, and over 100 when she left the charity in 2014. Tink has also been the CEO of

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. Under her leadership, the charity saw changes in their structure, including starting a Kids Impacted by a Carers Cancer (KICC) Camps, for children of parents diagnosed with cancer.

Politics

In September 2021, Tink announced her candidacy to run for the seat of North Sydney at the 2022 election.Senate estimates: ABC grilled over Julia Zemiro’s anti-Coalition tweet
news.com.au. 15 February 2022 Tink won the seat in May 2022, beating the incumbent,

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, 53–47 percent after preferences.Paul Fletcher likely to face independent challenge in blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield
The Guardian. 23 Sep 2021 The main focus of Tink's campaign was climate policy and equality in society. On 30 August 2022, it was publicly revealed by the media that she is a shareholder of two energy companies. Viva Energy Group, which refines oil for Shell in Australia and owns Geelong Oil Refinery, and Beach Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production firm. This was brought to light after Tink published her declaration of interests, a requirement of all MP's. Opposition leader

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criticised Tink's ownership of shares in energy companies labelling her as hypocritical given her advocacy on climate change.

Personal life

Tink was born in the country

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town of

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. She was educated at Coonabarabran High School, and subsequently, went on to study at

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. She lives in Northbridge on the North Shore of Sydney and is a mother of three.

References

External links

kyleatink.com.au
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Business career

Politics

Personal life

See also

References

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