Steve Fielding
Steve, who is 48, was born in Reservoir in Melbourne’s northern suburbs and was one of 16 children.
After finishing high school, Steve did a Bachelor of Engineering degree at RMIT University which he completed in 1983. He then started work at Hewlett Packard where he met Susan, who also worked there.
Steve later moved into management and executive roles with NEC and Siemens, and completed a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Monash University in 1992.
Later that year Steve and his family moved to Wellington in New Zealand where he took up an executive role with Telecom NZ. They returned to Australia in 1995. Steve worked with United Energy and then Yellow Pages. For the last five years, he has been with one of Victoria’s largest superannuation funds, Vision Super (formerly Local Authority Super).
A passion for local issues saw Steve elected as a councillor to Knox City Council in 2003 and 2004. Steve stood as a Victorian Senate candidate for the FAMILY FIRST Party in the 2004 election and took up his position in the Senate on July 1, 2005.
Articles by Steve Fielding
Parental leave scheme treats mothers like criminals
The Rudd Government’s paid parental leave scheme appallingly places prisoners on a higher pedestal than stay at home mums -…... Read more
The Family First farce that shamed our democracy
Australia has one of the best democracies in the world and it’s something we should be immensely proud of. Our…... Read more
Henry: By going after the big guys, little guys will get hurt
The Henry Tax Review has been released and the Rudd Government has formed its response. So what good things has…... Read more
Targeting drivers is one thing, what about drinkers?
Well another day and yet another useless decision on alcohol. Victoria Police will today continue their blitz on drunks at…... Read more
Lost for words: my secret battle with language
Yesterday was personally one of the toughest days I have had since I was elected to the Senate. It ended…... Read more
No silver bullet in the binge drinking debate
Australia’s binge drinking culture sure is a divisive issue. But to put it simply we have two options. Stand by…... Read more
Our drunk nation
I’m going to do something here that most pollies wouldn’t do and ask for help. Help in trying to address…... Read more
How the Coalition gave up on the national interest
Whether you sit on the left or right side of the political spectrum, it is important the Australian public are…... Read more
The real reason I’ll fight in the Senate on climate change
Climate change is real. Yes that’s right, contrary to the misreporting in the media, I do believe in climate change.…... Read more
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marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
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