Russell Broadbent

Russell Broadbent MP
Broadbent in 2012
Member of the Australian Parliament for Monash
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2019
Preceded by	Division created
Member of the Australian Parliament for McMillan
In office 9 October 2004 – 18 May 2019
Preceded by	Christian Zahra
Succeeded by	Division abolished
In office 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998
Preceded by	Barry Cunningham
Succeeded by	Christian Zahra
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corinella
In office 24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993
Preceded by	Division created
Succeeded by	Alan Griffin
President of the Shire of Pakenham
In office 1984–1985
Councillor of the Shire of Pakenham
In office 1981–1987
Personal details
Born	(1950-12-25) 25 December 1950 (age 73) Koo Wee Rup, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal (to 2023) Independent (from 2023)
Spouse	Bronwyn
Children	3
Residence	Pakenham, Victoria
Occupation	Company director

Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950) is an Australian politician who is a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Monash (previously McMillan). He is one of the longest-serving current members of parliament, having been in parliament from 1990 to 1993, from 1996 to 1998, and since 2004. In November 2023, he stood down from the Liberal Party and its parliamentary party room and joined the crossbench in response to losing his party endorsement ahead of a federal election due by September 2025.

In February 2022, he made headlines after promoting ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 in Parliament, claiming that he and his wife had taken it after testing positive to the virus.^[1] He is one of a handful of Australian MPs known to have refused COVID-19 vaccination and is against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.^[2]