Hannah Thomas, daughter of former Malaysia AG, taking on Australian PM in federal polls

Ms Hannah Thomas is running against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in his Grayndler constituency in Sydney. PHOTO: HANNAH4GRAYNDLER/INSTAGRAM

UPDATED Apr 27, 2025, 10:17 PM

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PETALING JAYA - Ms Hannah Thomas, the daughter of former Malaysia attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, is challenging Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Australian federal elections as The Greens candidate for the Grayndler constituency.

Grayndler is an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, located in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales.

Ms Thomas, who is a lawyer, activist and advocate for progressive change, believes in fighting against genocide in Palestine, solving the housing and cost of living crisis and supporting the rights of refugees in the country.

“I’m lucky to have grown up in Malaysia in a family with a long history of strong progressive values, where political engagement and activism were always encouraged.

So it was probably inevitable that I’d eventually join The Greens once Australia became home,” she said in The Greens website.