Christine Forster is an Australian former local government politician who was a Liberal councillor in the City of Sydney (2012–2021) and the younger sister of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.[1][2]
Forster attended the University of Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Economics. In her time at the University of Sydney, she ran for the Students' Representative Council (SRC) as a Democratic Alliance candidate, and becoming an SRC Representative in 1982.[3][4]
Forster worked as a journalist covering the Australian energy sector for resources information service Platts,[5] was elected to the City of Sydney Council in September 2012[6] and in 2014 announced a plan to run for the New South Wales Legislative Council.[7] Forster has opposed local council amalgamation plans,[8] called for Martin Place to be smoke free,[9][10] and advocated tall buildings[11] and increased street parking in Sydney City.[12] She describes herself as "committed to the principles of common sense government, genuine sustainability, free enterprise and respect for the individual".[5]