Editing Alby Schultz (section)

==Biography==

===Early life===
Schultz was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and was a meat processing worker before entering politics. He was a field officer for the Liberal Party (1986–88) and a member of the [[Cootamundra]] Shire Council (1983–91).

===Career===
Schultz was the member for [[Electoral district of Burrinjuck|Burrinjuck]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] from 1988 to 1998,<ref name="NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=1960 |name=Mr (Alby) Albert John Schultz (1939-2015) |former=Yes |access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref> before being elected to represent [[Division of Hume|Hume]] at the [[1998 Australian federal election|1998 federal election]]. He was subsequently returned at the 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010 elections. He gained national media attention in the lead up to the privatisation of [[Telstra]] claiming that he would not support the legislation but would not "cross the floor". In the end he abstained from voting on the matter.<ref>{{cite news | title = Liberal MP to abstain from Telstra Sale Vote | publisher = ABC AM Radio | date = 4 July 2003 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s894606.htm | access-date = 2 June 2009}}</ref>

In 2003, Schultz supported the [[Capital punishment in Australia|death penalty for terrorists]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-08-19/mp-throws-weight-behind-death-penalty-for/1466628|title = MP throws weight behind death penalty for terrorists|newspaper = ABC News|date =  2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-08-19/most-politicians-opposed-to-death-penalty/1466660|title = Most politicians opposed to death penalty|newspaper = ABC News|date =  2003}}</ref>

Schultz was initially a supporter of Prime Minister John Howard but as a result of being overlooked for promotion by Howard, Schultz in 2005 changed his allegiance to Howard's heir apparent Peter Costello.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-03-28/liberal-mp-switches-support-to-costello/1540890|title = Liberal MP switches support to Costello|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date = 28 March 2005}}</ref>

However a year later in 2006, Schultz accused Costello of disloyalty to Howard following the revelation of a deal of when Howard would hand over the Prime Ministership to Costello.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-11/schultz-urges-costello-to-quit-over-disloyalty-to/1798434|title=Schultz urges Costello to quit over 'disloyalty' to PM|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=10 July 2006}}</ref>

Alby Schultz was one of the several Liberal Party politicians along with [[Peter Dutton]], [[ Don Randall (politician)|Don Randall]], [[Wilson Tuckey]], [[Concetta Fierravanti-Wells]], [[Dennis Jensen]] and [[Sophie Mirabella]], who boycotted Parliament on the day that the formal apology to the [[Stolen Generations]] was made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.<ref>{{cite news | last = Maiden | first = Samantha | author2 = John Stapleton | title = Howard walks while we say sorry | work = News Limited | publisher = The Australian | date = 14 February 2008 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23206791-5013871,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120913085024/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23206791-5013871,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 September 2012 | access-date = 12 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news  | last = Coorey  | first = Phillip | title = Libs stage boycott as Nelson heckled | work = The Sydney Morning Herald| date = 14 February 2008 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/libs-stage-boycott-as-nelson-heckled/2008/02/13/1202760398971.html | access-date = 12 August 2008}}</ref>

Schultz apologised in June 2009 for a physical confrontation with one of his Liberal parliamentary colleagues in a party room meeting in [[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House]]. He had been angered by a remark made by [[Chris Pearce (politician)|Chris Pearce]], the member for [[Division of Aston|Aston]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], during a debate about whether the Liberal Party should run candidates against National Party MPs. Schultz reportedly responded by grabbing Pearce around the neck. He later apologised to Pearce and the entire party room for the incident.<ref>{{cite news | title = Schultz outburst: 'Parliament's a pressure cooker' | work = ABC Online  | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 3 June 2009 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/03/2587669.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090612001846/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/03/2587669.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 June 2009 | access-date = 3 June 2009}}</ref>

In September 2012 he prompted an investigation by the Department of Parliamentary Service about a "serious security breach" when he became aware his private calendar became accessible on other MP's computers. The investigation determined that his own office was responsible for the error when configuring the email service, by nominating access to multiple users.<ref>{{cite news | title = User error blamed for security concerns | publisher = The Age | date = 17 September 2012 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/user-error-blamed-for-security-concerns-20120917-262d9.html | access-date = 18 September 2012}}</ref>

Schultz retired at the [[2013 Australian federal election]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Alby Schulz to retire | work = The Sydney Morning Herald| date = 17 April 2012 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/alby-schulz-to-retire-20120417-1x54z.html | access-date = 2013-01-30}}</ref><ref name="Schultz APH">{{Cite Au Parliament|mpid=83Q|name=Mr Alby Schultz MP, AM|access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref>

In 2015 he was listed as patron of the anti-wind farm lobby, the [[Waubra Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://waubrafoundation.org.au/about/people/|title = Our People &#124; Waubra Foundation}}</ref>