Editing Tony Windsor (section)

==Political views==
In an interview published in ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' following the 2010 federal election, it was reported that Windsor supports a [[Mineral Resource Rent Tax|rent resources tax]], deep cuts to [[greenhouse gas emissions|carbon emissions]], and improved services to rural and regional areas such as Labor's proposed [[National Broadband Network]] but wants to ensure the scheme is fully costed.<ref name="SMHFenley"/> The same article claimed that Windsor supports the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition's]] position on water, and the [[Australian Greens|Greens]] position on a universal dental scheme.<ref name="SMHFenley"/>

He has fought a long-standing battle protecting the interests of local landholders and farmers living on one of NSW's richest agricultural regions, the [[Liverpool Plains]], due to the impact of mining on underlying groundwater. The region is rich in coal deposits; mining companies, such as [[BHP]] and [[Whitehaven Coal]], have sought to acquire land. Greens have campaigned alongside Windsor, against mining companies.<ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://www.smh.com.au/environment/warden-upholds-coalmining-plan-20090521-bh7k.html
      | author     = Wilkinson, Marian
      | title      = Warden upholds coalmining plan
      | work       = The Sydney Morning Herald
      | date       = 22 May 2009
      | accessdate = 29 August 2010}}</ref> During the 2010 federal election campaign, it was revealed that Windsor had sold his family farm at Werris Creek to a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal, and then leased the property back. The reported sale was for more than A$4.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/mp-sold-property-to-werris-creek-coal-mine/1887741.aspx |author=Champberlain, Simon |title=MP sold property to Werris Creek coal mine |work=[[Northern Daily Leader]] - via archive.org |location=Australia |date=17 July 2010 |accessdate=29 August 2010 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002051/http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/mp-sold-property-to-werris-creek-coal-mine/1887741.aspx |archivedate=26 February 2012 }}</ref> ''[[The Australian]]'' subsequently claimed that Windsor yielded a return about three times greater than other farmers who sold their properties to the same company in the previous 18 months.<ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/independent-mp-tony-windsor-in-league-of-his-own-on-farm-sale/story-fn59niix-1225911091227
      | author     = Klan, Anthony
      | author2    = Aikman, Amos
      | title      = Independent MP Tony Windsor in league of his own on farm sale
      | work       = [[The Australian]]
      | date       = 28 August 2010
      | accessdate = 29 August 2010}}</ref>

Windsor was present at the February 2011 announcement by the Prime Minister, [[Julia Gillard]], on the proposed July 2012 introduction of a [[carbon tax|tax on carbon emissions]], together with [[Australian Greens|Greens]] [[Australian Senator|senators]] [[Bob Brown]] and [[Christine Milne]], the [[Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (Australia)|Minister for Climate Change]], [[Greg Combet]], and independent MP Rob Oakeshott. Windsor downplayed his presence at the announcement, stating, "Please don't construe from my presence here that I will be supporting anything."<ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/gillard-to-reveal-climate-policy-today/story-e6frg6n6-1226011223441
      | author     = Packham, Ben
      | author2     = Massola, James
      | title      = Australia to have carbon price from July&nbsp;1, 2012,&nbsp;Julia Gillard announces
      | work       = The Australian
      | date       = 24 February 2011
      | accessdate = 5 March 2011}}</ref> He was later reported as stating that he would not accept increased transport fuel costs for country people.<ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/windsor-says-hell-stop-carbon-plans-if-greens-go-too-far-20110227-1ba0w.html
      | author     = Coorey, Phillip
      | title      = Windsor says he'll stop carbon plans if Greens go too far
      | work       = The Sydney Morning Herald
      | date       = 28 February 2011
      | accessdate = 5 March 2011}}</ref> He subsequently announced that he was supporting Gillard's carbon policy, as a matter of principle, and stated: "This is about the history of people, most of whom haven't even been born yet. And if I'm sacked from politics because of that, well, I'll remove myself with a smile on my face."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14102415 |title=Carbon tax divides Australia |work=[[BBC News]] |date=11 July 2011 |author=Mercer, Phil |accessdate=11 July 2011 }}</ref>

Tony Windsor called for a referendum on [[same-sex marriage]] back in 2013, saying that the issue should be removed from the hands of politicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/windsor-calls-for-gay-marriage-referendum-20130428-2imu6.html|title = Windsor calls for gay marriage referendum|date = 28 April 2013}}</ref>

He also endorsed a referendum on the [[Capital punishment in Australia|death penalty]] in the 1990's.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/windsor-and-joyce-in-spat-over-rednecks-20130424-2iekb.html| title = Windsor and Joyce in spat over 'rednecks'| date = 24 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/tony-windsor-former-mp-could-return-to-politics-and-barnaby-joyce-is-in-his-sights/news-story/6ef4a9f832cbb5db1a91cf5627ec9586|title = 'It will be a David and Goliath event'|newspaper = The Advertiser|date = 9 March 2016|last1 = Benson|first1 = Simon}}</ref>