Despite the Odds, AI Professor Tackles Labor Strongholds for the 4th Time

Academic Paul Darwen has run for politics four times, each time, as the underdog. Here, he explains why.

Multiple signs and volunteers promoting candidates at a pre-polling location for the 2025 federal Australian election in the seat of Rankin in the south of Brisbane, Australia on April 23, 2025. Daniel Y. Teng/The Epoch Times

Paul Darwen knows he doesn’t have a strong chance of taking the seat of Rankin off incumbent Treasurer Jim Chalmers, but still believes voters should have a choice.

And this is not the Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate’s first rodeo.