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Sustainable Australia Party

Summary

Website: www.sustainableaustralia.org.au
Social Media: BlueSkyFacebookInstagramLinkedInRedditThreadsTikTokTwitterYouTube
Previous Names: Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption & the Stable Population Party
Slogans: DE-CORRUPT POLITICS for a fair and sustainable Australia
Themes: Reduce population growth and re-aligning Australian society more sustainably
Upper House Electorates: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & West Australia
Lower House Electorates: none
Preferences: The party’s official position is that they don’t really care who you number 2 or lower, so long as you number them 1. Which is either a fairly realistic assessment of how the preference system now works, or an implicit acknowledgement that no one wanted to do a preference swap with them1Or both, I suppose.
Previous Reviews: 2022 (VIC) — 2022201920182013

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Gerard Rennick People First Party

Summary

 

Website: peoplefirstparty.au
Social Media: FacebookTwitterYouTube
Previous Names: none
Slogans: Putting the People First. Always.
Themes: ideology bad – except our ideology, ours is good
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria & West Australia
Lower House Electorates: Blair, Brisbane, Dawson, Fadden, Fairfax, Farrer, Fisher, Flinders, Flynn, Griffith, Herbert, Maranoa, McEwen, McPhersonMoncrieff, Moreton, Rankin, Richmond, Ryan, Scullin & Wright
Preferences: GRPF is a part of the Australia First Alliance (watch this space, though). Its HTV card for Victoria directs above-the-line voting, with itself and the HEART Party first. Libertarians are at 2, followed by Family First, Citizens Party, Trumpet of Patriots and One Nation.
Previous Reviews: none

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Indigenous – Aboriginal Party of Australia

Summary

Website: www.indigenouspartyofaustralia.com
Social Media: FacebookTwitter
Previous Names: none
Slogans: For a voice IN parliament
Themes: Justice and equity for Indigenous Australians
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland & Victoria
Lower House Electorates: Durack, Lingiari & Parkes
Preferences: The IAPA has only provided a preference card for the QLD Senate, but it’s unlikely their preferences would differ that much. So, we have Socialist Alliance at 2, followed by Legalise Cannabis and Australia’s Voice at 3 and 4. Fusion come in at 5 and the Greens at 6. Mostly left-leaning parties, which isn’t terribly surprising. And it gives some idea of how they might vote outside of their declared policies areas.
Previous Reviews: 2022 (VIC)

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Susantha Abeysinghe
Independent

Summary

Website: Official Site (Facebook)
Social Media: FacebookTwitter
Previous Names: none
Slogans: Interest Rate Must Go Down. Cost of living must go down. Present Council and Government Recruitment Policy Must Change.
Themes: free tertiary education, free aged care, crack down on scammers, build more mountains!
Upper House Electorates: Victoria
Lower House Electorates: none
Preferences: none
Previous Reviews: none

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FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation

Summary

Website: www.fusionparty.org.au
Social Media: FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramTikTokMastodon
Previous Names: Last time around, they were the Climate Change Justice Party, Pirate Party, Science Party, Secular Party of Australia, and Vote Planet before they, ahem, Fused. For this election, they have added the Australian Progressives and Democracy First to the roster.
Slogans: A grassroots movement with big ideas
People like you
Let’s stop and actually reverse global heating
Themes: As above: Planet Rescue, Whistleblower Protection and Innovation
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria & West Australia
Lower House Electorates: Adelaide, Bennelong, Berowra, Cowper, Dunkley, Hindmarsh, McEwen, Makin, Melbourne & Wills
Preferences: Not yet provided, but their website does give this statement of intention regarding them:
Fusion will recommend preferences based on other candidates’ alignment with our vision and principles. Fusion aligns with other parties that value action on the climate emergency, integrity in politics, pragmatic solutions to a stronger economy, justice, equity, and social responsibility.
It’s fair to say that we do not regard the current government as good or effective, and have created the party to provide voters with an alternative that reflects their views.
Previous Reviews: From the 2022 election:

  • Fusion Party2022
  • Australian Progressives2022

In addition, some of their constituent parts have been reviewed by Cate in the past:

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