Category: New South Wales (Page 2 of 3)

The Greens

May 6, 2022 / Loki / 13 Comments

Summary

Website:	greens.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube — Instagram
Slogans:	The Time Is Now
Themes:	Socially progressive, economically left wing, pro-environment. Urgent need for climate action.
Electorates:	Upper House: All states Lower House: Many electorates
Preferences:	The preferences of the Greens are fairly unsurprising: a grab bag of other left-leaning parties with the ALP bringing up the rear. In between them, there’s the Victorian Socialists, the Animal Justice Party, Legalise Cannabis Australia and Reason, in that order. It’s not hard to look at that list and wonder if this isn’t organised in increasing order of electabililty, trying to ensure that the preference travels as little distance down as it has to.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010 — all these are on Cate Speaks

Socialist Alliance

May 6, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 3 Comments

Summary

Website:	socialist-alliance.org
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — Instagram
Slogans:	System Change Not Climate Change
Themes:	Tax the rich. 100% renewable energy.
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia Lower House: Corio, Fremantle, Leichhardt & Wills
Preferences:	As might be expected, Socialist Alliances’ preference swing well to the left. The Greens are at number 2 in New South Wales and Queensland., followed by the Indigenous Aboriginal Party. No How-to-Vote cards have yet been submitted for Victoria and Western Australia.
Previous Reviews:	2010 — on Cate Speaks

Shooters
Fishers and Farmers Party

May 8, 2022 / Loki / 0 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.shootersfishersandfarmers.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — Instagram — YouTube
Slogans:	It’s Your Powerful Voice Protecting your freedoms, our farmers and the future of outdoor sports
Themes:	Guns, no vaccine mandates, rural Australia, guns
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria Lower House: Farrer, Hume, Maranoa & Riverina (possibly others, see below)
Preferences:	not yet available
Previous Reviews:	Official Site Commentaries: 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

Australian Democrats

May 8, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 2 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.democrats.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter
Slogans:	Bring Back Integrity, Transparency and Trust
Themes:	Government accountability, Evidence not ideology
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia Lower House: none
Preferences:	There are a few surprises on the Australian Democrats’ How-To-Vote card. The complete absence of the major two parties is to be expected, given the Democrats’ historic commitment towards balance-of-power politics. Preferencing the Reason Party first, followed by Independent Susan Benedyka, is in line with the broadly centrist position of the Democrats. What’s more unexpected is the next three preferences, all of which are squarely on the left side of politics: Sustainable Australia, the Australian Progressives, and the Greens. All these parties are far more interventionist than the Democrats, so I think preferencing them is purely about their climate change policies.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2013 — 2010

Legalise Cannabis Party

May 9, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 6 Comments

Summary

Website:	legalisecannabis.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook
Previous Names:	Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
Slogans:	Reduce Harm, Create Jobs and Save Money
Themes:
Electorates:	Upper House: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia Lower House: Longman
Preferences:	This party is having no truck with How to Vote nonsense. Its official card advises people to put the Legalise Cannabis Party 1 above the line, and then to select at least six parties of their own choice.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2013

United Australia Party

May 11, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 5 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.unitedaustraliaparty.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names:	Palmer United Party
Slogans:	Save Australia
Themes:	Make Australia Great Again
Electorates:	Upper House: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia Lower House: All
Preferences:	There are no surprises on UAP’s Senate How-to-Vote cards. All the parties preferenced are right-wing and either mildly critical of vaccine mandates, or rabidly anti-vax. The Liberal Democrats get the best slot, followed by either Shooters, Fishers and Farmers, Australian Christians, or the Informed Medical Options Party. One Nation is number 4 across the board, followed by the Australian Federation and Australian Values Parties respectively. Curiously, no HTV card was provided for the ACT and NT.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2014 (VIC) — 2013

Fusion: Science
Pirate
Secular
Climate Emergency

May 12, 2022 / Loki / 1 Comment

Summary

Website:	www.fusionparty.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube — Instagram — TikTok
Previous Names:	Well, they used to be the Climate Change Justice Party, Pirate Party, Science Party, Secular Party of Australia, and Vote Planet before they, ahem, Fused, so technically, all of those.
Slogans:	Fighting dystopia. Fusing for a brighter future. Fusion will create a bright future for all Australians.
Themes:
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Adelaide, Bennelong, Berowra, Cooper, Dobell, Grayndler, Leichardt, Nicholls & Reid
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:	None as Fusion, however, some of their constituent parts have been reviewed by Cate in the past: Science Party — 2019 — 2016 Pirate Party Australia — 2019 — 2013 Secular Party of Australia — 2019 — 2013 — 2010

Sustainable Australia Party

May 13, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 6 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.sustainableaustralia.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube — Instagram
Previous Names:	Sustainable Population Party, before that the Stable Population Party
Slogans:	Redefining Growth
Themes:	Protect our environment. Stop over-development. Stop corruption.
Electorates:	Upper House: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Eden-Monaro, Goldstein & North Sydney
Preferences:	Sustainable Australia is another party that doesn’t want to suggest how you should direct your preferences. As long as you vote for them first, you can do what you like with the rest of the choices.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2018 — 2013

Australian Federation Party

May 14, 2022 / Loki / 13 Comments

Summary

Website:	ausfedparty.com.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — Instagram — Vimeo
Previous Names:	Country Alliance, Australian Country Party and Australian Country Party: Give it Back!
Slogans:	Change is Here
Themes:
Electorates:	Upper House: Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Adelaide, Ballarat, Barker, Berowra, Boothby, Brand, Burt, Calwell, Canning, Casey, Chisholm, Corangamite, Corio, Cowan, Curtin, Deakin, Dunkley, Durack, Flinders, Forrest, Fremantle, Gellibrand, Gorton, Grey, Groom, Hasluck, Hawke, Higgins, Hindmarsh, Holt, Jagajaga, Kingston, La Trobe, Lalor, Leichhardt, Makin, Maranoa, Maribyrnong, McEwen, McPherson, Menzies, Monash, Moncrief, Moore, Moreton, Newcastle, Nicholls, O’Connor, Oxley, Page, Pearce, Perth, Robertson, Ryan, Spence, Sturt, Swan, Tangney, Wide Bay, Wills & Wright
Preferences:	Not yet available
Previous Reviews:	2019 (as the Australian Country Party) — 2018 (VIC, as the Australian Country Party: Give it Back!) — 2014 (VIC, as the Australian Country Alliance) — 2013 (as the Australian Country Alliance)

Animal Justice Party

May 16, 2022 / Loki / 4 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.animaljusticeparty.org
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — Instagram — YouTube
Previous Names:	none
Slogans:	A better world for Animals, People & Planet
Themes:	A better world for Animals, People & Planet, with emphasis on the first of those three
Electorates:	Upper House: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Bass, Blair, Boothby, Brisbane, Braddon, Casey, Chisholm, Clark, Cooper, Corangamite, Corio, Cowan, Deakin, Dunkley, Fairfax, Fisher, Flinders, Franklin, Grayndler, Herbert, Higgins, Hindmarsh, Indi, Isaacs, Kooyong, La Trobe, Leichhardt, Longman, Lyons, Macnamara, Macquarie, Mayo, Melbourne, Moncrieff, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Petrie, Robertson, Ryan, Shortland, Sturt, Swan, Warringah & Wills
Preferences:	Somewhat surprisingly, the AJP’s highest preference goes to the Labor Party. Following them are, in order, are Reason, the Greens, Socialist Alliance and Legalise Cannabis. Unsurprisingly left leaning, although most of the parties in this group put the ALP at #6, not #2.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2018 — 2014 — 2013

Category: New South Wales (Page 2 of 3)

The Greens

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Socialist Alliance

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Shooters
Fishers and Farmers Party

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Australian Democrats

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Legalise Cannabis Party

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United Australia Party

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Fusion: Science
Pirate
Secular
Climate Emergency

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Sustainable Australia Party

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Australian Federation Party

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Animal Justice Party

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