Category: South Australia (Page 1 of 2)

South Australian Senate Candidates

April 10, 2022 / Loki / 1 Comment

Please note that all links to previous commentaries are to Cate Speaks, only links for 2022 are on this site, and that South Australia is not our primary focus, so not everyone listed here may be reviewed.

GROUPS

Liberal Democratic Party — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
Animal Justice Party — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 — 2014 — 2013
Liberal Party of Australia — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
Australian Labor Party — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
Bob Day & Pat Amadio
The Great Australian Party — Official Site (archived on Web Archive)
Commentary: 2022 — 2019
National Party of Australia — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption (formerly the Stable Population Party) — Official Site
Commentaries: 2019 — 2018 — 2013
The Local Party — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022
Australian Federation Party (formerly Australian Country Party and Australian Country Alliance) — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013
Australian Democrats — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010
Drew Pavlou Democratic Alliance — Official Site (archived on the Wayback Machine)
Commentaries: new party
Harmeet Kaur & Rajesh Kumar
FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate Emergency — Official Site
Commentary: 2022 — Created by the merger of:
- Science Party — Commentaries: 2019 — 2016
- Pirate Party Australia — Commentaries: 2019 — 2013
- Secular Party of Australia — Commentaries: 2019 — 2013 — 2010
- Climate Emergency Action Alliance: Vote Planet
- Climate Change Justice Party
Nick Xenophon & Stirling Griff — Commentaries (as Centre Alliance and Nick Xenophon Team): 2019 — 2016
The Greens — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
Informed Medical Options Party (formerly Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party) — Official Site
Commentary: 2019
Rex Patrick Team — Official Site
Commentaries (as Centre Alliance member): 2019
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010
Legalise Cannabis Australia (previously Help End Marijuana Prohibition aka HEMP Party) — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013
United Australia Party (formerly Palmer United) — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2014 (VIC) — 2013
Citizens Party (formerly Citizens Electoral Council of Australia) — Official Site
Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010

Ungrouped Candidates:

Michael Hopper

The Liberal Party of Australia

April 17, 2022 / Loki / 5 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.liberal.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — Instagram
Slogans:	Stronger Economy. Stronger Future.
Themes:	You can’t trust Labor Look at everything we’ve done for you (but not too closely) You can’t trust Labor
Electorates:	Upper House: All states Lower House: Almost all electorates
Preferences:	The Coalition’s preferences are an interesting balancing act. There’s the obvious pandering to Clive, with the UAP coming in at 2, followed by a desperate scramble to find fellow right wingers who aren’t batshit crazy. This leads to Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party getting the number 3 slot, followed by the Liberal Democrats at 4, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party at 5 and the Australian Democrats at 6. UAP aside, these are among the more moderate parties to be found in the centre and right of our spectrum. It’s also notable that every last one of them is a past or current Parliamentary party, at least at a state level (in the case of the SFF).
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010 — all these are on Cate Speaks

The Local Party

April 18, 2022 / Loki / 5 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.thelocalparty.net
Social Media:	Facebook — Instagram
Slogans:	New Party. New Way. All Independents
Themes:	Social justice, anti-corruption and the environment.
Electorates:	Upper House: Tasmania & South Australia Lower House: Braddon & Franklin
Preferences:	not yet available

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party

April 19, 2022 / Maz Weaver / 8 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.onenation.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter
Previous Names:	One Nation Pauline Hanson’s United Australia Party
Slogans:	We’ve got the guts to say what you’re thinking If you want to change the government, change who you send there
Themes:	Oppose vaccine mandates. Reduce immigration. No Net Zero. Protect and restore “the individual rights and fundamental freedoms of all Australians”.
Electorates:	Upper House: Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & Western Australia Lower House: Barton, Bass, Bendigo, Berowra, Blair, Bonner, Bowman, Braddon, Burt, Calare, Capricornia, Casey, Chifley, Cook, Cooper, Cowan, Cowper, Corio, Cunningham, Dawson, Dickson, Dobell, Durack, Fadden, Fairfax, Fisher, Flinders, Forde, Forrest, Fowler, Franklin, Fraser, Gippsland, Goldstein, Groom, Hinkler, Hume, Hunter, Indi, Isaacs, Leichhardt, Lilley, Lingari, Longman, Lyne, Lyons, Macarthur, Maranoa, McEwen, McPherson, Melbourne, Monash, Moncrieff, Newcastle, Nicholls, Paterson, Pearce, Rankin, Robertson, Scullin, Shortland, Spencer, Warringah, Wide Bay & Wright The website proudly proclaims that One Nation will be standing in all 151 Lower House seats across Australia, so presumably there are still some candidates to be announced.
Preferences:	One Nation’s How-to-Vote card is frustratingly opaque. Rather than name parties, it advises voters to vote for the alphabetical letter designated on the ballot. In Victoria, that means the Australian Values Party is number 2, followed by the Liberal Democrats and United Australia Party. Shooters, FIshers and Farmers, and Australian Federation Party round out the top 6. The other states have the Liberal Democrats at number 2, and IMOP gets a look-in in Queensland at number 5. The exception is Tasmania, who places Independents Day and Amadino ahead of the Liberal Democrats. In Western Australia, Australian Values Party is number 2.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2013 — 2010 — all these are on Cate Speaks

Citizen’s Party

April 25, 2022 / Loki / 3 Comments

Summary

Website:	citizensparty.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube — Vimeo — SoundCloud — LinkedIn
Previous Names:	Citizens Electoral Council of Australia
Slogans:	Citizens taking reponsibility
Themes:	Banks are bad unless they’re the ones we want.
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria Lower House: Chisholm, Cunningham, Hawke, Lingiari, Mallee, Nicholls, Robertson & Sydney
Preferences:	Preferences now available here. Short and sweet: second place to Shooters, Farmers and Fishers, third to One Nation, fourth to the Greens, fifth to Reason and sixth to the Australian Values Party. So basically, a vote following this is going to help elect a Green. I would not have predicted that.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2013 — 2010 (as the Citizens Electoral Council.) — all these are on Cate Speaks

The Great Australian Party

May 1, 2022 / Loki / 9 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.greataustralianparty.com.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names:	Power to People Party
Slogans:	Bridge the GAP. Standing Up For Every Australian
Themes:
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Brand, Capricornia, Durack, Fairfax, Farrer, Flynn, Forrest, Fremantle, Gorton, Hawke, Herbert, Hindmarsh, Maribyrnong, Moore, O’Connor and Pearce
Preferences:	not yet available
Previous Reviews:	2019

Liberal Democrats

May 2, 2022 / Loki / 0 Comments

Summary

Website:	www.ldp.org.au
Social Media:	Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names:	none, but sometimes referred to as The Liberal Democratic Party
Slogans:	Low Taxes. Small Government. Individual Responsibility. Fighting for less government and more freedom
Themes:	Get the government out of your business
Electorates:	Upper House: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia Lower House: Aston, Ballarat, Banks, Bass, Bendigo, Bennelong, Berowra, Blair, Boothby, Braddon, Brisbane, Bruce, Capricornia, Casey, Chifley, Chisholm, Clark, Corangamite, Corio, Cowper, Cunningham, Deakin, Dickson, Dobell, Dunkley, Eden-Monaro, Fadden, Farrer, Fenner, Flinders, Forde, Fowler, Franklin, Fraser, Gellibrand, Gilmore, Gippsland, Goldstein, Greenway, Grey, Higgins, Holt, Hotham, Hume, Indi, Isaacs, Jagajaga, Kooyong, Lalor, La Trobe, Lilley, Lindsay, Lingiari, Longman, Lyne, Lyons, Macarthur, Macnamara, Macquarie, Maribyrnong, Mayo, McEwan, McMahon, McPherson, Melbourne, Menzies, Mitchell, Monash, Moncrieff, New England, Nicholls, North Sydney, Page, Parkes, Parramatta, Paterson, Petrie, Reid, Richmond, Riverina, Robertson, Ryan, Scullin, Shortland, Solomon, Sturt, Wannon, Wentworth, Werriwa & Whitlam
Preferences:	The Liberal Democrats have chosen a small grouping of fellow travelers, leading off with United Australia and One Nation, followed by Morgan C Jonas at number 4. The Australian Federation Party and Australian Values Party bring up the rear, and it’s saying something that the AVP are probably the least crazy group in this listing.
Previous Reviews:	2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

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

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

Category: South Australia (Page 1 of 2)

South Australian Senate Candidates

The Liberal Party of Australia

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The Local Party

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party

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Citizen’s Party

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The Great Australian Party

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Liberal Democrats

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The Greens

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Australian Democrats

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Legalise Cannabis Party

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