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Tasmanian Senate Candidates 2025

April 12, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Please note that all links to commentaries predating the 2022 election are hosted on Cate Speaks, only more recent reviews are hosted on this site. In addition, Tasmania is not our primary focus, so not all candidates or parties listed here may be reviewed. Fortunately, Dr Kevin Bonham is reviewing all Tasmanian candidates and parties, so you can find more information by clicking through.

GROUPS

  1. Sustainable Australia Party – Universal Basic Income (formerly the Sustainable Australia Party – Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption and the Stable Population Party) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 — 2013
  2. Liberal Party of Australia — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  3. Trumpet of Patriots (formerly Australian Federation Party and Australian Country Alliance) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013
  4. Legalise Cannabis Australia (previously Help End Marijuana Prohibition aka HEMP Party) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2013
  5. Animal Justice Party — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 — 2014 — 2013
  6. The Greens — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  7. Jacqui Lambie Network — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2019 — 2016
  8. Libertarian Party (formerly the Liberal Democratic Party)– Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  9. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010
  10. Citizens Party (formerly Citizens Electoral Council of Australia) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010
  11. Australian Labor Party — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  12. Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (formerly Shooters and Fishers Party) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

Ungrouped Candidates:

Libertarian Party

April 17, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Summary

Website: libertarians.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Instagram — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names: The Liberal Democratic Party
Slogans: Policies for Prosperity, Family and Freedom
A Libertarian Vision
Themes: FREEDOM!!! but more for companies than for people, and selectively applied
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania & Victoria
Lower House Electorates: Aston, Ballarat, Banks, Barton, Bendigo, Blaxland, Bonner, Bruce, Corangamite, Cowper, Deakin, Dobell, Fowler, Gippsland, Goldstein, Hasluck, Hughes, Hume, Indi, Kooyong, Lalor, Lyne, Macarthur, Mackellar, Macnamara, Macquarie, Mallee, McPherson, Menzies, Page, Parkes, Parramatta, Richmond, Riverina, Warringah, Watson, Werriwa, Whitlam & Wills
Preferences: The Libertarian Party is a member of the Australia First Alliance, but evidence has emerged that they are screwing their supposed allies – or at least, the Great Australian Party thinks so.
Previous Reviews: 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

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Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party

April 16, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Summary

Website: shootersfishersandfarmers.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Instagram — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names: none
Slogans: It’s Your Powerful Voice
Themes: Anything worth doing is worth half-assing
Upper House Electorates: Tasmania & Victoria
Lower House Electorates: Calare, Farrer, Hunter, Lindsay, Lyons, Page, Parkes & Riverina
Preferences: not yet available
Previous Reviews: 2022 VIC — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

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Legalise Cannabis Party

April 14, 2025 / / 3 Comments

Summary

Website: legalisecannabis.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Instagram — X/Twitter 1 — X/Twitter 2 — YouTube
Previous Names: Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party
Slogans: In this case, the party name pretty much is the slogan
Themes: Civil rights and health, with a particular focus on smokin’ a bunch of weed
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & West Australia
Lower House Electorates: Bendigo, Blair, Bonner, Bruce, Bullwinkel, Calwell, Cooper, Corangamite, Cowper, Dickson, Dobell, Dunkley, Forrest, Gilmore, Gorton, Hasluck, Hawke, Holt, Hunter, Leichardt, Lyne, McEwen, Paterson, Pearce, Richmond, Robertson, Tangney, Werriwa & Wills
Preferences: None.
Previous Reviews: 2022 — 2019 — 2013

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Trumpet of Patriots

April 14, 2025 / / 4 Comments

Summary

Website: trumpetofpatriots.org
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names: Australian Federation Party, Country Alliance, Australian Country Party and Australian Country Party: Give it Back!
Slogans: Commonsense Policies for All Australians
Themes: Labor, the Liberals, and the Greens have ruined everything, so give us a go!
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia
Lower House Electorates: Adelaide, Aston, Banks, Barker, Barton, Bass, Bennelong, Berowra, Blair, Bonner, Boothby, Bowman, Braddon, Bradfield, Brisbane, Bruce, Calare, Calwell, Capricornia, Casey, Chifley, Chisholm, Cook, Corangamite, Cowan, Cowper, Dawson, Deakin, Dickson, Dobell, Durack, Eden-Monaro, Fadden, Fairfax, Farrer, Fisher, Flinders, Flynn, Forde, Forrest, Gilmore, Goldstein, Greenway, Grey, Griffith, Groom, Herbert, Hindmarsh, Hinkler, Hughes, Hume, Hunter, Kennedy, Kingston, Kooyong, La Trobe, Leichardt, Lilley, Lindsay, Longman, Lyne, Lyons, Mackellar, Makin, Mallee, Maranoa, Mayo, McPherson, Menzies, Mitchell, Monash, Moncrieff, Moore, Moreton, Newcastle, New England, Nicholls, O’Connor, Oxley, Page, Parkes, Parramatta, Paterson, Petrie, Rankin, Reid, Richmond, Robertson, Ryan, Scullin, Spence, Sturt, Wannon, Warringah, Watson, Werriwa, Whitlam, Wide Bay & Wright
Preferences: Not yet available
Previous Reviews: 2022 — 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)

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Australian Labor Party

May 16, 2022 / / 4 Comments

Summary

Website: www.alp.org
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — Instagram — YouTube
Previous Names: none
Slogans: A Better Future
Medicare, Childcare, Aged Care, Labor Cares
Themes: We do hold a hose
Electorates: Upper House: All
Lower House: All
Preferences: A mixed bag. Greens get the coveted number 2 spot in most states. Tasmania directs preferences to Jacquie Lambie Network, and ACT to David Pocock. The next preference changes depending on the state: Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party in Victoria; Shooters Fishers and Farmers in NSW; Animal Justice in Queensland, SA, and WA; Greens in Tasmania and ACT; and Liberal Democrats in NT.
Previous Reviews: 2019 — 2018 — 2014 — 2013

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Animal Justice Party

May 16, 2022 / / 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

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Australian Federation Party

May 14, 2022 / / 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)

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Sustainable Australia Party

May 13, 2022 / / 10 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

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United Australia Party

May 11, 2022 / / 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

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