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South Australian 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, South Australia is not our primary focus, so not all candidates or parties listed here may be reviewed.

GROUPS

  1. Libertarian Party (formerly the Liberal Democratic Party)– Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  2. FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate Emergency — Official Site
    Commentary: 20252022 — 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
    • Australian Progressives — Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2016
    • Democracy First
  3. Liberal Party of Australia — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  4. Australian Labor Party — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  5. Animal Justice Party — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 — 2014 — 2013
  6. Jacqui Lambie Network — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2019 — 2016
  7. Trumpet of Patriots (formerly Australian Federation Party and Australian Country Alliance) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013
  8. National Party of Australia — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  9. Australia’s Voice — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025
  10. Gerard Rennick People First — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025
  11. Legalise Cannabis Australia (previously Help End Marijuana Prohibition aka HEMP Party) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2013
  12. Citizens Party (formerly Citizens Electoral Council of Australia) — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010
  13. Family First Party — Official Website
    Commentaries: 2025 — 2022 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  14. The Greens — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010
  15. 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
  16. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation — Official Site
    Commentaries: 2022 (VIC) — 2022 — 2019 — 2013 — 2010

Ungrouped Candidates:

  • Kosta Hadjimarkou — Official Site — Commentary: new candidate
  • Janette Gail Francis — Official Site — Commentary: new candidate

Gerard Rennick People First Party

April 24, 2025 / / 1 Comment

Summary

 

Website: peoplefirstparty.au
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
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, McPherson,  Moncrieff, 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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FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation

April 21, 2025 / / 8 Comments

Summary

Website: www.fusionparty.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — YouTube — Instagram — TikTok — Mastodon
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 Party — 2022
  • Australian Progressives — 2022

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

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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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Family First

April 16, 2025 / / 0 Comments

Summary

Website: familyfirstparty.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — YouTube
Previous Names: none
Slogans: worth fighting for
Themes: “Christianity” good. LGBTQIA+, reproductive rights, multiculturalism bad. And buy Lyle’s book
Upper House Electorates: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia & Victoria
Lower House Electorates: Aston, Ballarat, Barker, Bass, Bendigo, Bennelong, Blair, Blaxland, Bonner, Boothby, Bowman, Brisbane, Bruce, Calwell, Capricornia, Casey, Chisholm, Cook, Dawson, Deakin, Dickson, Dunkley, Fadden, Fairfax, Farrer, Fisher, Flinders, Flynn, Forde, Fowler, Gellibrand, Gilmore, Gorton, Grey, Griffith, Groom, Hawke, Herbert, Hindmarsh, Hinkler, Holt, Hotham, Hughes, Hume, Hunter, Jaga Jaga, Kennedy, Kingston,La Trobe, Lalor, Lilley, Lindsay, Lyne, Macquarie, Makin, Mallee, Maranoa, Mayo, McEwen, McPherson, Menzies, Monash, Moncrieff, Moreton, Newcastle, New England, Nicholls, Oxley, Page, Parkes, Paterson, Petrie, Rankin, Ryan, Scullin, Shortland, Spence, Sturt, Wannon, Werriwa, Wide Bay & Wright
Preferences: not yet available
Previous Reviews: 2022 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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National Party of Australia

May 18, 2022 / / 11 Comments

Summary

Website: nationals.org.au
Social Media: Facebook — Twitter — Instagram — YouTube
Previous Names: Australian Country Party, National Country Party
Slogans: Getting it Done for Regional Australia
Themes: We’re the less popular friend of the liberals
Electorates: Upper House: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
Lower House: Barker, Calare, Capricornia, Cowper, Durack, Gippsland, Hinkler, Hunter, Indi, Lyne, Malle, Maranoa, New England, Nicholls, Page, Parkes, Richmond, Riverina & Wide Bay
Preferences: It’s a right-wing roll call in most places. The United Australia Party has replaced One Nation as the preferred number 2 vote in New South Wales and Victoria. Queensland is sticking with One Nation, while South Australia has the Liberals in that spot. In the Northern Territory, it’s the Liberal Democrats. Going further down the ticket, the Northern Territory surprisingly preferences Labor at number 3, but in all other Senate races minor, right-leaning parties get the nod.
Previous Reviews: 2019 — 2018 (VIC) — 2014 (VIC) — 2013 — 2010

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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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