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WHAT WE BELIEVE
IA believes that true democracy is impossible in Australia under the current party system, which exercises strict party discipline to maintain power and subvert the will of the people. Read more about what this means here.
WHAT WE AIM TO DO
This page will be a resource for people without partisan affiliation who wish to become elected.
HOW TO STAND FOR PARLIAMENT
If you are interested in standing for federal parliament at the forthcoming election, you can access the AEC information, such as it is, by clicking here.
AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENTS
It is perhaps a sign of the widespread dissatisfaction in the Australian community for the parties we have representing us that Australia has one of the lowest level of party membership and more independent politicians per capita than any comparable western country.
If you would like to read about the history and role of independent parliamentarians in Australian politics, click here.
The electoral act make it more difficult for Independents to win. Read more.
Australia’s barbaric judicial and legal system denies justice and advantages vested interests. Read more.
Australia’s party political system delivers village idiots rather than village elders. Read more.
How to defeat party politics by creating an anti-party? Read more.
Party politics is adversarial, until it comes to granting politicians payrises, whereupon wondrous bipartisanship suddenly breaks out. Read more.
The party political duopoly means Australia has a fake, not a real, democracy. Read more.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
- Running for the Senate in Queensland are John Pyke and Chris Tooley on the ‘Limit the Pokes’ ticket. Read more
- Mark Aldridge has been a campaigner for electoral reform in South Australia for many years and is running for the Senate. Read more
- In the 2010 federal election, there were 1030 non-major party candidates out of a total of 1198. More than enough choice, says Klaas Woldring. Read more
- Voters have a duty to elect Independents and minor party candidates, the major parties have let us down. Read more
- Read about the source of Bob Katter Jnr’s independence. Read more.
- Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has very much the same ideals as Independent Australia when it comes to democracy. Read more.
BE A PART OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION
Would you like to help break the stranglehold grip political parties have around the throat of our democracy. Read about David Donovan’s idea of an “anti-party” and contact him to find out how you can help by emailing editor@independentaustralia.net
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Being totally opposed to the the blight on our country that is party politics I find this page very interesting , party politics has only ever been about divide and conquer. all parties are controlled by nameless ,faceless power brokers that we have never heard of.
If einstein were on the opposition bench he would not be minister for science ,the whole thing is decided by number crunchers and what favours are owed and to whom
it is imperative that the average Australian voter is made aware of what is happening an that they can and must standup and be counted not only to elect re-presentatives but to remain vigilant at all times .
Oh, goodness, what a relief to see this web site.
Just one question though, before I get too excited.
I am passionate about the separation of church and state. And that means that if we are to move to a Republic of Australia, then we MUSt have a constitutional separation of church and state, and all that goes with that position.
No more special deals for religions. No more tax free handouts. No recognition of any church/faith laws being relevant to the nation-state.
Is this what we are getting, or is it to be more of the same, a ‘democratic’ government but still leaving a place for a god (or two) looking over us from above?
AS a Humanist I could not agree more than Janice Wallace.
As a Republic we must primarily see to equal opportunity providing people with EQUAL RIGHTS and this to be combined with SOCIAL JUSTICE principles and the recognition of the indigenous brothers and sisters and an AUSTRALIAN constitution without a foreign monarch mentioned about seventy times.
A constitution which spells out in no uncertain terms CLEARLY that the church of any faith has NO place in the affairs of State/ Government.A clear Separation with no exemptions whatsoever
This will not be easy but NOT Impossible .. We need an awakening to reality and not superstitious beliefs and fables fed to the young who are placed in situations where they accept everything without question.