Australian Liberty Alliance
Australian Liberty Alliance | |
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| Abbreviation | ALA |
| President | Debbie Robinson |
| Secretary | Ralf Schumann |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Economic liberalism Fiscal conservatism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
| Colours | Red, White, Blue |
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australianlibertyalliance | |
The Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA) is a minor political party in Australia that opposes Muslim immigration.[1][2] The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 28 July 2015.[3]
The party held its official launch on 19 October 2015 at a secret location in Perth, Western Australia, with Dutch politician Geert Wilders as the keynote speaker.[4]
2016 federal election
In May 2016 the party endorsed Angry Anderson as a candidate for the Senate representing New South Wales at the 2016 federal election.[1][2] Anderson was the second name for the party on the ballot paper. The party fielded 13 senate candidates in all six states and 10 candidates in three states for seats in the House of Representatives in the 2016 election.[5] The party won 0.74% of the primary vote (102,982 votes) in the Senate[6] and 0.19% of the primary vote (25,337 votes) in the House of Representatives.[7]
Platform and ideology
The party released a manifesto listing over twenty key policy areas, including "smaller smarter government, integration over separation, real reconciliation: no place for apartheid in Australia". However, the party's criticism of Islam has drawn the most attention. That includes the party's pledge to "stop the Islamisation of Australia".[8] The manifesto calls for a ten-year moratorium on residency visas for immigrants from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, excluding persecuted non-Muslim minorities from such countries. It also calls for restrictions to be placed on mosques in Australia.[9]
References
- 1 2 Boult, Adam (9 May 2016). "Anderson is now candidate for anti-Islamic political party". The Telegraph. England. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- 1 2 McCabe, Kathy (6 May 2016). "Angry Anderson joins anti-Islam party to chase a Senate seat at the Federal election". news.com.au. Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Liberty Alliance". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Liberty Alliance: Geert Wilders unveils Senate candidates amid warnings over 'blatant racism'". ABC News. Australia. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Candidates for the 2016 federal election". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ Australian Electoral Commission Tally Room, retrieved 27 July 2016
- ↑ Australian Electoral Commission Tally Room, retrieved 27 July 2016
- ↑ Murray, Oliver (26 April 2016). "Far-right-wing parties after your vote on election day". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Bourke, Latika (7 April 2016). "Australian Liberty Alliance, the anti-Islam, Donald Trump-style party, claims major growth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
