Is anyone here interested in joining the NewAustralia party?

This is a new environmental party formed by ex-green and ex-democrat members who don't believe the Greens or Democrats are going to increase the net environmental vote beyond 10%.

Our web site is: www.NewAustralia.net.

Key Policies:

* A Big Green Tax Shift
* Balanced Trade
* More Funding for Public Transport, Health and Education
* Cost Effective Defence

Membership is free.

I checked out the website and a few policies. Looks good.

I think that this is just what Australia needs, and urgently!

Good luck with the new party. I will certainly keep an open mind on it. The Greens have there flaws which do desperately need to be addressed but right now I believe they are the best alternative we have. Your new party may be the answer many are waiting for but please regard them as an ally until/unless that proves not to be the case.

I like it.
We should only use our defense forces for defense so I approve of the plans for our military. Not sure about the Russian military hardware. Need more information.

Ive always thought you shouldnt get the dole without working for it and the ideas from this new party are pretty good. Removing all the monkey tricks and the handlers would save a lot of money. As much as I dislike the idea of quarantining peoples money they make a good case and im now undecided. Interesting ideas on gambling too.

Im all for an increased emphasis on public transport although Im not sure if people will ever accept monorails. Are you sure about level crossing abolition? I think it may be harder than you think, especially in rural areas. At least someone is thinking and planning for when oil is running low and I would happily support rail expansions and a rejigging of road and vehicle charges and funding.

Overall seems like a party I could be part of and I will join forthwith.

Ludwig
What do you say Ludwig? Do not you see that its preferences go to coalition? If they start now from the coalition in the future they will be next to ONE NATION!
This "party" is conservative's "TROJAN HORSE" on the left of ALP. Their goal is to damage the ALP and mainly THE GREENS.
In my opinion progresives have nothing to do with this party.
It is our duty to isolate it and put it in its real position, between the Family first and Liberals.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

I should have read their policy summaries before my last post.

While I wholeheartedly support most of their aims such as population stabilization and other environmental initiatives I think they are living in cloudcuckooland if they are going to do this with a maximum tax rate of only 30%. That idea sounds more like Reaganomics than the socialist kind of agenda that their education, health and public transport policies bring to mind.

No Rego is another strange one in the light of their emphasis on public transport etc. In fact it is counter productive.

No tax for farmers is is another anomaly. Why pick on farmers for this generous treatment? I fear there would be a number of unintended undesirable consequences of such a policy.