I guess I'd have to counter with: we are seeking policy change, not power. We will never align ourselves with any party, but assess policy on its own merits. This may find us aligned with any party on any given policy, or none... I argue that plurality of Australia's democracy is not sufficiently served by 2 all powerful parties. There is not a diversity of views in a race to the bottom - asylum seeker policy is the clearest example that springs to mind.

Independents hold the balance of power in the lower house - 1 of which subsequently formed a party. The Greens (largely) hold the balance in the upper house.

Checks and balances are a positive, at least policy can be publicly discussed rather than railroaded through; and without which an increasing concentration of power ensues. Liberties are already being lost...

Roger,there are lots of little Parties starting up,so you have to get these under one banner to give the major parties real competition.

Neither of the major parties or the Greens represent the people and we don't have real democracy.

The central core I think to a new party should be reform of the RBA; ie get it to start creating new credit for the people of Australia and open up at least one Govt Bank that can use the fractional Reserve System of Banking to again create new credit for infrastructure etc.

Other issues are secondary to reform of our Banking system.

I see nothing about banking reform and your party assumes that AGW caused by man is real.The planet has not warmed for 16 yrs even expoential increases in CO2.Therefore in my mind this is not free thinking.There should be at least some reservation about CO2.

I see nothing about Aust having a proper constitution or repealing Johns Howard's Sedition Laws.

I won't be joining since this is just another status quo party dressed up as liberty.

Wait a minute Roger,what's going on here?
Are you responsible for this site as well or are they a different mob?
http://freeaustralia.org/

In a word NO, I wouldn't be interested in joining a party which campaigns solely on a bourgeois, "Doctor's wives" platform,there are too many of these micro parties as it is and none of them represent the views or the interests of working Australians.
The idea of a National Front or a Popular Front for micro parties is fine but since there's no way a group like FREE could work with say, One Nation, the Pirate Party or the Communist Party there's no point in starting. Within the nominal left and right groupings there's no consensus and much animosity and jealousy even among people who are ideologically similar, it's been tried and it's failed enough times that we know that neither working to build a front group or a micro party is a productive use of one's time.

Jay,
That is not us. I believe "free Australia" is a SA state (not AEC registered) organisation with some fairly extreme views IMO.

Please refer to www.freepartyaustralia.org to review our policies.

I agree it is too difficult to form an umbrella of small parties, although posit that FREE Party casts a broad net with the potential to become a significant party where the others IMO don't.

We don't claim to represent a particular social set, and our current membership is remarkably diverse in this respect. FREE is not a party that will push an ideological barrow.

What would you call a productive use of one's time? If you have constructive criticism, we're willing to listen!

Arjay,
I'm not sufficiently well versed In Sedition law or RBA goverence to provide any meaningful comment. There is a form on the web site where policy proposals can be made. If you're willing to submit a policy, I'll ask the lawyers, accountants & economist members to peer review & see if its something we feel the party should address at this point.