Category: United Australia Party

United Australia Party Voluntarily Deregistered

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has voluntarily deregistered his United Australia Party despite having a senator in parliament. The Australian Electoral Commission, which is responsible for the country’s electoral system, published a notice on Friday saying the right-wing party was deregistered on Sep. 8, 2022. Victorian Senator Ralph Babet said he will continue sitting in…


United Australia Party Wins A Senate Seat in Victoria

A United Australia Party (UAP) candidate has won a seat in the Senate and will represent Victorian constituents in the Australian federal parliament. Following the declaration of the vote count in Victoria on June 20, Ralph Babet won the Senate seat against the incumbent Liberal Senator Greg Mirabella, who only took office in February after…


Crossfire Between ‘Freedom Parties’ Cost Seats at Election: One Nation Candidate

Unsuccessful One Nation candidate George Christensen admits the lack of coordination between “pro-freedom” political parties at the recent federal election likely cost several Senate seats. The comments come after the left-wing Australian Greens secured a record haul of seats at the election and whose preference votes, along with the so-called “teal” independents, helped the opposition…


Net-Zero Will See Australia Surrender ‘Economic, Military’ Advantage to China: UAP Leader

United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly has pledged to stand against reconfiguring Australia’s economy to meet net-zero targets, warning it will force the country to give up its competitive advantages to China. Kelly, who quit the centre-right Coalition government in August 2021, made the comments during the National Press Club debate on May 16 between…


Conservatives Are Being Outplayed by the Left in Australia

Commentary A new post-centrist style of politics is emerging worldwide as the political centre weakens and voters shift both right and left. The same has been happening in Australia as ever-more voters lose faith in the legacy two-party system—destabilising the old way of doing politics. The current Australian federal election illustrates how disruptive the shift…


Party Factions a ‘Cancer’ on Australian Democracy: MP Craig Kelly

Internal factions that dominate decision-making in Australia’s major political parties are a “cancer” on the country’s democratic system, according to United Australia Party (UAP) leader Craig Kelly MP. In a wide-ranging interview with Emeritus Law Professor David Flint, Kelly, who last year resigned from the Liberal Party to join the UAP, said Australian politics was…


Fringe Politics Threatens More Harm Than Good to Australia’s Democracy

Commentary Buffeted by the stormy blasts of COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government rolled and rocked at times like the Manly ferry in a tempest. And now as he prepares to go to the polls in the first half of 2022, Morrison will be hoping that voters will reward him for his efforts by sending…


Australian Regulator Considers Lawsuit Against MP Over Texts Questioning Vaccine Safety

Australia’s drug regulator is considering legal action against Federal MP Craig Kelly after his party, the United Australia Party (UAP), sent millions of text messages containing links to a website, which included data on adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. It comes after Professor John Skerritt, deputy secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group at the…


Australian Regulator Considers Legal Action Against MP Over Texts Questioning COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

Australia’s drug regulator is considering legal action against Federal MP Craig Kelly after his party, the United Australia Party (UAP), sent millions of text messages containing links to a website, which included data on adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. It comes after Professor John Skerritt, deputy secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group at the…


Whatever the Result, Billionaire Clive Palmer’s Border Lawsuit Will Have a Formidable Effect

Commentary Mining magnate Clive Palmer will take the Western Australian government to court over their plan to limit entry to their state to only those vaccinated against the CCP virus. In addition, he has offered to fund a class action over vaccination passports. It has been pointed out in the media that he, or the entity through which…