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The Australia Party was the name minor political party in Australia (not to be confused with the Australian Party, which was set up by Billy Hughes in 1930). The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... The Australian Party was a shortlived party that existed from 1930 till 1931 (not to be confused with the Australia Party, which was a liberal party created in the 1960s). ... Rt Hon Billy Hughes William Morris Billy Hughes (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most colourful figures in Australian political history. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...


The Australia Party grew out of the Liberal Reform Movement, a group of members of the Liberal Party of Australia who opposed the party's policy of conscription and military involvement in the Vietnam War. The leading figure in this group was a businessman, Gordon Barton. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies—notably the United States... Gordon Page Barton (30 August 1929 - 4 April 2005) was an Australian Businessman and Political Activist. ...


The "Australia Party" name was adopted in 1969. The party contested state and federal elections, achieving its best results in 1972, but failing to win any seats. In 1977, after several years of decline, most of the party joined in the formation of the Australian Democrats. Significant figures in the Australia Party were former ALP Senator Reg Turnbull (leader from 1969-1970), and journalist Alan Fitzgerald. Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...


See also

Politics of Australia Flag of Australia
Government: Parliament - House of Representatives - Senate - Monarchy - Governor-General
Federal electoral system: Electoral divisions
Australian legislative elections: 1993 - 1996 - 1998 - 2001 - 2004 - 2007
State and territory governments: NSW - NT - Qld. - SA - Tas. - Vic. - WA - State electoral systems
Local government in Australia
Political parties: Democrats - Greens - Labor Party - Progressive Alliance - Country Liberal Party - Family First Party - Liberal Party - National Party - One Nation

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