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- Australian_Democrats abstract "The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia with a social-liberal ideology. The party was formed in 1977, a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, with former Liberal minister Don Chipp as its high-profile leader. Though never achieving a seat in the House of Representatives, the party had considerable influence in the Senate for the following 30 years. Its representation in the Parliament of Australia ended on 30 June 2008, after loss of its four remaining Senate seats at the 2007 general election. Efforts to restore the party's parliamentary effectiveness have not been successful and, as of August 2013, control was the subject of a lengthy dispute by two factions reportedly associated with two former parliamentarians.The original party was founded on principles of honesty, tolerance, compassion and direct democracy through postal ballots of all members, so that "there should be no hierarchical structure ... by which a carefully engineered elite could make decisions for the members." From the outset, members' participation was fiercely protected in national and divisional constitutions prescribing internal elections, regular meeting protocols, annual conferences—and monthly journals for open discussion and balloting. Dispute resolution procedures were established, with final recourse to a party ombudsman and membership ballot.Policies determined by the unique participatory method promoted environmental awareness and sustainability, opposition to the primacy of economic rationalism (Australian neoliberalism), preventative approaches to human health and welfare, animal rights, rejection of nuclear technology and weapons.The Australian Democrats were the first representatives of green politics at the federal level in Australia. They played a key role in the cause célèbre of the Franklin River Dam.The party's centrist role made it subject to criticism from both the right and left of the political spectrum. In particular, Chipp's former conservative affiliation was frequently recalled by opponents on the left. This problem was to torment later leaders and strategists who, by 1991, were proclaiming "the electoral objective" as a higher priority than the rigorous participatory democracy espoused by the party's founders.Over three decades, the Australian Democrats achieved representation in the legislatures of the ACT, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania as well as Senate seats in all six states. However, at the 2004 and 2007 federal elections, all seven of its Senate seats were lost and the sole remaining State parliamentarian, David Winderlich, left the party and was defeated as an independent in 2010.".
- Australian_Democrats ideology Radical_center_(politics).
- Australian_Democrats ideology Social_liberalism.
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- Australian_Democrats ideology Radical_center_(politics).
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- Australian_Democrats name "Australian Democrats".
- Australian_Democrats newspaper "Australian Democrats National Journal".
- Australian_Democrats position Centrism.
- Australian_Democrats president "Darren Churchill".
- Australian_Democrats seats1Title Australian_House_of_Representatives.
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- Australian_Democrats website www.australian-democrats.org.au.
- Australian_Democrats youthWing "Young Australian Democrats".
- Australian_Democrats subject Category:1977_establishments_in_Australia.
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- Australian_Democrats comment "The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia with a social-liberal ideology. The party was formed in 1977, a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, with former Liberal minister Don Chipp as its high-profile leader. Though never achieving a seat in the House of Representatives, the party had considerable influence in the Senate for the following 30 years.".
- Australian_Democrats label "Australian Democrats".
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- Australian_Democrats label "Australijscy Demokraci".
- Australian_Democrats label "Democratas Australianos".
- Australian_Democrats label "Democratici Australiani".
- Australian_Democrats label "Parti démocrate australien".
- Australian_Democrats label "澳大利亚民主党".
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