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Champions of the ‘free market’, the Liberal Democratic Party<\/strong><\/a> are determined to show those faceless bureaucrats in Canberra who’s boss (and to put Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish<\/em>); the Democrats<\/strong><\/a> — much to everybody else’s surprise — are still cranking (Campaign Details Coming Soon!<\/em>), while the Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party<\/strong><\/a> (“real people with real solutions and the courage to stand up for what is right”), the Australian Sex Party<\/strong><\/a> (“a political response to the sexual needs of Australia in the 21st century”) and the Shooters and Fishers Party<\/strong><\/a> will be representing the interests and obtaining the votes of thousands of fishers, shooters, lifestylists and rooters.<\/p>\n Presumably.<\/p>\n In summary, Seranna Shutt will be sexing it up in NT, in SA Ari Reid and Jason Virgo are aspiring Sex senators, while Austen Tayshus (aka<\/em> Alexander Gutman) is running in Warringah against The Mad Monk.<\/p>\n The Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting)<\/strong> will be fielding candidates<\/a> for both the NSW Senate and the House of Reps in NSW and<\/em> Victoria.<\/p>\n Senator Online<\/strong><\/a> is either the rather forlorn face of e-democracy<\/a> in the early twenty-first century, or the bastard child of a mad, amateur, political scientist — one whose creation is sure to turn against its master and destroy his house cum<\/em> laboratory in a cybernetic fit of rage!<\/p>\n Maybe.<\/p>\n In the meantime: Senator Online candidate Wes Bas<\/em> volunteers with a number of charities in his spare time; having grown up on Sydney\u2019s northern beaches, Brianna Roach<\/em> is proudly Australian and is keen to contribute to society. In Victoria, Glenn Sargent<\/em> is a passionate Australian. One of the things he’s passionate about is the Greens. Namely, keeping them out of the Senate; perhaps by way of installing sensible people like him instead. “Recent Australian News Poll puts the Green Vote at 15%, up from 7.8% at the last election. This could be an extremely dangerous development for Australian Politics and all who live in the land.” In Queensland, Scott Reading<\/em> has the drive and determination to get the job done.<\/p>\n “Never has the barrier for entry into the marketplace of ideas been so low…” Seemingly the brainchild of David Stockwell, the Climate Sceptics Party<\/strong><\/a> is “The world’s first political party representing scepticism and objectivity in climate policy”. Currently, the party has one candidate: Party President Leon Ashby<\/a> is running for the Senate in SA. Ashby is a founding member of the Australian Environment Foundation<\/a>, to which Liberal Senator Cory ‘Turn your lights on!’<\/a> Bernardi will be making a valuable contribution in October 2010 at their annual conference.<\/p>\n Variations on the Christian right may be found among the Christian Democratic Party<\/strong><\/a> (Fred Nihilist), the Democratic Labor Party<\/strong><\/a> (Catholic) and Family First<\/strong><\/a> (Assemblies of God). The CDP is fielding 26 candidates, the DLP Senatorial candidates in every state and territory, while Family First (a limited liability company<\/a>) is almost certain to lose its only Federal rep in Steve Fielding<\/a> — the Victorian ALP’s gift to the Australian public has a use by date of 2010.<\/p>\n Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Prohibition of Display and Sale of Bongs) Bill 2010. A Bill for an Act to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to provide for a prohibition on the display and sale of bongs and for other purposes.<\/p>\n “Indeed<\/a>, from this building one can walk not very far at all down Bourke Street, to the second shop after Russell Street, to see this. Two weeks ago I did this and counted more than 200 bongs in the front window, including probably more than 50 different types of bongs, some of which were in the shape of a human skull, for example.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “A bloke cannot marry his brother; it is not right”, he said<\/a>. ”A woman cannot marry their sister; it is not right. A bloke cannot marry a bloke because it is not right, and a female cannot marry a female because it is not right. I don’t support this.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Carers Alliance<\/strong><\/a> is keeping the masses in suspense, declaring of their many candidates “Watch this space \u2013 details coming soon”.<\/p>\n The Building Australia Party<\/strong> meanwhile is, like The Future, a mystery, while<\/a> “The Nimbin-based Help End Marijuana Prohibition Party<\/a><\/strong> has had [its] political party registration hopes dashed for another term \u2013 by an agonising four-day shortfall”.<\/p>\n And remember folks: “Only the Secular Party<\/strong><\/a> supports comprehensive secularism”: Our Candidates – Election 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n PS. http:\/\/republicandemocrats.org.au<\/p>\n See also<\/em> : Socialism vs. 2010 election<\/a> (July 27, 2010).<\/p>\nAustralia First<\/strike> Earth First!<\/strike> Family First is attempting to put God back into politics just about everywhere: in NSW (presumably) QLD<\/a>, SA<\/a>, in VIC<\/a> (presumably) WA<\/a> — except maybe TAS. And ACT. (And NT.)<\/p>\n