Advance Australia Party (2010) Explained

Advance Australia Party
Colorcode:
  1. 6D3519
Leader:Ray Brown
Foundation:2010
Registered:June 2010
Dissolved:2021
Country:Australia

The Advance Australia Party, formerly the Building Australia Party,[1] was a minor political party in Australia, advocating the rights of the building industry. First registered in New South Wales, it achieved federal registration in June 2010, but was deregistered in May 2015.[2] However, the party was still active for several years afterwards on a state level, sending out candidates for the New South Wales Hills Shire Council and Mayoral elections in 2017.[3] [4] The Advance Australia Party was deregistered on 13 August 2019.[5]

The party was founded out of discontent with state and federal governments that push regulations which the founders of the Building Australia Party believe hold back the Australian building and building design industry.[6] Its policies are centred on the building industry and housing affordability,[7] but also include supporting a nurse-to-patient ratio in NSW and encouraging environmental sustainability.[8]

At the 2010 federal election, the party nominated candidates for the Australian Senate in three states (New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia), and also contested three House of Representatives seats: Bennelong, Greenway, and Macarthur, but did not receive enough votes to enter either house. It contested seats at the NSW State election in March 2011.[9] The party contested at the 2013 federal election for senate seats in NSW,[10] Victoria,[11] Queensland,[12] and South Australia,[13] however they failed to win any seats.

The party is led by Raymond Brown,[14] a building designer and the Past National President of the Building Designers Association of Australia.[15] He has served as the Deputy Mayor of the Hills Shire Council and was a councillor between 1991 and 1995.[16]

The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.[17] [18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Closed - Building Australia Party - New page AdvanceAustralia . www.facebook.com . 10 March 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Registration of the Building Australia Party. Australian Electoral Commission. June 2010. 8 August 2010.
  3. News: Local election information. 2017-09-03. en.
  4. Web site: NSWEC Candidates Website. candidates.elections.nsw.gov.au. en. 2017-09-03.
  5. Web site: Electoral Act 2017 Cancellation of the Registration of a Political Party . www.elections.nsw.gov.au . 10 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Building Australia Party. Building Australia Party. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225224319/http://www.buildingaustralia.org.au/default.aspx#. 2011-02-25. dead.
  7. News: Building Products News. 24 March 2011. Building Australia Party sets hopes high for NSW election. David Wheeldon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911032915/http://www.bpn.com.au/article/Building-Australia-Party-sets-hopes-high-for-NSW-election/528577.aspx. 11 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Party objectives. Building Australia Party. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225230450/http://www.buildingaustralia.org.au/policies_detail.aspx#B3. 25 February 2011. dead.
  9. Web site: Building Australia Party. Building Australia Party. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819113349/http://www.buildingaustralia.org.au/#. 2010-08-19. dead.
  10. Web site: Voting in NSW, 2013 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 August 2013.
  11. Web site: Voting in Victoria, 2013 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 August 2013.
  12. Web site: Voting in Queensland, 2013 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 August 2013.
  13. Web site: Voting in South Australia, 2013 federal election. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 August 2013.
  14. Web site: Building Australia Party. Building Australia Party. 8 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819113349/http://www.buildingaustralia.org.au/#. 2010-08-19. dead.
  15. Web site: About Us. Regency Design Centre. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307223215/http://www.regencydesign.com.au/. 7 March 2012. dead.
  16. Web site: Historical list of Councillors of The Hills Shire from 1906 . The Hills.
  17. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-05/bitter-dispute-erupts-over-senate-preferences-in-queensland/4939300 Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013
  18. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/alliance-of-micro-parties-boosts-odds-for-likes-of-one-nation-or-shooters-and-fishers-gaining-senate-spot-through-preferences/story-fnho52jp-1226713114765 Alliance of micro parties boosts odds for likes of One Nation or Shooters and Fishers gaining Senate spot through preferences: Daily Telegraph 5 September 2013

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