Federal ICAC Now | |
Abbreviation: | FIN |
Leader1 Title: | Convenor |
Leader1 Name: | Ross Jones[1] |
Registered: | 2 September 2021[2] |
Headquarters: | Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
Membership Year: | 2021 |
Membership: | <536[3] |
Ideology: | |
Dissolved: | 27 April 2023 |
Colors: | Black and white |
Slogan: | “Australia's Anti-Corruption Party” |
Seats1 Title: | House of Representatives |
Seats2 Title: | Senate |
Country: | Australia |
The Federal ICAC Now, also known simply as FIN, was a single-issue political party in Australia formed in June 2020. Its creation was driven by the claimed need for an independent federal anti-corruption watchdog, similar to New South Wales, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
Abbreviated to FIN, the party's logo includes the party name, abbreviation and the dorsal fin of a shark.
The party was deregistered on 27 April 2023.[4]
In October 2020, the party lodged its first application to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), to gain federal approval as a political party, claiming it had 510 members.[5] On 2 September 2021, the party's application as a registered political party was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC),[6] and given a statement of reasons.[7]
The party's objective, as stated on the party website is:[8]
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