Political party in Australia
TNL , formerly registered as The New Liberals , was an Australian political party formed in 2019. Victor Kline, a barrister from Sydney, was the founder and party leader. As of June 2022[update] , the party president was Katharine Kline and the party leader was Bess Brennan.[ 1]
History
Foundation and registration
Victor Kline and three friends founded TNL in 2019 in response to what they saw as “a government that had apparently mastered the art of bare-faced corruption and an opposition that seemed incapable of calling them out”. Initially, the party was named “The New Liberals”. Kline claimed that the word “liberal ” has twisted into a misnomer by the Liberal Party of Australia , and that many moderate disaffected Liberal and ex-Liberal voters are attracted to TNL.[citation needed ]
In the 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election , Karen Porter ran as an independent under the party banner.[ 2] She received 1.28% of votes, placing 7th out of 14 candidates.[ 3]
The party's registration was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission on 3 June 2021.[ 4] The Liberal Party of Australia objected to the registration, due to the similarity in party names and the potential to cause confusion among electors.[ 5] [ 6] Due to changes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 regarding party names, this decision overturned by the Australian Electoral Commission and the party's registration was revoked on 7 December 2021.[ 7] The party was re-registered again as TNL on 17 March 2022.[ 8]
Alex Turnbull, the son of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull , joined TNL in August 2021.[ 9] [ 10]
At the 2022 federal election , the party endorsed eight candidates for the House of Representatives , in four states. None were successful. The party also endorsed a total of eight candidates for the Senate , two in New South Wales and six in Queensland.[ 11]
The party was de-registered on 28 November 2023.[ 12]
Christian Porter case
In June 2021, Kline announced that he, along with party candidate and former prosecutor Vania Holt, would be pursuing a private criminal case against Christian Porter over rape allegations he is facing .[ 13] [ 14]
Policies
Some of the party's key policies included:[ 15]
Leadership
Victor Kline (2019–2022)[ 21] [ 22]
Katharine Kline – president (2022–present)
Bess Brennan – party leader (2022–present)[ 1]
See also
References
^ a b c "The National Executive" . TNL . Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
^ Smyth, Ben (20 May 2020). "New Liberals candidate Karen Porter steps up for Eden-Monaro by-election" . Yass Tribune . Archived from the original on 10 August 2021.
^ "Eden-Monaro, NSW" . Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020 .
^ "Party registration decisions and changes" . aec.gov.au . Australian Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022 .
^ Karp, Paul (3 June 2021). "New Liberals' registration approved despite Liberal party objection over 'voter confusion' " . The Guardian . Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ Yosufzai, Rachida (16 April 2021). "Why the Liberal Party is scrambling to block the progressive New Liberals" . SBS Australia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ "Review of decision under s 141(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 – notice of decision under s 141(7)" (PDF) . Australian Electoral Commission .
^ "Notice under s 133(1A)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918" (PDF) . Australian Electoral Commission . Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022 .
^ "I am delighted to tell you that Singapore based Australian fund manager and astute political commentator Alex Turnbull has joined The New Liberals" . Twitter . Victor Kline. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024 .
^ "Alex Turnbull joins a minor party that aims to cancel Aus Day and reach Net Zero by 2035" . ADVANCE. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024 . According to a Twitter post by "The New Liberal" party's leader Victor Kline earlier this week, "Singapore based Australian fund manager and astute political commentator Alex Turnbull has joined The New Liberals".
^ "Candidates A-Z" . abc.net.au . Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2022 .
^ "Deregistered political parties" . Australian Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023 .
^ Karp, Paul (30 June 2021). "Statement given to NSW police raises questions over Christian Porter's denial of sex with accuser" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ Neilson, Naomi (1 July 2021). "New Liberals, ex-prosecutors assemble legal team to launch private criminal case against Christian Porter" . Lawyers Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ "Policies" . New Liberals. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021 .
^ Kline, Victor. "Federal Independent Commission against Crime" (PDF) . New Liberals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2024.
^ Victor Kline; Nina Mapson Bone. "Climate Policy - Net Zero Emissions by 2035" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2021.
^ "Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2023.
^ "Register for Job Guarantee Scheme | The New Liberals" . Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
^ a b "Policies | TNL" . Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 .
^ "Victor Kline – LinkedIn" . au.linkedin.com . LinkedIn . Retrieved 8 March 2021 .
^ "The National Executive" . thenewliberals.net.au . New Liberals. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
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