Abbreviation ALA Secretary Ralf Schumann Political position Right-wing | President Debbie Robinson Founded 2015 (2015) | |
Ideology Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Fiscal conservatism
Right-wing populism | ||
The Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA) is a minor far-right political party in Australia that opposes Muslim immigration. The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 28 July 2015. The ALA was either sponsored by the Q Society of Australia, or at least has some common leadership, for example, Debbie Robinson.
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The party held its official launch on 19 October 2015 at a secret location in Perth, Western Australia, with Dutch politician Geert Wilders as the keynote speaker.
2016 federal election
In May 2016 the party endorsed Angry Anderson as a candidate for the Senate representing New South Wales at the 2016 federal election. Anderson was the second name for the party on the ballot paper. The party fielded 13 senate candidates in all six states and 10 candidates in three states for seats in the House of Representatives in the 2016 election. The party won 0.74% of the primary vote (102,982 votes) in the Senate and 0.19% of the primary vote (25,337 votes) in the House of Representatives.
Platform and ideology
The party espouses a traditionalist ultra-Conservative ideology focusing primarily on Muslim immigration. The party has released a manifesto listing over twenty key policy areas, including "smaller smarter government, integration over separation, real reconciliation: no place for apartheid in Australia". However, the party's criticism of Islam has drawn the most attention. That includes the party's pledge to "stop the Islamisation of Australia". The manifesto calls for a ten-year moratorium on residency visas for immigrants from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, excluding persecuted non-Muslim minorities from such countries. It also calls for restrictions to be placed on mosques in Australia.