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The Australia First Party (AFP) is a minor far-right political party in Australia. The party is led by Jim Saleam. Saleam is the Chairman of the party in New South Wales but plays a major role in the party on a national scale. The party's policies are said to be based on old-fashioned Australian Labor Party values that were allegedly abandoned by the Labor Party in the early 1970s. The policies of Australia First can be described as nationalistic, anti-multicultural and economic protectionist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Programme of the Australia First Party ) 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Eight Core Policies of the Australia First Party )〕 The party has no elected members. == History == The first mention of the party's name and attempt to form was by the Australian Conservative Party which tried to reform under "Australian Conservative Alliance" also known as Australia First Party in 1995, but was unsuccessful. The Australia First Party was founded in June 1996 by Graeme Campbell, who was a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, from 1980 until he was expelled from the party in November 1995. Campbell had become increasingly critical of the policies of the Labor government of Paul Keating, particularly in matters relating to economic deregulation, Aboriginal land rights, and multiculturalism. The AFP was overshadowed by the appearance in 1997 of One Nation, a rival populist party led by an independent MP, Pauline Hanson. Following Campbell's resignation in June 2001, Diane Teasdale became the national president of the Australia First Party, but at the national level the party had not been very active 2001–2004 (it did not contest the 2001 election). In 2002, a new AFP branch was formed in Sydney. The Secretary of the Sydney Branch was Jim Saleam, a stalwart of the Australian far right who was convicted of organising a shotgun attack on the home of a local representative of the African National Congress in the late 1980s. Saleam has maintained his innocence of the charge, claiming he was framed by politicised police, and his legal defence has been published on the internet. In 2002, the party helped to form the Patriotic Youth League. The PYL was formed by Stuart McBeth who was a university student at the time. The league was described by anti-racist groups as being "far right" and as being "racist". Saleam has written many articles about what he sees as the failings of the neo-conservative international policies of the state and federal governments in Australia since December 1972. Saleam has been widely critical of the deregulation of the financial market and of the abolition of protectionist measures by successful federal governments since 1972 and especially since the election of Hawke-Keating Labor government in 1983. In April 2007 Darrin Hodges, chairman of the Sutherland Shire branch, was expelled from Australia First. Hodges the co-founded the Australian Protectionist Party. The Whitelaw Towers website, which is linked to the leadership of Australia First, has denounced Hodges and his friends as being "Christian Zionists". and being in league with the Zionist Occupational Government. Whitelaw Towers has also claimed that Darrin Hodges is a "kosher nationalist". In August 2007 Saleam (and several other prominent organisers) were expelled from Australia First by the old party leadership led by Teasdale. Saleam then took control of the NSW membership and incorporated "Australia First Party (NSW)". The Saleam faction also took control of most other party branches like the ones in Toowoomba and Newcastle. The old party leadership refused to recognise the decisions made by the Saleam faction and denounced the faction's moves as being illegal and threatened legal action against Saleam. The old party leadership maintained control over some party branches thus splitting the party into two separate groups. One was controlled by Saleam and the other by Teasdale. In 2010 all the assets of the old party were transferred to the new AFP under the leadership of Saleam. In July 2009, the party announced that it had reached their target of 500 members and was registering the party with the federal electoral commission. The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission just a month before the August 2010 general election. The party was registered in June 2010.〔(AEC redirection page - Australian Electoral Commission )〕 In March 2010, it was announced on the New South Wales website of the Australia First Party that the Eureka Youth League had been formed. In the statement, the party claimed that it was an "initiative of a few young nationalists" who were members of the AFP. The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.〔(Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013 )〕〔(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 )〕 On May 2, 2014 the party aligned itself with the Golden Dawn party of Greece, a far-right organization.〔 * * *〕 On June 28, 2015, Saleam pledged support for another Australian far-right and anti-Islamic organization, the United Patriots Front.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.facebook.com/unitedpatriotsfront/videos/vb.106736366327491/125645251103269/?type=2&theater )〕 On July 14, 2015, the Australian Electoral Commission advised that the Australia First Party had been deregistered due to the inability to demonstrate the required number of members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/aust-1st.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Australia First Party (AFP) is a minor far-right political party in Australia. The party is led by Jim Saleam. Saleam is the Chairman of the party in New South Wales but plays a major role in the party on a national scale. The party's policies are said to be based on old-fashioned Australian Labor Party values that were allegedly abandoned by the Labor Party in the early 1970s. The policies of Australia First can be described as nationalistic, anti-multicultural and economic protectionist.(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Programme of the Australia First Party ) (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Eight Core Policies of the Australia First Party )The party has no elected members.== History ==The first mention of the party's name and attempt to form was by the Australian Conservative Party which tried to reform under "Australian Conservative Alliance" also known as Australia First Party in 1995, but was unsuccessful.The Australia First Party was founded in June 1996 by Graeme Campbell, who was a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, from 1980 until he was expelled from the party in November 1995. Campbell had become increasingly critical of the policies of the Labor government of Paul Keating, particularly in matters relating to economic deregulation, Aboriginal land rights, and multiculturalism.The AFP was overshadowed by the appearance in 1997 of One Nation, a rival populist party led by an independent MP, Pauline Hanson.Following Campbell's resignation in June 2001, Diane Teasdale became the national president of the Australia First Party, but at the national level the party had not been very active 2001–2004 (it did not contest the 2001 election).In 2002, a new AFP branch was formed in Sydney. The Secretary of the Sydney Branch was Jim Saleam, a stalwart of the Australian far right who was convicted of organising a shotgun attack on the home of a local representative of the African National Congress in the late 1980s. Saleam has maintained his innocence of the charge, claiming he was framed by politicised police, and his legal defence has been published on the internet.In 2002, the party helped to form the Patriotic Youth League. The PYL was formed by Stuart McBeth who was a university student at the time. The league was described by anti-racist groups as being "far right" and as being "racist".Saleam has written many articles about what he sees as the failings of the neo-conservative international policies of the state and federal governments in Australia since December 1972. Saleam has been widely critical of the deregulation of the financial market and of the abolition of protectionist measures by successful federal governments since 1972 and especially since the election of Hawke-Keating Labor government in 1983.In April 2007 Darrin Hodges, chairman of the Sutherland Shire branch, was expelled from Australia First. Hodges the co-founded the Australian Protectionist Party. The Whitelaw Towers website, which is linked to the leadership of Australia First, has denounced Hodges and his friends as being "Christian Zionists". and being in league with the Zionist Occupational Government. Whitelaw Towers has also claimed that Darrin Hodges is a "kosher nationalist".In August 2007 Saleam (and several other prominent organisers) were expelled from Australia First by the old party leadership led by Teasdale. Saleam then took control of the NSW membership and incorporated "Australia First Party (NSW)". The Saleam faction also took control of most other party branches like the ones in Toowoomba and Newcastle. The old party leadership refused to recognise the decisions made by the Saleam faction and denounced the faction's moves as being illegal and threatened legal action against Saleam. The old party leadership maintained control over some party branches thus splitting the party into two separate groups. One was controlled by Saleam and the other by Teasdale. In 2010 all the assets of the old party were transferred to the new AFP under the leadership of Saleam.In July 2009, the party announced that it had reached their target of 500 members and was registering the party with the federal electoral commission. The party was registered with the Australian Electoral Commission just a month before the August 2010 general election. The party was registered in June 2010.(AEC redirection page - Australian Electoral Commission )In March 2010, it was announced on the New South Wales website of the Australia First Party that the Eureka Youth League had been formed. In the statement, the party claimed that it was an "initiative of a few young nationalists" who were members of the AFP.The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.(Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013 )(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 )On May 2, 2014 the party aligned itself with the Golden Dawn party of Greece, a far-right organization.***On June 28, 2015, Saleam pledged support for another Australian far-right and anti-Islamic organization, the United Patriots Front.(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.facebook.com/unitedpatriotsfront/videos/vb.106736366327491/125645251103269/?type=2&theater )On July 14, 2015, the Australian Electoral Commission advised that the Australia First Party had been deregistered due to the inability to demonstrate the required number of members.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/aust-1st.htm )」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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