''other Australia Party executives and Robin Millhouse, the South Australian MP whom I had admired for many years, and his executive colleagues from the New Liberal Movement were also present. The two parties had already held several meetings over the years to attempt an amalgamation, as their political philosophies were both essentially 'middle of the road'.''〔Chipp D and Larkin J ''Don Chipp: The Third Man'', Rigby 1978, ISBN 0-7270-0827-7, p 185〕