Love Australia or Leave | |
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| Leader | Kim Vuga |
| Founded | 2016; 9 years ago (2016) |
| Dissolved | 12 January 2022; 3 years ago (2022-01-12) |
| Headquarters | Townsville, Queensland |
| Ideology | Australian ultranationalism Anti-immigration Anti-Islam |
| Political position | Far-right |
Love Australia or Leave was afar-rightAustralian political party. The party was founded by Kim Vuga, aTownsville woman who came to prominence as a reality contestant in theSBS Television programGo Back to Where You Came From. which sought to expose ordinary Australians to the situations faced by refugees and asylum seekers.[1][2][3]
The party platform includedopposition to immigration,Opposition to Islam, and removal ofAustralia from the United Nations. The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism released a report on 5 October 2022, where it classified the party as an "anti-immigrant" and "anti-Muslim" group.[4]
The party was registered in October 2016.[5] Its founder Kim Vuga unsuccessfully stood for election in thefederal election in July 2016 as an independent candidate to representQueensland in theAustralian Senate. She used the slogan "Love Australia or Leave" which has become the name of her party. It intended to be registered and stand candidates in the2017 Queensland state election, but did not field any candidates at that election.[1]
In 2017, Kim Vuga along with other far-right groups falsely circulated the claim that Australia's first female Muslim MP, DrAnne Aly had refused to lay a wreath at an Anzac Day ceremony in Perth. Dr Aly stated it was obvious why she was being targeted by the group. Vuga later apologised via Facebook for spreading the rumour.[6]
The party ran candidates at the2019 Australian federal election: one for the lower house seat ofFisher, two Senate candidates (Vuga and Gavin Wyatt) in Queensland, and one ungrouped Senate candidate in each of New South Wales and Tasmania.[7]
The party was de-registered on 12 January 2022 by theAustralian Electoral Commission for failing to meet the increased registration requirement of 1500 members.[8]
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,564 | 0.01 (#31) | 0 / 150 |  0 | |
| Senate | ||||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | # of overall seats | +/– | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10,099 | 0.07 (#38) | 0 / 40 | 0 / 76 | 0 | |
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