Freedom and Prosperity Party | |
|---|---|
| President | Bill Koutalianos |
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) |
| Dissolved | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Headquarters | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Ideology | Anthropogenic global warming denial |
| Political position | Right-wing |
TheFreedom and Prosperity Party, formerly known asNo Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics andThe Climate Sceptics, was anAustralian political party that describes itself as the world's first political party representing “climate sceptics”, dedicated to "...expose the fallacy of anthropogenic climate change".
The party was registered with theAustralian Electoral Commission in early 2010, and endorsed candidates to stand in the2010 federal election. Prior to being registered, party supporters stood as independent candidates in theBradfield andHiggins by-elections.[1]
The party endorsed 10 candidates for the Senate, and 6 for the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. None were successful.
The Climate Sceptics Party explicitly rejects the scientific evidence for anthropogenic global warming and refers to climate science as “climate alarmism”, taking the following positions:
The Climate Sceptics Party's policy on the Australian government's proposedemissions trading scheme, theCarbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), is that the CPRS will result in Australian industry being at a competitive disadvantage leading to rising prices, that the CPRS will also cause corruption and fraud and the curtailing of human freedoms.
On 13 July 2009, approximately 30 members of the Climate Sceptics Party and supporters arrived at the venue whereAl Gore, was speaking inMelbourne, to hand out leaflets for those attending, with questions to ask Al Gore during his speech.[2] Some wore T-shirts bearing the party's slogan: "Carbon Really Ain't Pollution - CRAP".[3][4]In 2010 the Climate Sceptics organised a tour of Australia byLord Monckton at a cost of $100,000.[5]
The party's name on theAustralian Electoral Commission's register was changed to "No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics" on 14 December 2011.[6]
The party has been involved inGlenn Druery'sMinor Party Alliance.[7][8]
In April 2015 the party was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission for a failure to demonstrate the required 500 members.[9]
