Australian Family Association
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| Founded | 1980 |
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Australia |
| Website | http://www.family.org.au |
The Australian Family Association (AFA) is a conservative political organisation with the stated aim of "supporting and strengthening traditional family values". It was founded in 1980 by the National Civic Council's then president, B. A. Santamaria, to "promote the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society".
According to its stated objectives, the AFA aims "to cultivate within society an appreciation that the integrity and wellbeing of the family is essential to the stability, morale, security and prosperity of the Australian nation". It defines a family as being "composed of father, mother and children". It also lobbies on issues related to its central purpose, such as the definition of marriage, abortion, media standards and classification, cloning, pornography and illicit drug use.
The objectives for which the Australian Family Association is established are:
The AFA was founded by B. A. Santamaria. Current and former patrons of the organisation include Kim Beazley, sr., Rupert Goodman, Major-General W. B. "Digger" James, Major-General Michael Jeffery, Sir Peter Lawler, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Jerzy Zubrzycki.
Ross Fitzgerald criticised the AFA in 2008 for protesting against a film they had not even viewed, and also criticised the Australian Classification Review Board for letting the protest influence them.
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