Pirate Party Australia
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Pirate Party Australia
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| President | Simon Frew |
| Secretary | Daniel Judge |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Legalised | 17 January 2013 |
| Membership (2015) | approx. 1300 |
| Ideology | Pirate politics |
| Colours | Black Blue |
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| https://www.pirateparty.org.au | |
Pirate Party Australia is a political party in Australia that has traditionally represented civil liberty issues, but has also expanded into more traditional areas of policy. It is a Pirate Party which is based on the Pirate Party of Sweden, and has continued to develop a comprehensive policy platform since its formation based on the Pirate ethos.
In late 2009, the party announced its intention to contest the 2010 federal election and recruited the 500 members necessary for registration. The party was expected to mainly compete with the Australian Greens and the Australian Sex Party.
By 2009, it is understood that the party had over 1100 'preliminary members', members who had not completed the necessary paperwork to be considered a member for registration purposes but listed as an interested person. The party sent a call-out for leadership positions, with leadership elections held on 7 October. David Crafti was elected the party's first president. Rodney Serkowski, the founder of the party, took over the position of president in late July 2010, at the party's National Congress, to be followed by David Campbell for the following 2 years. At the National Congress in July 2013, Simon Frew took on the position of president. At the National Congress in July 2014, Brendan Molloy took on the position of president. Simon Frew is the current president, elected at the 2015 National Congress.
Due to registration requirements, the party was not able to contest the 2010 federal election but it registered in January 2013, enabling it to contest the 2013 federal election.
When founded in 2009, the Pirate Party's platform started off limited to a series of core policies: civil and digital liberties, government transparency, personal privacy, and copyright and patent reform. By 2013, the platform and policies of the Pirate Party have expanded significantly into a comprehensive policy set that competes with the major parties and larger minor parties in detail and breadth.
Most policy is adopted and debated at a National Congress, which meets annually in July. The meeting is hosted physically, but also simultaneously broadcast live via a web stream with interaction tools, allowing participation for all members and the public regardless of physical proximity from the meeting. Another type of conference called a Policy Meeting can also be hosted specifically for the adoption and debate of policy and platform amendments, which did happen once in April 2013.
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