Science Party (Australia)

For other uses, see Future Party (disambiguation).

Science Party
LeaderDr Andrea Leong
Deputy leaderAaron Hammond
Founded2 July 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-02)
HeadquartersNew South Wales
IdeologyBright green environmentalism
Secularism
Techno-progressivism
Technocentrism
Australian republicanism[1]
National affiliationFusion Party[2]
Colours  Sky blue
Website
scienceparty.org.au

The Science Party, formerly known as Future Party, is an Australian political party that was established on 2 July 2013.[3][4][5][6][7] The founding leader, James Jansson, was studying for his Doctorate at the Kirby Institute during the party's formation, with a focus on advancing Australian society through technical and long-term solutions.[8] On 22 March 2016, the name was changed to The Science Party after registering with the Australian Electoral Commission.[9] The Science Party has run candidates for the 2013, 2016 and 2019 federal elections, as well as several by-elections in between.[10]

The party was de-registered on 12 January 2022 by the Australian Electoral Commission for failing to meet the increased registration requirement of 1,500 members.[11] It later merged with other parties to become the Fusion Party.[12]

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  2. ^ "Our Party". Fusion Party Australia.
  3. ^ "Future Party". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ Neil Mitchell. "The Future Party: A party of six nerds". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
  5. ^ Peter Munro (20 July 2013). "Smokers, pirates, cola lovers ... new parties add colour to electoral canvas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ Liz Tay (31 May 2013). "10 Unusual Political Parties That Could Be On Aussie Ballot Papers This September". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ^ "sky news". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Election 2013: The Future Party". ABC Radio National. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Notice under s.134(6A) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - Future Party". Australian Electoral Commission. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Our People". Science Party. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Notice of deregistration – Science Party" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  12. ^ "Our Party". fusionparty.org.au. Retrieved 24 February 2022.