The Australian Values Party is a minor political party founded on 19 January 2022 by
ADF veteran Heston Russell
Heston Russell is an Australian retired Special Forces officer.
Early life and education
Russell joined the Australian Army at the age of 17 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Duntroon in 2006. While at the Australian Defenc ...
. The party's main focus is veterans' rights, although it has policy positions on other subjects as well.
History
The Australian Values Party (AVP) was registered by the
Australian Electoral Commission as a political party on 18 January 2022, after applying for registration on 17 September 2021. The Australian Values Party fielded candidates in the
2022 Australian federal election
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sought to win a fourth conse ...
.
In August 2022, the AVP announced the Angry Victorians Party would contest the
Victorian state election as a branch of the party. Independent Member for the
Western Metropolitan Region
Western Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions of Victoria, Australia, which elects five members to the Victorian Legislative Council (also referred to as the upper house) by proportional representation. The region was created ...
,
Catherine Cumming, joined the party in November after having her application to register the
Independence Party
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refused. On 16 November 2022, party leader Heston Russell leaked a video to the ''
Herald Sun
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'' of him to talking to
Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal, declaring that the AVP felt the co-ordination of the
group voting ticket system used by Druery was immoral and needed to be exposed.
Policies
The party has been focused on policies supporting disaster relief, defence and veterans’ affairs, and a heavy health & mental health focus. Party leader Heston Russell has been at the forefront of campaigning on Veterans’ Affairs policy since 2020.
See also
*
List of political parties in Australia
References
External links
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{{Political parties in Victoria (Australia)
2021 establishments in Australia
Political parties established in 2021
Political parties in Australia
Populist parties
Australian veterans' organisations