Independents CAN, formerly Independents For Climate Action Now (ICAN), is an

Australian political party The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party of Australia. Federally, 12 of the 151 members of the lower house ( ...

which was registered on 10 April 2019. It seeks to prosecute policies relating to climate change, such as planning for climate change related emergencies and phasing out fossil fuels to replace with renewable energy. In 2018, lead candidate Rod Bower announced the party would run in the 2019 federal election for a

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senate seat "to give a voice to the marginalised". The party would emphase policies surrounding "

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

refugees A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...

and basic

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

". The party did not win a seat, receiving 0.6% of all votes. The party changed its name from "Independents for Climate Action Now" to "Independents CAN" in 2021. The party was de-registered on 12 January 2022 by the

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for failing to meet the increased registration requirement of 1500 members.

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