Love Australia or Leave was a

far-right Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...

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. The party was founded by Kim Vuga, a

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woman who came to prominence as a reality contestant in the

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program ''

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''. which sought to expose ordinary Australians to the situations faced by refugees and asylum seekers. The party platform included

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, Opposition to Islam, and removal of Australia from the United Nations. The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism released a report on October 5, 2022, where it classified the party as an "anti-immigrant" and "anti-Muslim" group. The party was registered in October 2016. Its founder Kim Vuga unsuccessfully stood for election in the federal election in July 2016 as an independent candidate to represent

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in the

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. She used the slogan "Love Australia or Leave" which has become the name of her party. It intended to be registered and stand candidates in the

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, but did not field any candidates at that election. In 2017, Kim Vuga along with other far-right groups falsely circulated the claim that Australia's first female Muslim MP, Dr

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had refused to lay a wreath at an Anzac Day ceremony in Perth. Dr Aly stated it was obvious why she was being targeted by the group. Kim later apologised via Facebook for spreading the rumour. The party ran candidates at the

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: one for the lower house seat of

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, two Senate candidates (Vuga and Gavin Wyatt) in Queensland, and one ungrouped Senate candidate in each of New South Wales and Tasmania. 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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