- Australians Against Further Immigration
Infobox_Australian_Political_Party
party_name = Australians Against Further Immigration
party_
party_wikicolourid = AAFI
leader = Dr. Rodney and Robyn Spencer
foundation =1989
ideology =Nationalism
headquarters = none
holds_government =
website = [http://www.users.bigpond.com/AAFI.htm AAFI Homepage]
international = no affiliationAustralians Against Further Immigration (AAFI) is an
Australia n political party who describe themselves as "eco-nationalists" [http://www.users.bigpond.com/AAFI.htm] and who are against positive netimmigration . Founded in 1989 and registered in 1990 by Rodney and Robyn Spencer (parents ofJesse Spencer who appears in the US television seriesHouse ), they describe themselves as "eco-nationalist", and claim that immigration is harmful to the environment and the existing population of Australia.They have regularly stood candidates at both state and federal level, but have never won a seat. The party has been criticised by opponents as being racist, with links to the
Australian League of Rights . In 1994, the outspoken MLCFranca Arena denounced them in theNew South Wales parliament, quoting an AAFI candidate who had said “My policy on refugees and illegals is to reopen the second Yallah meatworks, creating up to 500 local jobs, and convert them to blood and bone.”The party was deregistered by the
Australian Electoral Commission in December, 2005, after failing to prove that it still met the minimum required members in order to be registered as a political party. [http://www.fightdemback.org/2006/01/11/deregistered-homes/]The AAFI contested the NSW State Election of March 2007, running 56 candidates in the Lower House (Legislative Assembly), as well as contesting the Upper House (Legislative Council), in which the party received 1.6% of the vote. [http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_election_2007/candidates] However, the party failed to have any of its candidates elected.
A key policy of the AAFI for that election, was the proposed deportation of all migrants who had arrived in Australia since 1990. This policy was cited as an effective solution to Australia's water and climate change crisis in an interview with ABC Local Radio on March 21, 2007.
ee also
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List of political parties in Australia References
* [http://www.users.bigpond.com/AAFI.htm AAFI homepage]
* [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC19940420026 Hansard record of Franca Arena's speech]
*http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/21/1047749937122.html
*http://goulburn.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?story_id=564384
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