A party of two.*

https://i.imgur.com/5qK5NFc.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/lB4MKTP.gif

Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender will form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, hoping to gain a spot in the Senate.



https://youtu.be/vjGwxPNKMtg?list=RDvjGwxPNKMtg






* Needs to be at least 5 to gain official party status.  ;)

Captain Nemo wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 1:52pm:

A party of two.* https://i.imgur.com/5qK5NFc.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/lB4MKTP.gif Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender will form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, hoping to gain a spot in the Senate. https://youtu.be/vjGwxPNKMtg?list=RDvjGwxPNKMtg * Needs to be at least 5 to gain official party status.  ;)

Five?

I thought you only needed one?

https://theconversation.com/teals-steggall-and-spender-launch-new-community-strong-australia-party-285367

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZdZFxU2no8

To be recognized as a "minority party" and receive parliamentary resourcing/benefits, a party must not be part of the Government or Opposition and hold at least 5 members in the Parliament.

Other registered parties (e.g., Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Jacqui Lambie Network, Katter's Australian Party) and unaligned independents do not meet the 5-member threshold for official minority party status. They sit on the "crossbench" in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Captain Nemo wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 2:27pm:

To be recognized as a "minority party" and receive parliamentary resourcing/benefits, a party must not be part of the Government or Opposition and hold at least 5 members in the Parliament. Other registered parties (e.g., Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Jacqui Lambie Network, Katter's Australian Party) and unaligned independents do not meet the 5-member threshold for official minority party status. They sit on the "crossbench" in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Hmmm  :-/   

In Australia, Section 123 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act (CEA) 1918 defines the criteria for the official registration of political parties.

To be considered an "eligible political party" and secure a spot on ballot papers, a party must:

Be a Parliamentary party (have at least one sitting member in the Federal Parliament), OR

Have at least 500 unique members who are on the electoral roll, AND

Be established with a written constitution that outlines the party's aims.

Anyway, I don't think it will go far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WamkRSDeD8

Yeah, we are talking two different views of a political party here.

You can be a political party with less than 5 members in parliament for sure. I wasn't clear in my opening post that I was on about official parliamentary party status for "benefits" because two members do not qualify.

Anyhoo ... I reckon they could be swept away by the Orange Wave next election.

We'll see.

I guess it is better than the "What about Me" party. 8-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzQKECQgjW8

Sounds like a terrible name to me.

freediver wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 5:29pm:

Sounds like a terrible name to me.

Agreed.

And the acronym is CSA - something more original would have been better.

Central Sleep Apnea

Civil Service Association

Christian Schools Australia

Child Support Agency

Community Service Announcement

I remember the teals?

I thought you needed more than two to form a party?

Isn’t two just a couple?

Doesn’t some billionaire own them?

Daves2017 wrote on Jun 25^th, 2026 at 8:39pm:

I remember the teals? I thought you needed more than two to form a party? Isn’t two just a couple? Doesn’t some billionaire own them?

Simon Holmes A Court. A South African billionnaire. Family fled the bleks....

Some community strength....