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The Science Party believes that technological development is a positive force in human affairs and values the cultural, economic and technological benefits of modernism. It believes in freedom of expression and has a positive view of the power of free markets and the benefits of high density cities.
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during the party's formation, with a focus on advancing Australian society through technical and long-term solutions. On 22 March 2016, the name was changed to The Science Party after registering with the Australian Electoral Commission. The Science Party has run candidates for the 2013, 2016 and
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is an Australian political party that was established on 2 July 2013. The founding leader, James Jansson, was studying for his Doctorate at the
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were: Berowra (1.56% of votes), Grayndler: (2.73%), Kingsford Smith (1.69%), Sydney (3.42%), Watson (2.23%), as well as one from
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for failing to meet the increased registration requirement of 1,500 members. It later merged with other parties to become the
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at the 2016 federal election. After subsequent resignations, the party fielded candidates in by-elections for the seats of
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in Australia; 0.41% in NSW, 0.33% in Victoria, and without a shared column in Tasmania, received 0.39% of the vote.
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in NSW, receiving 0.4% of the total vote. In the lower house, five candidates from NSW were put forward and the
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James Jansson ran under the title of The Future Party for North Sydney in NSW.
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Opposition to government monitoring of data and criminalisation of journalism
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The party seeks to promote high quality science research and education.
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The Science Party fielded Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow as a candidate in the
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2019 federal elections, as well as several by-elections in between.
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as The Future Party. The party ran two candidates for the
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Opposition to unnecessary regulations of new technology
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The party was de-registered on 12 January 2022 by the
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2017–2018 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis
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New South Wales
Ideology
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Secularism
Techno-progressivism
Technocentrism
Australian republicanism
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scienceparty.org.au
Politics of Australia
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Elections
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