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Pirate
Party Australia officially becomes political party
RT,
14
January, 2013
Anon_nb@CrackOpn
@piratepartyau >
Congratulations. Great news. One thing - PLEASE.. listen to the
people, not political listening . A genuine ear. On board
21 Jan 13
"As
the Prime Minister condemns whistleblowers and publishers without
trial, the spectre of data retention looms, policy is laundered and
Australia’s interests are sidelined by faceless diplomats and
bureaucrats… there has never been more reason to put pirates in
parliament,"
concluded Serkowsky.
Founded
in 2009 and based on Sweden's Pirate Party, it hopes to mobilize the
growing number of Australian voters opposed the introduction of an
Internet filter, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and
recent attempts to increase regulation of the Internet by the UN
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – all of which
have been actively endorsed by the Australian Government.
In
a similarly controversial initiative, Wikileaks founder Julian
Assange recently announced his intention to run for a seat in the
Australian Senate in the upcoming elections, as well as the formation
of a Wikileaks Party. Despite being confined to the Ecuadorean
Embassy in London, plans for the registration of the party were
"significantly
advanced",
said Assange.
He
is able to register as an overseas candidate in the states of New
South Wales and Victoria. Regulations would allow him to appoint a
proxy to take up his seat, if he is elected but unable to return.
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