If you haven’t heard of the ACP, ask yourself—why? There seem to be dozens of “splinter” political parties now, but the Australian Citizens Party (ACP) is not one of them.
Latest Media Release
Australian Citizens Party
Citizens Taking Responsibility
Return Government to the People
Citizens Party National Conference — Policy Platform Launch
Sunday, 17 November 2024
9AM - 5PM
Melbourne, Victoria and YouTube live stream
REGISTRATION to Attend in person has now closed.
Viewers can submit questions to ask@citizensparty.org.au
Take Back Economic and National Sovereignty!
Australia has a crisis of governance, the legacy of successive governments serving corporate interests and foreign powers ahead of Australians. Both major parties have pursued policies concentrating economic and political power in a handful of big banks, retailers, resource giants, and media companies, who profit while the public suffer cost-of-living and housing crises. The major parties have colluded to hand over military control of Australia to the USA (and UK) through the AUKUS partnership, with the public paying the enormous cost.
An unprecedented public backlash is shaking Australian politics. The combined major party primary vote is in terminal decline. Corporate CEOs complain the bigger parliamentary crossbench is subjecting them to painful scrutiny of their corporate abuses. The Australian Citizens Party (ACP) is leading a movement of citizen engagement in politics which has forced Parliament to reject policies giving more power to banks and corporate interests, and to take up a powerful policy to reclaim economic sovereignty—a public post office People’s Bank.
The ACP’s “Return Government to the People” conference will sound the call for citizens to join the fight for economic and national sovereignty the ACP is taking to the next election.
PROGRAM
Click Icon to download PDF of program.
Each Panel concludes with Question and Answer.
Viewers can submit questions to ask@citizensparty.org.au
9:00am - 10:30am: Panel 1
National sovereignty — Australia needs an independent foreign policy
- Australia is not sovereign without an independent foreign policy
John Lander
Former Australian Deputy Ambassador to China (1974-76), former Ambassador to Iran (1985–87) - Subservience to a foreign power damages Australia’s most important trade relationship
Kingsley Liu
Past President of Asian Australian Lawyers Association, Honorary President of the Chinese Community Council of Australia - Australian government’s Gaza hypocrisy betrays its Muslim citizens
Aisha Novakovich BA, LLB.
Lawyer, community advocate, entrepreneur.
11:00am - 12:30pm: Panel 2
Economic sovereignty — Australia needs a national bank
- Reclaim economic sovereignty with a post office People’s Bank
Elisa Barwick
Chief Editor, Australian Alert Service - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia From Promise to Despair and Despoliation
Dr Evan Jones
Honorary Associate in Political Economy at the University of Sydney - A People’s Bank will set standards for serving consumers
Assoc. Prof. Andy Schmulow
Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Panel 3
Return integrity to government
- Abolish and replace ASIC
John Adams
Independent Economist and Principal Economic Analyst at Adams Economics - Lawforce: Equality of Arms for financial victims
Michael Sanderson
Financial victims’ advocate
Foundation member of 'Bank Warriors' and Advisor with 'Bank Reform Now' - Banking self-regulation has failed Australia
Geoff Fader
Chair of the Tasmanian Small Business Council, Former chair of COSBOA
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Panel 4
An honest approach to governance
- True transparency in government: support and protect whistleblowers
John Shipton
Anti-war activist, leading advocate for his son Julian Assange - The ACP’s principled approach to politics
Dr Hakim Gassiep
Secretary of Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region (ISOMER) - How the ACP will represent citizens in Parliament
Robert Barwick
Citizens Party Research Director and Victorian Senate Candidate
Latest Updates
Support post offices—tell the government to stop Australia Post closing them.
5 Jun 2024
As Canberra’s terminally incompetent economic managers admit they can neither afford nor organise a big enough military build-up to be ready for a war with China by their self-imposed 2027 deadline, an agency of the United States Congress has…
7 Nov 2024
“Align with BRICS, or be left behind!” headlines the 30 October issue of the Australian Alert Service.
1 Nov 2024
The Qantas scandal besetting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is bigger than one politician.
31 Oct 2024
