Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party

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Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party was an Australian political party. It was registered on 13 January 1993 prior to contesting the 1993 federal election, when its results were mediocre. The party was deregistered in 1999. [1] The party was associated with the Australian indigenous community.

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