Australians Against Further Immigration | |
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| Founder | Rodney Spencer Robyn Spencer |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Ideology | Australian nationalism Right-wing populism Anti-immigration |
| Political position | Far-right |
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Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI) was a far-right Australian political party founded by radiologist Rodney Spencer and his wife Robyn. The party described itself as "eco-nationalist", [1] was opposed to mass immigration and aimed for zero net migration. [2]
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AAFI stood candidates at both state and federal level, but never won a seat. The party said it was a mainstream organisation, and sought to distance itself from extremist organisations such as the Australian League of Rights and from the Citizens Electoral Council. [3] In 1994, Franca Arena, then a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, denounced the party in the New South Wales parliament.
In by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah (safe Liberal seats on the Northern Beaches of Sydney) in 1994, Labor MP Graeme Campbell urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI). [4]
The party was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission in December 2005, as lacking the minimum 500 members required to be registered as a political party. [5] It contested the 2007 New South Wales state election, but was also deregistered at the state level not long after. [6]
