Federal ICAC Now | |
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Abbreviation | FIN |
Convenor | Ross Jones [1] |
Founded | 29 June 2020[lower-alpha 1] |
Registered | 2 September 2021 [2] |
Dissolved | 27 April 2023 |
Headquarters | Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
Membership (2021) | ![]() |
Ideology |
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Colors | Black and white |
Slogan | “Australia's Anti-Corruption Party” |
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The Federal ICAC Now, also known simply as FIN, was a single-issue political party in Australia formed in June 2020. Its creation was driven by the claimed need for an independent federal anti-corruption watchdog, similar to New South Wales, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
Abbreviated to FIN, the party's logo includes the party name, abbreviation and the dorsal fin of a shark.
The party was deregistered on 27 April 2023. [4]
In October 2020, the party lodged its first application to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), to gain federal approval as a political party, claiming it had 510 members. [5] On 2 September 2021, the party's application as a registered political party was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), [6] and given a statement of reasons. [7]
The party's objective, as stated on the party website is: [8]
FIN will be a political party with just one objective – the establishment of an adequately funded, staffed and empowered Federal Independent Commission Against Corruption.
— federalicacnow.org
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