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Independents CAN, formerly Independents For Climate Action Now (ICAN), is an
Australian political party The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house ( ...
which was registered on 10 April 2019. It seeks to prosecute policies relating to climate change, such as planning for climate change related emergencies and phasing out fossil fuels to replace with renewable energy. In 2018, lead candidate Rod Bower announced the party would run in the 2019 federal election for a
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senate seat "to give a voice to the marginalised". The party would emphase policies surrounding "
climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
,
refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.
and basic
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". The party did not win a seat, receiving 0.6% of all votes. The party changed its name from "Independents for Climate Action Now" to "Independents CAN" in 2021. The party was de-registered on 12 January 2022 by the
Australian Electoral Commission The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is the independent federal agency in charge of organising, conducting and supervising federal Australian elections, by-elections and referendums. Responsibilities The AEC's main responsibility is to ...
for failing to meet the increased registration requirement of 1500 members.


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