The One Australia Movement was a minor Australian political party that was active from 1986 to 1992. It was formally registered on 3 October 1986, having been founded earlier that year by

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minister Cedric Jacobs. The party's policies included support for the

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, a biblical system of morality, immigration reform and social security reform, and opposition to union strike movements. After unsuccessfully contesting the 1987 federal election, running for the

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, the party did not contest the 1990 federal election and was deregistered due to lack of members on 21 October 1992.

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One Australia Movement
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