The Australian Defence Movement was a minor Australian political grouping that ran candidates for the 1940 federal election. It presented itself as a non-party organisation, dedicated to significantly increasing

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spending. The party had four candidates run unsuccessfully in

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: Robert Mackie in the

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, Eric Roberts in the

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, John Hogan in the

division of Riverina The Division of Riverina is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appoi ...

, Patrick Esplin in the

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. Following the

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it challenged a number of results where it claimed candidates had exceeded the £100 campaign spending limit.

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