Pirate Party Australia
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Pirate Party Australia is a new political group in Australia which is not registered as a political party due to being just short of the 500 signed-up members it requires to register with the Australian Electoral Commission to contest federal elections. In an effort to get to the 500 members it has temporarily waved the membership fee.
It is one branch of the Pirate Party movement around the world. There are parties in over 30 countries, with the most prominent branch, the Swedish, having 2 seats in the European Parliament.
The Pirate Parties around the world have a strong appeal among tech-savvy people, due to their focus on civil liberties in the digital era and their policies for copyright reform, including legalisation of file-sharing.
Core Values
Pirate Party Australia stands for:
- Opposition to internet censorship
- Reforming the life + 70 years copyright length
- Protection of freedom of speech rights
- Protection of privacy rights
- Support for an R18+ rating for games
- Decriminalisation of non-commercial copyright infringement
- Providing parents with the tools to run their own families
- Transparent governance
