TNL (political party)

TNL
TNL
Abbreviation	TNL
Leader	Bess Brennan
General Secretary	Steve Hopley
President	Katharine Kline
Founder	Victor Kline
Founded	2019; 5 years ago
Registered	3 June 2021
Dissolved	28 November 2023
Headquarters	53 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales
Ideology	Modern monetary theory; Social liberalism; Republicanism;
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Colors	Teal
Slogan	"Economically responsible. Socially progressive."
Website
	tnl.net.au
	Politics of Australia; Political parties; Elections;

TNL, formerly registered as The New Liberals, was an Australian political party formed in 2019. Victor Kline, a barrister from Sydney, was the founder and party leader. As of June 2022^[update], the party president was Katharine Kline and the party leader was Bess Brennan.^[1]

Foundation and registration

Victor Kline and three friends founded TNL in response to what they saw as “a government that had apparently mastered the art of bare-faced corruption and an opposition that seemed incapable of calling them out”. Initially, the party was named “The New Liberals”. Kline claimed that the word “liberal” has twisted into a misnomer by the Liberal Party of Australia, and that many moderate disaffected Liberal and ex-Liberal voters are attracted to TNL.^{[citation needed]}

The party's registration was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission on 3 June 2021.^[2] The Liberal Party of Australia objected to the registration, due to the similarity in party names and the potential to cause confusion among electors.^[3]^[4] Due to changes to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 regarding party names, this decision overturned by the Australian Electoral Commission and the party's registration was revoked on 7 December 2021.^[5] The party was re-registered again as TNL on 17 March 2022.^[6]

The party was de-registered on 28 November 2023.^[7]

Policies

Some of the party's key policies included:^[8]

A federal anti corruption commission.^[9]
A climate policy with the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.^[10]
A full employment and job guarantee scheme (JGS).^[11]^[12]
Support for Housing First.^[13]
Placing a Bill of Rights into the Constitution.^[13]

Leadership

Victor Kline (2019–2022)^[14]^[15]
Katharine Kline – president (2022–present)
Bess Brennan – party leader (2022–present)^[1]

Electoral history

In the 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election, Karen Porter ran as an Independent under the party banner.^[16] Porter received 1.28% of votes, placing 7th out of 14 candidates.^[17]

In the 2022 Federal Election, the party endorsed eight candidates for the House of Representatives, in four states. None were successful. The party also endorsed a total of eight candidates for the Senate, two in New South Wales and six in Queensland.^[18]

Christian Porter case

In June 2021, Kline announced that he, along with party candidate and former prosecutor Vania Holt, would be pursuing a private criminal case against Christian Porter over rape allegations he is facing.^[19]^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The National Executive". TNL. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Party registration decisions and changes". aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ Karp, Paul (3 June 2021). "New Liberals' registration approved despite Liberal party objection over 'voter confusion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Yosufzai, Rachida (16 April 2021). "Why the Liberal Party is scrambling to block the progressive New Liberals". SBS Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Review of decision under s 141(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 – notice of decision under s 141(7)" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
^ "Notice under s 133(1A)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Deregistered political parties". Australian Electoral Commission.
^ "Policies". New Liberals. 3 June 2021.
^ Kline, Victor. "Federal Independent Commission against Crime" (PDF). New Liberals.
^ Victor Kline; Nina Mapson Bone. "Climate Policy - Net Zero Emissions by 2035" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2021.
^ "Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2023.
^ "Register for Job Guarantee Scheme | The New Liberals". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Policies | TNL".
^ "Victor Kline – LinkedIn". au.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "The National Executive". thenewliberals.net.au. New Liberals.
^ Smyth, Ben (20 May 2020). "New Liberals candidate Karen Porter steps up for Eden-Monaro by-election". Yass Tribune.
^ "Eden-Monaro, NSW". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Candidates A-Z". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Karp, Paul (30 June 2021). "Statement given to NSW police raises questions over Christian Porter's denial of sex with accuser". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Neilson, Naomi (1 July 2021). "New Liberals, ex-prosecutors assemble legal team to launch private criminal case against Christian Porter". Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

External links

[exec-1] "The National Executive". TNL. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[reg-2] "Party registration decisions and changes". aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[3] Karp, Paul (3 June 2021). "New Liberals' registration approved despite Liberal party objection over 'voter confusion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[4] Yosufzai, Rachida (16 April 2021). "Why the Liberal Party is scrambling to block the progressive New Liberals". SBS Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[5] "Review of decision under s 141(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 – notice of decision under s 141(7)" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.

[6] "Notice under s 133(1A)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[7] "Deregistered political parties". Australian Electoral Commission.

[policies-8] "Policies". New Liberals. 3 June 2021.

[9] Kline, Victor. "Federal Independent Commission against Crime" (PDF). New Liberals.

[10] Victor Kline; Nina Mapson Bone. "Climate Policy - Net Zero Emissions by 2035" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2021.

[11] "Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2023.

[12] "Register for Job Guarantee Scheme | The New Liberals". Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[auto-13] "Policies | TNL".

[14] "Victor Kline – LinkedIn". au.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[15] "The National Executive". thenewliberals.net.au. New Liberals.

[16] Smyth, Ben (20 May 2020). "New Liberals candidate Karen Porter steps up for Eden-Monaro by-election". Yass Tribune.

[aec-results-17] "Eden-Monaro, NSW". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[18] "Candidates A-Z". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[19] Karp, Paul (30 June 2021). "Statement given to NSW police raises questions over Christian Porter's denial of sex with accuser". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[20] Neilson, Naomi (1 July 2021). "New Liberals, ex-prosecutors assemble legal team to launch private criminal case against Christian Porter". Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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