TNL (political party)

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

Not to be confused with the Liberal Party of Australia.
For other uses, see New Liberals.

TNL
The New Liberals
AbbreviationTNL
LeaderBess Brennan
General SecretarySteve Hopley
PresidentKatharine Kline[1]
FounderVictor Kline
Founded2019 (2019)
Registered3 June 2021
Headquarters53 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colors  Teal
Slogan"Economically responsible. Socially progressive."
House of Representatives
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Senate
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Website
tnl.net.au
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The party believes in Modern Monetary Theory,[2] and publishes declarations of political donations they receive.[3]

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.

The party's registration was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission on 3 June 2021.[4] The Liberal Party of Australia objected to the registration, due to the similarity in party names and the potential to cause confusion among electors.[5][6] 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regarding party names, this decision overturned by the Australian Electoral Commission and the party's registration was revoked on 7 December 2021.[7] The party was re-registered again as TNL on 17 March 2022.[8]

Policies

Some of the party's key policies include:[2]

Leadership
  • Victor Kline (2019–2022)[15][16]
  • 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.[17] Porter received 1.28% of votes, placing 7th out of 14 candidates.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20][21]

References
  1. "The National Executive". TNL. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Policies". New Liberals. 3 June 2021.
  3. "Real Time Donation Declarations | The New Liberals". Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. "Party registration decisions and changes". aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. Karp, Paul (3 June 2021). "New Liberals' registration approved despite Liberal party objection over 'voter confusion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. Yosufzai, Rachida (16 April 2021). "Why the Liberal Party is scrambling to block the progressive New Liberals". SBS Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. "Review of decision under s 141(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 – notice of decision under s 141(7)" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission.
  8. "Notice under s 133(1A)(a) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. Kline, Victor. "Federal Independent Commission against Crime" (PDF). New Liberals.
  10. https://www.thenewliberals.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/The-New-Liberals-Climate-Policy.pdf
  11. https://www.climateworksaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Decarbonisation-Futures-March-2020-full-report-.pdf
  12. "Register for Job Guarantee Scheme | The New Liberals". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  13. https://tnl.net.au/policies/
  14. https://tnl.net.au/policies/
  15. "Victor Kline – LinkedIn". au.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  16. "The National Executive". thenewliberals.net.au. New Liberals.
  17. Smyth, Ben (20 May 2020). "New Liberals candidate Karen Porter steps up for Eden-Monaro by-election". Yass Tribune.
  18. "Eden-Monaro, NSW". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  19. "Candidates A-Z". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  20. 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.
  21. 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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