A WODONGA pensioner angered by the “harsh” federal budget has moved to form his own political party he said aimed to “put Australia back on its feet”.
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Fed up with major political parties, John Anderson said he would like Australia to return to a governance that was “of the people, by the people, and for the people”.
“This country has moved away from the constitution and common law and into a corporate world where people don’t have a say,” he said.
“This latest federal budget disadvantaged most Australians; it looked after the top end and we picked up the bill.”
Mr Anderson, 68, said he could not sit on his hands any longer.
“I was waiting to see if there were any alternatives to the major political parties in last year’s election, but nobody put their hand up in this area,” he said.
“It’s time, somebody somewhere has to do something.
“My long-term plan is to put Australia back on its feet because the major political parties changed all that and there’s a lot of debt.”
Mr Anderson said he would like to make farms more viable, so families could stay on the farm and making a sustainable living.
“A parliamentary bank would help farmers, businesses and small industries,” he said.
Mr Anderson wants to register his party before the next election but said he needed support.
“I have three people on board at the moment and have had interest from people all over the North East,” he said.
“I would like to get a mix of people such as farmers, business people and young people.”
Mr Anderson has been told he needs a minimum of 500 people to register a party.
“People have to support us, there’s nothing we can’t do if people work together,” he said.
A public meeting will be held later this month for people to find out more about his party.
Those interested can phone Mr Anderson on 0404 955 883.