We’re not a registered party yet so that means we need 500 members in Victoria, 750 New South Wales, 500 WA but we are going to be a real party. Ky Stewart, Junkee : So, is this a real party? Junkee spoke to Gen Z Party founder and president, Thomas, about the party, its policies and if it is in fact, a real political party. Some of those policies are completely contradictory to those of the Gen Z Party, including wanting to “end all ‘acknowledgement of country’ recitations by government employees”, “end unfair sporting competition by transgender athletes”, “end the cultural Marxists personal pronoun war,” and “oppose the racist ‘Voice to Parliament’”. The youngest Australian to stand for parliament when he ran for the Victorian lower house for the Democratic Labour Party in 2022, Thomas claims he left the party following a disagreement with its executive ( his father, who is the president ) over the party’s stance on climate change and other policies. The founder and current president, Thomas Rex Dolan, 19, who refers to himself as “state-school educated Victorian”, has been a target of criticism since the party was announced. ![]() Many politicians don’t even have that level of awareness - which lead us to the white saviour complex we saw on display throughout the referendum. However, it was somewhat refreshing to read the president’s note saying that he doesn’t have the right to speak for First Nations people as he isn’t one. But I tend to be distrustful of political parties in general, so I wasn’t sure what to make of this new one.įor starters, in their tile for First Nations Issues, they’ve changed the design of our flag, replacing the yellow sun with a yellow ‘Z’. Much like the party, I am incredibly disillusioned by the major parties we have in Australia. I would run, but I don’t have 10,000 followers. I’m a politically motivated, queer and First Nations person who, on the surface, would be enticed into aligning with the Gen Z Party. ![]() What stands out to me as a potential red flag is that the party wants influencers who have more than 10,000 followers on TikTok or Instagram to represent them and stand for parliament. However, their policies on climate, free university and education, cancellation of student debt, drug decriminalisation, the housing crisis, and First Nations rights align with Gen Z talking points. ![]() Their website does give me Young Republican vibes, sorry. From all accounts it seems like the Gen Z Party is very much real. Įngrossed, I poured over every detail of the video, their social media and their website. I love that young people are starting to mobilise.īut it's Zed – not zee.
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