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Political party in Australia
Bullet Train for Australia , formerly known as Bullet Train for Canberra , was an Australian political party, registered from 2013 to 2017. It was a single-issue party campaigning for a fast implementation of high-speed rail . It advocated that the first stage of the bullet train should run from Melbourne to Newcastle via Canberra and Sydney , and be built within 5 years.[1] [2]
The party first contested the 2012 ACT election , gaining around 9,000 votes,[3] [4] federal election that year , in the ACT , NSW and Victoria .[2]
The party was involved in Glenn Druery 's Minor Party Alliance .[5] [6]
The party fielded four candidates for seats in the House of Representatives in the ACT, NSW and Victoria in the 2016 federal election .[7]
On 23 May 2017, the Australian Electoral Commission approved the party's application for voluntary deregistration.[8]
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References [ edit ]
^ Anderson, Stephanie: "Bullet Train could be your ticket, unless you're a stiff" , in The Canberra Times
^ Elections ACT: "2012 Results by Electorate and by Party" , 14 January 2013
^ Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013
^ Alliance of micro parties boosts odds for likes of One Nation or Shooters and Fishers gaining Senate spot through preferences: Daily Telegraph 5 September 2013
^ "Candidates for the 2016 federal election" . Australian Electoral Commission . 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016 .
^ "Bullet Train for Australia Voluntary Deregistration" (PDF) . AEC. Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
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