Andrew Gatley

Over the past few years, the two major parties have combined, with little resistance from the Greens, or the Teals, to rigidly restrict new political candidates from running. Seeing this danger, three new political organisations formed with the intention of platforming and promoting new independent candidates and political movements. These were Democracy First, Fusion, and the Australian Progressives.

Dunkley Candidate, Andrew Gatley, explains why Independents have not been listed on news stories or lists of registered candidates which appeared prior to the announcement of the date of the upcoming 2025 election.