A record number of independent candidates and minor parties are running across Australia, vying for seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.
To help voters understand how these candidates' policies compare, we sent independents and minor parties a survey with 49 critical climate and nature tests.
Not all candidates responded.
Click on your state to see the responses of independents and minor parties running near you:
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SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA – Minor party, ACT Senate > survey response
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, ACT Senate and House of Representatives, running in Bean, Canberra and Fenner > did not respond
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UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, House of Representatives, Lingiari and Solomon > did not respond
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ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, Senate and House of representatives, running in various seats > see survey response
CAROLYN CROSSMAN – Independent, NSW Senate > see survey response
DAVID O'BRIEN – Independent, NSW Senate > see survey response
HUW KINGSTON – Independent, House of Representatives, Hume > see survey response
INDEPENDENTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION NOW (ICAN) – Minor party, NSW Senate > see survey response
KERYN PHELPS – Independent, House of Representatives, seat of Wentworth > did not respond
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Minor party, NSW Senate > did not respond
MARK PTOLEMY, AUSTRALIAN WORKERS PARTY – Minor party, NSW, Senate > see survey response
PAMELA JOHNSTONE – Independent, NSW Senate > see survey response
PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION – Minor party, House of Representatives, running in Cook, Hunter and NSW Senate > did not respond
PIRATE PARTY AUSTRALIA – Minor party, NSW Senate and House of Representatives, Bennalong > see survey response
ROD OAKESHOTT – Independent, House of Representatives, Cowper > see survey response
SHOOTERS, FISHERS AND FARMERS PARTY – Minor party, House of Representatives, Calare > did not respond
SOCIALIST ALLIANCE – Minor party, NSW Senate > see survey response
SUSAN MOYLAN-COOMBS – Independent, House of Representatives, seat of Warringah > see survey response
SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA – Minor party, NSW Senate and House of Representatives, running in Farrer and Grayndler > see survey response
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, NSW Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
ZALI STEGALL – Independent, House of Representatives, Warringah > see survey response
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AMANDA MURPHY – Independent, Qld Senate > See survey response
ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, Senate and House of representatives, running in various seats > see survey response
INDEPENDENTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION NOW (ICAN) – Microparty, Qld Senate > see survey response
KATTER'S AUSTRALIAN PARTY – Minor party, House of Representatives, running in Capricornia, Dawson, Herbert, Kennedy, Leichhardt, Maranoa and Wright > did not respond
INNES LARKIN – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Wright > see survey response
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Minor party, Qld Senate > did not respond
PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION – Minor party, Qld Senate > did not respond
PIRATE PARTY AUSTRALIA – Minor party, Qld Senate > see survey response
SOCIALIST ALLIANCE – Minor party, House of Representatives, running in Brisbane and Lilley > see survey response
SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA – Minor party, Qld Senate > see survey response
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, Qld Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
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ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, running in all House of Representatives seats and the South Australian Senate > see survey response
CENTRE ALLIANCE – Minor party, House of Representatives and SA Senate, running in Mayo, Barker and Grey > did not respond
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, SA Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
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ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, Senate and House of representatives, running in Bass > see survey response
ANDREW WILKIE – Independent, Denison, House of Representatives > see survey response
JACQUI LAMBIE NETWORK – Minor party, Tasmanian Senate > did not respond
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Minor party, Tasmanian Senate > did not respond
PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION – Minor party, Tasmanian Senate and House of Representatives, running in Braddon > did not respond
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, Tasmanian Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
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ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, Senate and House of representatives, running in Swan > see survey response
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Minor party, WA Senate > did not respond
LOUISE STEWART – Independent, House of Representatives, Curtin > did not respond
PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION – Minor party, running in WA Senate and House of Representatives (Cowan, Brand, Moore and Pearce) > did not respond
PIRATE PARTY AUSTRALIA – Minor party, WA Senate > see survey response
SOCIALIST ALLIANCE – Minor party, running in WA Senate and House of Representatives (Fremantle) > see survey response
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, WA Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
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ANGELA ZUBAC – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Kooyong > did not respond
ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, House of representatives, running in Ballarat, Bendigo, Casey, Chisholm, Cooper, Corangamite, Deakin, Dunkley, Flinders, Higgins, Isaacs, Kooyong, Macnamara, Melbourne, Scullin and Wills > see survey response
JULIA BANKS – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Flinders > did not respond
DERRYN HINCH'S JUSTICE PARTY – Minor party, Senate > did not respond
HELEN HAINES – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Indi > did not respond
INDEPENDENTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION NOW (ICAN) – Minor party, Victorian Senate > see survey response
OLIVER YATES – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Kooyong > see survey response
PAULINE HANSON'S ONE NATION – Minor party, Victorian Senate and House of Representatives, running in Bendigo, La Trobe and Monash > did not respond
PIRATE PARTY AUSTRALIA – Minor party, Victorian Senate > see survey response
RUBY O'ROURKE – Independent, House of Representatives, running in Macnamara > see survey response
SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA – Minor party, Victorian Senate and House of Representatives, running in Macnamara > see survey response
UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY – Minor party, Victorian Senate and most seats in the House of Representatives > did not respond
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The 2019 Climate Election independent and minor party survey outlines 49 key policy tests, grouped under four broad headings: ramping up renewables, phasing out coal, stopping Adani and protecting nature.
Together, these are the priority policy commitments we believe are required to get Australia on the right path, addressing climate change and protecting the people, places and wildlife we love.
We sent this survey to selected minor parties and independents, with a deadline for response by close of business on 25 April 2019. It was beyond our resources to send this survey to the every minor party and independent candidate in every electorate and in both houses. We therefore excluded parties or candidates who:
Some the independents and minor parties who received the survey did not respond.