I want to join a political party but....

Caesar

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Minor parties can always do with more support. I've never come across one I feel strongly enough about to support though.

I don't know what the exact figures are but political party membership is fairly low in Australia. Unless you come across one that you genuinely believe in and want to support I wouldn't feel too compelled to hitch your wagon to anyone in particular.
 

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very few members of the young libs end up in positions of power.

If you are interested in politics then spend the next few years following the different parties.

A decision on which party you should follow is not something to be done overnight.
 

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Problem is, it is virtually impossible to generate a public profile sufficient to gain enough votes to enter parliament as an independent, unless you have previously been an MP while a member of a major party, or unless you have some rock-star like public profile.

All three of the Inds at the Press Club today are ex-Nats. Wilkie will likely win his seat more through luck than good policy, and he is a two-time former member of other parties.
 

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Problem is, it is virtually impossible to generate a public profile sufficient to gain enough votes to enter parliament as an independent, unless you have previously been an MP while a member of a major party, or unless you have some rock-star like public profile.

All three of the Inds at the Press Club today are ex-Nats. Wilkie will likely win his seat more through luck than good policy, and he is a two-time former member of other parties.
The other way is to start out in local government. Lots of independent mayors can generate a big enough profile to mix it with the big boys at state and federal elections.

In any case you need to be from an area that isn't rusted-on Liberal or Labor to begin with. Newcastle's lord mayor, John Tate, has a massive profile and has been running for state & federal parliament for years but it's still not enough to get him over the line against the Labor members.
 
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