Our Party
Fusion brings compassionate, evidence-informed policy to the voters of Australia.
Our Vision
Fusion Party Australia strives for a free, fair, and innovative society for current and future generations, with meaningful work to meet the critical social and ecological challenges of our times. Fusion's approach is to empower communities and foster deliberative democracy across our society.
Our vision for a brighter and fairer future for Australia is based on our shared core values, and policy platform drawn from these foundations. We recognise that there are times when our values are (or may appear to be) in conflict, and this is when our consultation process must be at its most robust.
Our Mission
Fusion's mission is to collaborate widely throughout society, to deeply explore underlying issues, and to build consensus for long-term solutions.
Community consultation is of our top priorities, so we strive to embody the transparent and accountable democracy we want for our nation.
Confronting the climate emergency and reversing global warming are critical for our continued prosperity and happiness. Public education, healthcare and scientific research are important investments in our long-term future. Policy should empower citizens, promoting rights and freedoms—including in the digital spaces that are now part of our everyday lives.
“Why should I join Fusion and not X?”
Where it is necessary for government to intervene in private enterprise, do you prefer the approach taken to be one of facilitation or incentivisation (as necessary) rather than a regulatory or mandatory approach?
- > If you prefer mandated regulatory approaches you may be more comfortable in: The Greens.
Are you willing to accept regulatory or mandated approaches according to the evidence of their effectiveness to expediently deal with issues (preferably as temporary measures), or are such things unacceptable to you?
- > If you cannot tolerate direct intervention even for evidence-based expediency, you may be more comfortable in: The Libertarian Party.
Do you feel the need, or prefer to value, the defence of unique spaces developed to enable the advancement of disadvantaged communities? Or do you prefer to seek systemic changes which enable people of any persuasion to be equally served?
- > Systemic change tends to reduce community-unique spaces as the need for them diminishes. If you prefer to value and defend those spaces instead of other inclusive solutions; you may be more comfortable in: Labor
It is of course necessary to ensure a smooth transition by acting responsibly to not create more danger in pursuit of reform, but;
> If you prefer to see the absolute social freedom of systemic reform, welcome to Fusion.
Our Values
We strive for Equity as the highest value to ensure everybody has both the minimum requirements for a dignified life and fair access to opportunities in society.
Ethical Conduct is essential to ensure we achieve all goals in a trustworthy, fair, and transparent manner.
We maintain Safety at all times when improving the lives of all Australians, where respect-for-life is the preferred stance. Priority is protection from harm towards attaining the highest level of freedom.
With respect to the nature of our home and environment we live in, from our immediate relationship with our surroundings, our city, country, continent, the world and beyond, we work to restore Ecological Harmony.
As we experience increasingly new levels of Advancement in science and technology, we want to optimise the goal of forever improving, progressing, empowering, and actualising, while respecting our previous values before it.
Our utmost, utopian ideal is that we are people who stand for ultimate Personal Liberty - with freedom of thought to explore radical concepts or ideas, supporting authentic self-expression and self-actualisation.
You can read about these values and how we apply them in more detail here: Our Values
Our Story
We were formed in 2021 through an amalgamation of the Science Party, Pirate Party, Secular Party, Vote Planet, and Climate Change Justice Party. Our fusion has expanded our knowledge base and strengthened our organisational capacity, bringing together like-minded people from across the continent.
We contested our first election in May 2022, with Senate candidates in all five mainland states and nine House of Representatives candidates (see below)—a testament to our capacity when working together.
Who we are
Fusion is run entirely by volunteers. Below is a list of just some of the people that help to keep the party running.
Executive
| President | Drew Wolfendale |
| Secretary | Adam Woodings |
| Convenor | Owen Miller |
| Treasurer | Michael Maroske |
| National Campaigns Coordinator | Vacant |
| Registered Officer | Vacant |
| Branch Representative - Science | Drew Wolfendale |
| Branch Representative - Vote Planet | Undisclosed |
| Branch Representative - Pirate | Miles Whiticker |
Non-Executive Officers
| Policy Committee | Michael Maroske |
| Engagement Committee | Sahar Khalili |
| Communications Committee | Angus Ladyman-Palmer |