No GST Party
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The No Goods and Services Tax Party (usually called No GST), known in 1998 as Abolish Child Support, is a minor Australia
n political party that contested candidates in the 2004 Federal election. It was largely a response to the Howard
Government's implementation of the Goods and Services Tax
. It polled low totals. One Nation founder David Ettridge
contested the Senate
in Queensland in 2001 for the party.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n political party that contested candidates in the 2004 Federal election. It was largely a response to the Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
Government's implementation of the Goods and Services Tax
Goods and Services Tax
A goods and services tax or value added tax is a tax on exchanges.By country:*Goods and Services Tax *Goods and Services Tax *Goods and Services Tax *Goods and Services Tax...
. It polled low totals. One Nation founder David Ettridge
David Ettridge
David William Ettridge in Adelaide, Australia, is an Australian businessman who co-founded Pauline Hanson's One Nation in 1997 with Pauline Hanson and David Oldfield....
contested the Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
in Queensland in 2001 for the party.