I think a challenge with this series this time around is going to be I've done this a lot and the parties aren't changing much election to election, so I won't have much to say that I haven't already said before. The Animal Justice Party is definitely one of these. Greens but with a focus on specifically animals rather than the environment as a whole (although the do support environmental protection to ensure habitats for animals).
On non animal issues they mostly take positions I support, things like taking rapid action to transition to clean energy, protecting human rights, better treatment of refugees, etc. When it comes to matters involving animals I'm not as gung ho. Eliminating all farming of animals for example is a huge and unnecessary change, not selling processed meats to people under 18 is impractical (are they going to lock the meats behind a counter along with the cigarettes?), and ending animal experimentation will impact scientific research. I can get behind things like banning greyhound racing, but there's too many big swings they take for me to be comfortable.
They do have candidates for the QLD senate, so like last election I think they'll be before the two majors, but there will be other parties ahead of them.
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