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RADICAL is not a normal party. We don't have 67 policies. We have one.
If 100,000 Australians sign a petition, the government is legally required to hold a public referendum on it. The people vote. The result becomes law. Full stop.
That means you — not politicians — decide if a bad law gets scrapped. Or if a good one gets added. Any law. On any issue. Housing. Tax. Climate. Corruption. Anything.
This already works. Switzerland proved it.
Switzerland has had this system since 1891. 100,000 signatures forces a binding national vote. Swiss citizens have used it to set their own immigration rules, reject government spending, and keep nuclear power — directly overruling their parliament every time.
It's not radical. It's just democracy that actually works.
Become an official RADICAL Party member. Your details are collected in accordance with the Australian Electoral Commission requirements for registered political parties.
Adopted 1 July 2026 · Version 3.0 · Draft for AEC federal registration
1.1The name of the party is The Radical Party (the "Party").
1.2The Party may register and use the abbreviation "RAD" and an associated logo, being a depiction of Mickey Mouse making an obscene gesture, as approved by the Founding Fathers/Mummies from time to time.
2.1The Party is an organisation that has, as one of its objects and activities, the promotion of the election to the Senate and the House of Representatives of candidates endorsed by the Party.
2.2The Party has a single substantive platform: direct democracy. The Party exists to establish in Australia a system of Citizens' Initiated Referendums, by which:
(a) where a law, decision, or proposal is opposed by the public, a petition reaching a defined threshold of electors compels a binding public vote on that matter; and
(b) electors may initiate new law by petition meeting that threshold.
2.3The Party is, by design, a transitional vehicle. Its ultimate aim is a system in which political power rests directly with the people, such that political parties — including this one — no longer determine outcomes. The Party seeks its own eventual redundancy.
2.4The Party pursues these objects by endorsing candidates committed to the platform, advocating the legislative and constitutional reform required to make Citizens' Initiated Referendums binding, and building public support for direct democracy.
2.5The Party takes no binding collective position on any matter outside clause 2.2. Members and endorsed candidates are otherwise free to hold their own views.
3.1The Party may do all things necessary or convenient to pursue its objects, including raising and holding funds, holding property, entering contracts, and engaging persons.
4.1Open membership. Membership of the Party is open and unlimited. The Party actively seeks the broadest possible membership.
4.2Eligibility. A person is eligible if they are at least 16 years of age, are entitled to be enrolled on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll, and support the objects of the Party.
4.3Becoming a member. A person becomes a Member by submitting an application in the form approved by the Party (in writing or electronically) that provides their full name, residential address, and contact details, and declares that they support the objects of the Party and consent to membership. Applications are accepted on behalf of the Founding Fathers/Mummies; acceptance may be automatic under a policy set by the Council.
4.4Membership fee. Membership is free unless the Founding Fathers/Mummies sets a fee by resolution.
4.5Register of members. The Secretary maintains a current register of Members. It is confidential and disclosed only as required by law or for dealings with the Australian Electoral Commission.
4.6Rights of Members. A Member may participate in the activities of the Party, advocate for its platform, and vote in any non-binding plebiscite the Founding Fathers/Mummies chooses to put to the membership.
4.7Limits on Members' rights. For the avoidance of doubt, a Member, in that capacity, has no right to:
(a) elect, appoint, or remove any member of the Founding Fathers/Mummies;
(b) amend this constitution;
(c) direct or override the Founding Fathers/Mummies; or
(d) select or veto endorsed candidates.
4.8Reliance for registration. A Member may not be relied upon by the Party for the Commonwealth Electoral Act membership requirement while being relied upon by another political party for the same purpose.
4.9Resignation and cessation. A Member may resign at any time by notice to the Secretary. A person ceases to be a Member on resignation, death, loss of eligibility, or termination by the Founding Fathers/Mummies under clause 4.10.
4.10Termination. The Founding Fathers/Mummies may terminate a membership by resolution where the Member acts contrary to the objects or interests of the Party, after giving the Member a reasonable opportunity to respond.
4.11No personal liability. A Member is not, in that capacity, liable for the debts or obligations of the Party.
5.1The governing body. The Party is governed exclusively by the Founding Fathers/Mummies, which holds all powers of the Party not reserved to it elsewhere in this constitution.
5.2Composition. The Founding Fathers/Mummies consists of exactly 5 persons, each of whom must be a Member.
5.3Changes to composition. A change to the membership of the Founding Fathers/Mummies — whether by appointment, removal, or filling a vacancy — requires all of the following:
(a) a vote in favour by at least 51% of the sitting Founding Fathers/Mummies; and
(b) a vote in favour by at least 51% of the sitting DASSOM agents (clause 5A.2).
5.4Exclusive powers. The Founding Fathers/Mummies has sole authority over the strategy, finances, membership policy, candidate endorsement, officers, and constitution of the Party.
5.5Decisions. All decisions of the Founding Fathers/Mummies require a unanimous vote of all 5 sitting members, unless this constitution expressly provides otherwise. If DASSOM has been doxxed under clause 5A.4, all such decisions additionally require a unanimous vote of all 4 sitting DASSOM agents.
5A.1Existence. The Party maintains a covert governing body known as DASSOM (the "Hidden Council"). The identities of DASSOM agents are kept strictly confidential except as provided in clause 5A.4. DASSOM consists of exactly 4 agents.
5A.2Changes to DASSOM. A change to DASSOM agentship — whether by appointment, removal, or resignation — requires a vote in favour of at least 3 out of 4 sitting DASSOM agents. Members of the Party and the Founding Fathers/Mummies have no role in DASSOM composition unless clause 5A.4 has been triggered.
5A.2ADASSOM Ambassador. DASSOM shall designate one of its agents as the DASSOM Ambassador. The Ambassador is the sole point of external contact between DASSOM and the Milk Man (clause 6). The identity of the Ambassador remains confidential except to the Milk Man. DASSOM may rotate the Ambassador at any time by internal resolution.
5A.3Veto over public council changes. No change to the composition of the Founding Fathers/Mummies is effective without the concurrent approval of at least 51% of sitting DASSOM agents, as required by clause 5.3(b).
5A.4Doxxing — compulsory disclosure. The identities of all sitting DASSOM agents must be publicly disclosed (the "Doxx") if either of the following occurs:
(a) at least 51% of the sitting DASSOM agents vote to disclose; or
(b) 100% of the sitting Founding Fathers/Mummies vote to disclose.
5A.5Effect of doxxing. Upon a Doxx under clause 5A.4: DASSOM continues to exist and retains all its powers; and all decisions of the Founding Fathers/Mummies that would otherwise require a unanimous vote of the Founding Fathers/Mummies also require a unanimous vote of the sitting DASSOM agents.
5A.6Meeting restrictions. No more than 2 DASSOM agents may physically meet or be present in the same location at any one time. This restriction exists to preserve the anonymity of the Hidden Council. DASSOM votes and communications must otherwise occur through secure, indirect means as determined by DASSOM.
5A.7Confidentiality. All persons with knowledge of DASSOM agentship owe a strict duty of confidentiality. Unauthorised disclosure is grounds for termination under clause 4.10 or removal from DASSOM under clause 5A.2, as applicable.
6.1Appointment. The Founding Fathers/Mummies shall appoint a person to the role of The Milk Man. The Milk Man need not be a Member of the Party.
6.2Sole responsibility. The Milk Man's sole and exclusive responsibility is to relay communications between the DASSOM Ambassador (being the one DASSOM agent designated by DASSOM for external contact) and the Founding Fathers/Mummies. The Milk Man performs no other function under this constitution.
6.3Contact restriction. The Milk Man shall have contact with exactly one DASSOM agent — the DASSOM Ambassador — and no other. The identity of any other DASSOM agent must never be sought, received, or disclosed by the Milk Man.
6.4Fidelity of communications. The Milk Man must relay all communications accurately, completely, and without alteration, omission, embellishment, or editorial commentary.
6.5Consequences of dishonesty. If DASSOM determines by resolution that the Milk Man has been dishonest in the relaying of any communication, the Milk Man shall be subject to 72 lashes, to be administered by the Members as directed by the Founding Fathers/Mummies.
6.6Removal. The Founding Fathers/Mummies may remove and replace The Milk Man at any time by unanimous resolution.
7.1The Founding Fathers/Mummies appoints from among its members a Registered Officer, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
7.2The Registered Officer is the Party's officer for dealings with the Australian Electoral Commission. The Secretary is responsible for correspondence, records, the register of Members, and convening meetings. The Treasurer is responsible for finances and statutory financial disclosure.
7.3One person may hold more than one office where permitted by law, except that the Registered Officer and Secretary should ordinarily be different persons.
8.1The endorsement of candidates for the Senate and the House of Representatives is the exclusive power of the Founding Fathers/Mummies.
8.2To be endorsed, a candidate must publicly commit to the Party's direct-democracy platform.
9.1This constitution may be amended only by unanimous resolution of the Founding Fathers/Mummies and, where DASSOM has been doxxed under clause 5A.4, by concurrent unanimous resolution of the sitting DASSOM agents.
9.2Members of the Party are actively encouraged to propose amendments by written submission to the Secretary. The Founding Fathers/Mummies must consider any proposal received from a Member before passing an amendment. Members have no right to vote on amendments.
9.3The Secretary must notify the Australian Electoral Commission of any amendment affecting the Party's name, objects, or any matter required for registration.
10.1The Party's funds must be applied solely towards its objects. No income or property may be distributed to Members, except as bona fide reimbursement or payment for services.
10.2The Founding Fathers/Mummies must ensure the Party complies with all financial disclosure, donation, and authorisation obligations under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
11.1The concentration of power in the Founding Fathers/Mummies is expressly temporary and exists only to deliver the Party's platform.
11.2If, in the opinion of the Founding Fathers/Mummies, a binding Citizens' Initiated Referendum system has been established in Australia, the Founding Fathers/Mummies must, within a reasonable time, either:
(a) amend this constitution to devolve governance of the Party to its Members on a democratic basis; or
(b) wind up the Party under clause 12.
12.1The Party may be wound up by resolution of the Founding Fathers/Mummies passed in accordance with clause 9.1.
12.2On winding up, after payment of all debts and liabilities, surplus assets must not be distributed to Members. They must be transferred to one or more organisations having objects similar to those of the Party and which prohibit distribution of assets to their own members, as the Founding Fathers/Mummies determines.
13.1The Founding Fathers/Mummies may resolve internal disputes and deal with breaches of this constitution fairly, having given any affected person a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Its decision is final.
14.1Duty to disclose. A Founding Father/Mummy who is subjected to blackmail, extortion, threats, undue pressure, or any attempt by a third party — including government agencies, intelligence services, corporations, or other dark forces — to improperly influence their conduct is strongly encouraged to disclose that fact to the remaining Founding Fathers/Mummies as soon as practicable. No liability attaches to such disclosure.
End of constitution.
