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===Parliamentary political parties===
===Parliamentary political parties===
Currently, the main political parties in Australia are:
* Australian Democrats
* Australian Democrats
* Australian Greens
* Australian Greens
* Australian Labor Party
* [[Australian Labor Party]]
* Family First Party
* Family First Party
* Liberal Party of Australia
* [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
* National Party of Australia
* National Party of Australia
Despite the name, the Liberal Party, which has been in power in Australia since 1996, is conservative in political stance, a paradox established since the years that Sir Robert Menzies was Prime Minister. Menzies helped found the Liberal Party in 1944 and was the Prime Minister from 1939 until 1941 and then again from 1949 until 1966. <ref> [http://www.liberals.net/liberalpartyhistory.htm History of the Liberal Party in Australia]</ref>The liberal term refers to the party's predominantly free-market approach to economic management.
Despite the name, the Liberal Party, which has been in power in Australia since 1996, is conservative in political stance, a paradox established since the years that Sir [[Robert Menzies]] was Prime Minister. Menzies helped found the Liberal Party in 1944 and was the Prime Minister from 1939 until 1941 and then again from 1949 until 1966.<ref> [http://www.liberals.net/liberalpartyhistory.htm History of the Liberal Party in Australia]</ref> The term "liberal" refers to the party's predominantly-[[free market|free-market]] approach to [[economics|economic management]].
== Prime Ministers of Australia ==
== Prime Ministers of Australia ==