Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network
Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network | |
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| Founders | |
| Founded | 8 May 2023 |
| Registered | 8 August 2023[1] |
| Headquarters | Canley Vale, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Ideology | Western Sydney localism[2][3] |
| Colours | Pink |
| House of Representatives[a] | 1 / 151
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| Senate | 0 / 76
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| Fairfield City Council | 10 / 13
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The Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network (DLFCN)[b] is an Australian political party established and registered in 2023 by independent MP Dai Le and Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone.
The party, which is based in Sydney's western suburb of Canley Vale, plans to contest electorates in Greater Western Sydney region at the next federal election.[4] The party's federal registration was approved by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 8 August 2023.[1]
Before the establishment of the party, Carbone said that he thought of naming the party "A Western Voice".[5]
History[edit]
Dai Le[edit]
Le was formerly a member of the New South Wales Liberal Party until 2016, when she was suspended for 10 years by the party for running against the endorsed liberal candidate for Mayor of Fairfield City, Joe Molluso.[6] She was elected as a federal Independent member for Fowler in 2022.[7] She also formed the Australian Women's Party in 2019.[8] As of May 2023, Le is also concurrently is a Councillor of Fairfield City Council, having been first elected in 2012.[9]
Frank Carbone[edit]
Carbone was formerly a member of the New South Wales Labor Party until 2016. He was a Councillor of Fairfield City Council between 2008 and 2012, before he was popularly elected as Mayor and has served in this position ever since.[4][10]
Ideals[edit]
Since the party's founding, the ideals espoused by Le and Carbone have had an emphasis on the Western Sydney region, a majority Labor-aligned area.[2] Le stated to the Guardian Australia in May, following the party's creation, "Our people... pay tolls and taxes, and yet the money doesn't come back into building services and infrastructure for our community, we need to come together and build a stronger western Sydney voice for our community." Further adding: "The end goal is to have representation for western Sydney, from people who are actually from western Sydney, live in western Sydney, understand the issues of western Sydney."[3]
Party co-founder Frank Carbone, in an interview with Sydney's 2GB, said: "Ultimately we're here for the people in the western suburbs, and, you know, the western suburbs is one of the largest economies in Australia and we just feel that a lot more needs to be done to actually improve the quality of life of people who live out here..."[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Le continues to sit as an independent despite being a member of the party.
- ^ The party's official abbreviation, as registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), is simply: "Frank Carbone".
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Registration of a political party Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b Knott, Matthew (8 May 2023). "Dai Le, Frank Carbone form own political party to target western Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. ISSN 0312-6315. OCLC 226369741. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b Rachwani, Mostafa; Rose, Tamsin (14 May 2023). "Independent MP Dai Le looks to spin success in western Sydney into new political movement". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone and Fowler MP Dai Le to form Western Sydney-focused 'anti-teals' party". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Fairfield Mayor and Independent MP launch party for Western Sydney". 2GB (Interview). Interviewed by Deborah Knight. Nine Radio. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Liberal Party doles out 10-year suspension after councillor's independent mayor bid". ABC News. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Ms Dai Le MP". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "The Sauce: One third of Australian Women's Party candidates are men". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Councillor Dai Le". www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Mayor Frank Carbone". www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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