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'''Adrian Frank Bennett''' (21 January 1933 – 9 May 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the [[Transport Workers Union of Australia|Transport Workers' Union]] and also sat on the councils of [[City of Canning|Canning Shire]] and its successor Canning Town. In 1969, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Division of Swan|Swan]], defeating sitting [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] member [[Richard Cleaver]]. He held the seat until his defeat in 1975. Bennett died in 2006.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723090718/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archivedate=23 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
'''Adrian Frank Bennett''' (21 January 1933 – 9 May 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the [[Transport Workers Union of Australia|Transport Workers' Union]] and also sat on the councils of [[City of Canning|Canning Shire]] and its successor Canning Town. In 1969, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Division of Swan|Swan]], defeating sitting [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] member [[Richard Cleaver]]. He held the seat until his defeat in 1975. Bennett died in 2006.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723090718/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |archivedate=23 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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In later life, Bennett was the secretary of the Municipal Employees Union of Western Australia (MEU), an organisation associated with the [[LaRouche movement]]. In 2000, he became the inaugural chairman of the [[Curtin Labor Alliance]], a LaRouchite political party formed as a joint venture of the MEU and the [[Citizens Electoral Council]]. In a speech to its inaugural conference, Bennett predicted an imminent global financial collapse and stated that the "new party will change the course of this nation in the very near future". He described [[Lyndon LaRouche]] as the "world's leading economist" and attributed the [[LaRouche criminal trials]] to a conspiracy by the "global [[oligarchy]]". He further stated that the [[1975 Australian constitutional crisis|dismissal of the Whitlam government]] had been engineered by the British government and that the subsequent [[Hawke government|Hawke]] and [[Keating government]]s were controlled by the oligarchy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2000/eirv27n19-20000512/eirv27n19-20000512_047-new_leadership_for_a_time_of_cri.pdf|title=New Leadership for a Time of Crisis: Australia's Curtin Labor Alliance|work=[[Executive Intelligence Review]]|volume=27|number=19|date=12 May 2000|access-date=18 April 2024|first=Allen|last=Douglas|pages=47-48}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Bennett was an unsuccessful candidate for the Curtin Labor Alliance at the [[2001 Western Australian state election]] and [[2001 Australian Senate election]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Realising Democracy: Electoral Law in Australia|author1=Orr, G.|author2=Mercurio, B.|author3=Williams, G.|date=2003|publisher=Federation Press|isbn=9781862874817|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0K4FbD-B6kC|page=165|accessdate=2015-04-04}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:23, 18 April 2024
Adrian Bennett | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Swan | |
| In office 25 October 1969 – 13 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cleaver |
| Succeeded by | John Martyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1933 Perth, Western Australia |
| Died | 9 May 2006 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Curtin Labor Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Transport worker |
Adrian Frank Bennett (21 January 1933 – 9 May 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the Transport Workers' Union and also sat on the councils of Canning Shire and its successor Canning Town. In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Swan, defeating sitting Liberal member Richard Cleaver. He held the seat until his defeat in 1975. Bennett died in 2006.[1]
In later life, Bennett was the secretary of the Municipal Employees Union of Western Australia (MEU), an organisation associated with the LaRouche movement. In 2000, he became the inaugural chairman of the Curtin Labor Alliance, a LaRouchite political party formed as a joint venture of the MEU and the Citizens Electoral Council. In a speech to its inaugural conference, Bennett predicted an imminent global financial collapse and stated that the "new party will change the course of this nation in the very near future". He described Lyndon LaRouche as the "world's leading economist" and attributed the LaRouche criminal trials to a conspiracy by the "global oligarchy". He further stated that the dismissal of the Whitlam government had been engineered by the British government and that the subsequent Hawke and Keating governments were controlled by the oligarchy.[2]
Bennett was an unsuccessful candidate for the Curtin Labor Alliance at the 2001 Western Australian state election and 2001 Australian Senate election.[3]
References
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ Douglas, Allen (12 May 2000). "New Leadership for a Time of Crisis: Australia's Curtin Labor Alliance" (PDF). Executive Intelligence Review. Vol. 27, no. 19. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Orr, G.; Mercurio, B.; Williams, G. (2003). Realising Democracy: Electoral Law in Australia. Federation Press. p. 165. ISBN 9781862874817. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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