The Liberal Reform Group, later known as the Australian Reform Movement, was a minor Australia

Australia

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n political party and predecessor to the Australia Party

Australia Party

The Australia Party was the name of a minor political party in Australia ....

, which in turn was a predecessor to the Australian Democrats

Australian Democrats

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. It was founded by Gordon Barton

Gordon Barton

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, writer Kenneth Cook

Kenneth Cook

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 and a number of other disaffected members of the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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, alienated by the Liberals' support for conscription

Conscription

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 in the Vietnam War

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. After contesting the 1966 federal election

Australian federal election, 1966

Federal elections were held in Australia on 26 November 1966. All 124 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt with coalition partner the Country Party led by John McEwen defeated the...

 as the Liberal Reform Group, the party contested the 1967 Senate election

Australian Senate election, 1967

Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 25 November 1967.Independent: Reg Turnbull -See also:*Candidates of the Australian Senate election, 1967*Members of the Australian Senate, 1968–1971-References:...

as the Australian Reform Movement, but had become the Australia Party by 1969.