Progressive Reform Party

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsPolitical partiesHistoryThe Progressive Reform Party formed around Dr Bertram Wainer in February 1970 following his advocacy of abortion law reform and exposure of police corruption associated with illegal abortion. Party members eschewed single-issue politics and adopted policies supporting proportional representation in government, comsumer protection, abortion law and police reform, women's rights,and the appointment of Ombudsmen. A trust fund was also set up to rescue Dr Wainer from personal financial difficulty following his abortion campaign. The Party contested one election before folding in 1971.

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Progressive Reform Party