Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
Badge 'Australia is Full', made on behalf of the organisation Australians Against Further Immigration, circa 1990. Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI) was an Australian political party who described themselves as "eco-nationalists" and were against positive net immigration. The party was founded in 1989 and registered in 1990 by Rodney and Robyn Spencer, the parents of actor Jesse Spencer, it was deregistered as a political party by the Australian Electoral Commission in December 2005 and ceased to exist in 2008. The AAFI regularly stood candidates at both state and federal level, but never won a seat.
Physical Description
Circular button of metal alloy with safety pin fastener attached to the reverse. Front cover in fine layer of acetate beneath which is a layer of paper or motif and message have been printed directly on to metal base. White ground with map of Australia completed in yellow and green in centre.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Collected
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Manufactured For
Australians Against Further Immigration, Armadale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1990
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Place Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1990
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Inscriptions
Centre of button in bold black type: AUSTRALIA/IS/FULL/ AUSTRALIANS AGAINST FURTHER IMMIGRATION/P.O. Box 24 ARMADALE 3143.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
3.3 cm (Length)
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Exhibition Collection Management
33 mm (Width)
Width indicates diameter
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Keywords
Badges, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Politics, Protests, Racism, White Australia Policy
