 Australian Patriotic Association

The Australian Patriotic Association is considered the first political party in Australia.It was formed in 1835 by a group of influential colonists of New South Wales which had among its leaders William Wentworth, the son of a convict woman and the publisher of the influential newspaper "the Australian"; Sir John Jamison, a surgeon and founder of the Agricultural Society; and William Bland, a prominent emancipist doctor.. Members included prominent businessman Prosper de Mestre, Samuel Terry, W.E.