In a unique way. The word unique, even though starts with a vowel, it is actually pronounced as, yoo-neek. As the starting sound is a non-vowel sound of yoo, we use a instead of an.
In Australian politics, Labor has traditionally been perceived as the party of big government and the Liberals the party of small government. The Australian government is one of the smallest governments in the developed world and Australia is one of the lowest-taxed countries in the developed world.
Additional political parties, most often referred to as 3rd-party candidates, include: the TEA Party, the Constitution Party, the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, the Independent Party, and the Independence Party. Candidates running without a political endorsement from any party are known as Independent Candidates.