This is an Australian Democrats television advertisement from the 1990 Federal Election.
It features the Democrats leader Janine Haines. The theme of the party’s campaign in the election was “Give a Damn”.
Haines was first appointed to a casual vacancy in the Senate in 1977. She served until June 30, 1978 and was elected in her own right in 1980. In 1986, she succeeded Don Chipp as leader of the Australian Democrats.
In 1990, Haines attempted to shift to the House of Representatives via the South Australian electorate of Kingston but she was unsuccessful. She died in 2004, at age 59.
