Some links to understand the background of the "Voices of" groups in Australia
* Wikipedia on Voices movement in Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_movement_(Australia)
* The Community Independents Project was born out of a commitment to putting everyday people at the centre of Australian politics. It is a collaboration to enable and support communities and Community Independents to build participatory democracy and conduct successful election campaigns.
communityindependentsproject.org