▁in ▁being ▁elected . ▁ ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Party ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Pat ten ▁founded ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Party , ▁which ▁began ▁by ▁foc using ▁on ▁law ▁reform ▁for ▁the ▁sex ▁industry , ▁but ▁soon ▁" bro aden ed ▁[ its ] ▁platform ▁to ▁include ▁supporting ▁volunt ary ▁e uth anas ia , ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁dec riminal ising ▁can nab is ▁for ▁personal ▁use , ▁greater ▁trans par ency ▁in ▁government ▁through ▁freedom ▁of ▁information ▁laws , ▁and ▁increasing ▁people ’ s ▁right ▁to ▁priv acy ." ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁Victoria ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by - e lection . ▁She ▁received ▁over ▁ 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁placing ▁her ▁ 4 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁candidates . ▁Her ▁campaign ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁oppos ing ▁Gre ens ▁Victoria ▁candidate ▁C live ▁Hamilton ' s ▁proposal ▁for ▁an ▁I SP - level ▁Internet ▁filter ▁which ▁would ▁block ▁access ▁to ▁websites ▁containing ▁RC - r ated ▁content — that ▁is , ▁legal ▁material ▁which ▁is ▁b anned ▁from ▁sale , ▁trade ▁or ▁public ▁exhibition ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁extreme ▁nature . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁public ly ▁critic ized ▁the ▁proposal . ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Four ▁Corn ers ▁episode ▁" Access ▁Den ied " ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁include ▁blocking ▁access ▁to ▁adult ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Pir ates — ref used