"Liberal and Labor have both betrayed us ... United Patriots Front will be launching as a political party". He said the group would first set its sights on holding another rally against the Bendigo mosque, following ugly scenes at the site of the regional city's first mosque last month, when anti-Islam protesters clashed with anti-racism campaigners. After that rally, he said, everyone in Australia would know who they were. "We are gonna source candidates to run for the United Patriots Front but we will only pick the most intelligent and smartest candidates," he said. "Everyone will be screened. You will have to pass requirements to run for the United Patriots Front.

"All the boys, they're working on our core policies, and we'll get back to you very soon. United Patriots Front will be running for Senate. Keep an eye out. It's going to get interesting now; very, very interesting."

One of the group's administrators, Neil Erikson, has been convicted of the anti-Semitic harassment of a Melbourne rabbi. The group has formerly claimed solidarity with the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, which was founded by Holocaust denier Nikos Michaloliakos, who along with other party members is facing charges in his homeland of being a member of a criminal organisation. Mr Burgess said one policy he would be intent on pursuing is reforming Australia's gun laws, a subject the group's supporters regularly complains about. Replying to supporters on the page, Mr Burgess said "Aussie's (sic) will have the right to bare arms (sic) again if UPF gets into a position where we can make this law change."

The previous day, Mr Burgess posted a video proclaiming he had lost faith in both Labor and the Coalition, and would vote for One Nation at the next election. The next day, he posted an update proclaiming that he would be posting a video that afternoon, and "I hope everyone watches it and takes note as it is detrimental (sic) to the survival and preservation of our Nation and our way of life". To register a party in Australian elections, groups must be able to show they have more than 500 members on the electoral roll, form a committee and a draft constitution, and gain approval from the Australian Electoral Commission.