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The party, which is based in [[Sydney]]'s [[Greater Western Sydney|western suburb]] of [[Canley Vale, New South Wales|Canley Vale]], plans to contest electorates in [[Greater Western Sydney]] region at the [[Next Australian federal election|next federal election]].<ref name=Daily>{{cite news |date=8 May 2023 |title=Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone and Fowler MP Dai Le to form Western Sydney-focused 'anti-teals' party |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/fairfield-mayor-frank-carbone-and-fowler-mp-dai-le-to-form-western-sydneyfocused-antiteals-party/news-story/5e6a9eb673b5b8d921dc0e9b758fd0ac |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] }}</ref> The party's federal registration was approved by the [[Australian Electoral Commission]] (AEC) on 8 August 2023.<ref name=AEC/>
The party was known as the '''Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network''' ('''DLFCN''') from its formation until 3 July 2024.<ref name="dt">{{cite web |title=Labor’s latest threat in Western Sydney revealed as Muslim voter campaign ramps up |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/labors-latest-threat-in-western-sydney-revealed-as-muslim-voter-campaign-ramps-up/news-story/d22ce51946776ade195d73105f68b703 |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=3 July 2024 |date=3 July 2024 |quote=The pair have also renamed their political party, choosing the title Western Sydney Community, replacing the name Dai Le and Frank Carbone Network, in a move to swallow up more of the region’s votes.}}</ref> Before the establishment of the party, Carbone said that he thought of naming the party "A Western Voice".<ref name=Knight>{{cite interview |interviewer=[[Deborah Knight]] |title=Fairfield Mayor and Independent MP launch party for Western Sydney |work=[[2GB]] |date=9 May 2023 |publisher=[[Nine Radio]] |url=https://www.2gb.com/fairfield-mayor-and-independent-mp-launch-party-for-western-sydney/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509142312/https://www.2gb.com/fairfield-mayor-and-independent-mp-launch-party-for-western-sydney/ |archive-date=9 May 2023 }}</ref>
==History==
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