[7] In parliament, Steedman attracted attention for wearing jeans and a leather jacket to sittings of the House.
[8] He used parliamentary privilege on several occasions to allege that members of the Liberal and National parties were neo-Nazis, notably accusing Senator Florence Bjelke-Petersen of associating with a man he described as "one of Australia's most notorious Nazis and Hitler lovers".
[11] His candidacy brought him into conflict with former state secretary Bill Hartley, who made public comments disparaging him.
[15] The organisation was established with financial assistance from the federal government to support the Australian music industry.
[17] Steedman previously owned a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) property in Hurstbridge, Victoria, with his wife Julie Reiter, a potter.