 Only Victorian and South Australian branches survived the initial schism for a time, and even South Australia had to import a candidate from Melbourne.Jim Saleam, then only 17, was deputy leader of the party between 1972 and 1975, after Molnar was expelled from the party, under Cawthron's leadership.After the demise of NSPA, Saleam went on to found National Action in 1982, which existed until 1991, and then the Australia First Party in 1996.