e-Campaigning - Australia
Articles and resources about trends and issues in e-campaigning in Australia.
- Pollies embrace Google for the 'e-election'
- by Asher Moses. The Age, September 14, 2007. "... The Prime Minister, opposition environment spokesman and Workplace Relations Minister broadcasted the comments over YouTube this morning in glowing endorsements of Google's new federal election website..."
- Web gears up for election
- by Lara Sinclair. AustralianIT, September 13, 2007. "Internet company Google will launch an election website on Friday that will enable voters to access video footage, user-generated content and customised information feeds as it and other key publishers gear up for what will be Australia's first YouTube election campaign..."
- The election's new front is online
- by Asher Moses. The Age, September 13, 2007. "For the first time in federal election history the battle for the hearts and minds of young voters is being waged online... Tomorrow, Google will announce a "brand new website and tools" centring on this year's federal election, which it says are a "world first"..."
- Aussie Labor party sparks cyber land grab
- By Nick Galvin - SMH. stuff.co.nz, 8 August 2007. "After its high-profile launch of Australian Labor leader Kevin Rudd's campaign site, Kevin07, it has emerged that his strategists have made the basic error of not registering obvious variations of the site's address..."
- On the virtual campaign trail
- by Patricia Maunder. The Age - LiveWire, August 9, 2007. "Politicians are keen to jump online in a bid to woo voters..."
- Rudd calls on Facebook mates in campaign
- by Jo Best. ZDNet Australia, 8 August 2007. "Prime Ministerial hopeful Kevin Rudd has launched his new campaign for leadership with an online publicity blitz -- turning to blogging, YouTube and Facebook to build his profile..."
- New spin in politics web
- The Age, August 7, 2007. "Now that Kevin07 has arrived, surely it's only a matter of time before the Coalition strikes back with the next hip-to-be-square cyber retort..."
- Rudd takes Kevin07 online
- The Age, August 7, 2007. "Labor staffers braved a freezing Canberra morning in just T-shirts today to launch the party's new "Kevin07" election website. The new site is intended as an election showcase for Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, and combines features of YouTube, MySpace and Amazon to try to sell the Labor message..."
This category last updated: 1 August 2007