Find my Federal Member of Parliament (MP)

Provided by the Australian Electoral Commission. The Federal Electorate Search can be used to find which federal electorate you live in; provide a profile and map of your federal electorate; and give you the name of your House of Representatives Member of Parliament. You can search by the federal electorate, post code or locality/suburb in which you live.

Ask a Pollie

"Ask a Pollie is a trial forum that is exploring the ability of technology to connect citizens with politicians. Watch our panel of politicians and experts debate a series of topics over eight weeks – with a new topic each week, ranging from the economy, to online safety for our kids. Spark up a debate, ask questions, or simply read what other people have to say about the issues..."

Microsoft trial video for pollies

by Fran Foo. AustralianIT, July 20, 2009. "Microsoft Australia has taken a leaf out of US President Barack Obama's playbook, launching an interactive website to connect politicians with their constituents. During an eight-week trial, Ask A Pollie will help Microsoft determine if politicians can use online video to get their message out instead of text-based press releases..."

Latest word in Hansard

by Mahesh Sharma. AustralianIT, July 21, 2009. "The record of events in federal parliament, Hansard, is to undergo a massive clean-up after the Department of Parliamentary Services awarded a $3.8 million contract to build and maintain a new system..."

Twitter gets pollies talking, but who to?

by Josh Gordon. The Age, May 31, 2009. "Politicians love the latest social networking craze, writes Josh Gordon. Involved with politics? Want to sell yourself as tech-savvy, in tune with younger voters? Forget Facebook. Forget blogging. So 2005. The social networking trend capturing the imaginations of politicians and their spin doctors since Barack Obama used it to raise millions during the US election campaign is Twitter. It's quick, it's personal, it's inane and its popularity is booming..."

Tweet MP - Transparency in Australian Government

"... Tweet MP documents all Federal Australian Members of Parliament on Twitter and encourages all MP's to join in order to make government more transparent..."

Pharmacy Guild's database key to lobbying effort

by Karen Dearne. AustralianIT, March 10, 2009. "The Pharmacy Guild used its national database and new GPS mapping technology to lobby local politicians and candidates ahead of the last federal election..."

Rudd and Turnbull supporters undecided on which Twit to follow

Labor, Liberal friends sleep with the enemy, by Darren Pauli. Computerworld, 10 December 2008. "If microblog site Twitter offers any kind of guide to popularity, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has more loyal followers than rival opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull..."

Hansard 2.0: Designing e-Democracy into the new Australian Parliament Hansard

by Tom Worthington. Net Traveller, Tuesday, September 30, 2008. "The Australian Department of Parliamentary Services has issued a "Request for Tender for Provision of a replacement Hansard Production System". Hansard is traditionally the published record of what is said in parliament and parliamentary committees. However, Hansard is not a verbatim transcript of what is said. Hansard is already on the web, but as a simple conversion of the previous paper system. There is the opportunity with "Hansard 2.0" to produce a system which makes use of the Web's features to provide a better service for e-Democracy..."

Online face-offs and spoofs win viewers

by Julian Bajkowski. The Australian Financial Review, 24 November 2007. "The big question of the massive internet political campaigning is how much it influences voters..."

Virtual Tally Room - The official election results

Australian Electoral Commission, 2007. The Official 2007 Federal Election Results. "The AEC hosts an election results system known as the Virtual Tally Room (VTR), which provides election information and results in a user-friendly format. These results are updated every 15 minutes in the post-election period..."

Election 2007 and the Web

by Darren Osborne, AAP. ZDNet Australia, 23 November 2007. "In Australia, this is the first election where the Internet has really held centre stage as a place for politicians, activists, comedians and regular voters to have their voices heard. The result is not unexpected..."

Voting centre search

Australian Electoral Commission. Search facilities to locate the polling booth closest to you for the November 24, 2007 federal election.

Historic electoral roll now online

The Age, November 19, 2007. "... Australia's electoral rolls between 1901 and 1936 which are now available online. The rolls can be used to track the location of ancestors and find out interesting facts about their electoral histories..."

Kiss some e-babies

by Lia Timson. The Age, October 22, 2007. "Lia Timson guides you through the murky world of federal election websites. Someone once said politicians will always be there when they need you. With the federal election just a month away the pollies are all over the net like a virus. There are hundreds of websites, blogs, video channels and electronic forums designed to inform, enthuse or confuse voters hungry for digital information..."