Politics in Darwin & NT

Political Parties - Queensland and National 

• Australian Labor Party  
• Australian Democrats   
• Liberal Party of Australia   
• National Party of Australia   
• The Greens   
• Parliament of Australia - Parliamentary Library - list of registered and unregistered political parties and organisations.
• The Australian Electoral Commission has more on political parties, electoral boundaries, elections, etc
• Electoral Commission of Queensland

Lobby Groups, Support Groups etc

• Australian Privacy Foundation 
• Amnesty International -
• Green Left Weekly
• Human Rights Council of Australia
• Insurance Reform Campaign
• Maternity Coalition, the National Maternity Action Plan  
• Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) a national independent political organisation dedicated to creating a society where women's participation and potential are unrestricted, acknowledged and respected and where women and men share equally in society's responsibilities and rewards.
• See the BCL Help! and BCL Interest Groups sections for more

Information

• Australian Policy Online With nearly 120 member centres and institutes, Australian Policy Online offers fast access to much of the best Australian social, economic, cultural and political research available online
• Electoral Commission of Queensland
• Government House includes history, role and functions of the Governor and much more
• Malcolm Fraser speaks on Migrant Centres, Reconciliation and Multiculturalism 
• Online Opinion is a not-for-profit e-journal based in Brisbane that aims to provide a forum for public social and political debate about current Australian issues. Each month they publish articles intended to stimulate a public discourse on a range of topics.

• Political Compass - it's no longer a matter of left and right politics - try this online quiz to see where you stand politically. Do you tend toward the Authoritarian Left, Authoritarian Right, Libertarian Left or Libertarian Right?

• Common Dreams News Centre - in-depth news reports and critical analysis from a variety of quality sources. 
• Reuters Alertnet includes a live news feed from Reuters together with articles describing how relief agencies are responding to the latest humanitarian crises and a member directory of international aid agencies.
• see more on the BCL news page