BCL Australian Federal Election 2007

BCL Australian Federal Election 2007

The 2007 Federal election will be held on November 24th 2007.
Antony Green's Election Guide is the most reliable source of information. Don't forget the Senate - see Senate preferential voting system explained and Senate Group Ticket Voting pages 

Political Parties (in alphabetic order)

• Australian Labor Party
• Democrats 
• Family First Party  
• Greens   
• Liberal Party of Australia
• National Party of Australia
• Australian Political Parties and Groups, from the National Library of Australia
• Registered political parties from the Australian Electoral Commission

For news stories see 

• ABC News and ABC Elections - Australia Votes 2007
• The Age (Fairfax)
• The Australian (News Ltd)
• Crikey.com independent web-based news. See the Crikey Guide to the 2007 election
• Green Left Weekly Australian and international news
• Sydney Morning Herald  (Fairfax)

Lobby Groups, Support Groups etc

• A Just Australia campaigning for fair and just treatment for asylum seekers and refugees
• Not Happy John website from the book published in 2004 of the same name by Margo Kingston. This election there is a new edition - Still Not Happy John.
• Refugees Australia National Directory - was the most concise listing of Australian Refugee groups available on the Internet. Includes quick facts, taking action links and a contacts page with email addresses and phone numbers of groups in Australia. It has been an archive site since 2005.

Information, Opinion and Ideas

• You Decide 2007 is a new nonprofit citizen journalism initiative that provides a forum for a seat-by-seat coverage of the 2007 federal election, produced by YOU, the voters, and aggregate it on our website for a new perspective on national politics. 
• IMC Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of major protests.
• 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.
• Wikipedia page on the Federal Election 2007 -

A bit of Fun?

• LOLPols - LOL Politicians! Irreverent postings of politicians photos with LOL captions.
   
• Battle of the Marginal Seat - site from Advanced Hair Studio showing John Howard and Kevin Rudd with various hairdos to appeal to marginal voters.
   
• Political Chess from Best Chess
  Political Chess: caricature figurines of world leaders, on a limited edition collectible chessboard and the current release features Prime Minister John Howard as Pawn with President Bush as King.
   

YouTube

• Australian Labor Party
•  Democrats
• Family First
• Greens
• iberal Party
• Nationals