BCL Australian Federal Election 2010

BCL Australian Federal Election 2010

The 2010 Federal election will be held on Saturday 21 August 2010.
We think Antony Green's Election Guide is the most reliable source of information. Don't forget the Senate - see How to Vote Guide

Political Parties (in alphabetic order)

• Australian Labor Party
• Democrats 
• Family First Party  
• Greens   
• Liberal Party of Australia
• National Party of Australia

For news stories see 

• ABC News and ABC Elections - Australia Votes 2010
• The Age (Fairfax)
• The Australian (News Ltd)
• Crikey.com independent web-based news. See the Crikey Guide to the 2010 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

Information, Opinion and Ideas

• 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 2010 -

YouTube

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

Election Parties

• See Australian Election Party Ideas on Themes for Parties AU