Politics, Political Parties and Lobby Groups in Brisbane Queensland Australia

 Political Parties – Queensland and National

• Australian Labor Party – Queensland Branch
• The Greens – The Queensland Greens
• Liberal Party of Australia – Liberal National Party (Amalgamation of the QLD National and Liberal parties)
• National Party – “The Nationals” – Liberal National Party (Amalgamation of the QLD National and Liberal parties)

Electoral and Voting Information – Queensland

• The Australian Electoral Commission has more on political parties, federal electoral boundaries, federal elections, etc
• Electoral Commission of Queensland for state and council elections
• Queensland Parliament
• Parliament of Australia
• The Parliamentary Library has all sorts of information about parliament, sitting dates and parties.

Lobby Groups, Support Groups etc

• Australian Privacy Foundation
• Amnesty International
• Ausflag is an apolitical, non-profit organisation seeking to promote high quality debate about Australia's national symbols.
• ActionAid Australia – (was Austcare)
• Bravehearts Inc for the prevention of child sex abuse
• Brisbane Actionweb for Refugee Collaboration – (BARC) seeks to network the diverse range of refugee support groups in SE QLD. We list social & fundraising events, meetings & information to help people get involved in the sector.
• Children by Choice
• Darling Downs Environmental Council
• Green Left Weekly
• Human Rights Council of Australia
• Independent Dam Safety Monitors – IDSM was formed to raise concerns about the safety issues that relate to dam failure.
• Oxfam Fair Trade Campaign – Make a “Big Noise” about unfair trade rules
• Kidsafe Queensland: Dedicated to reducing the incidence of, severity of, and mortality rate of children due to preventable accidents. Kidsafe Queensland offer educational seminars, tours of Kidsafe House, child car restraint checks and installations, a range of safety products for sale. Kidsafe Queensland also advocate and lobby for creating safe environments for all children. We are the Queensland branch of a national organisation: Kidsafe.
• Queensland Advocacy Incorporated – An independent, community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia.
• Queensland Fair Trade Collective – Aim to raise awareness of fair trade in Queensland.
• Queensland Conservation Council the representative voice for the environment groups and their supporters in Queensland
• Western Downs Alliance looking at the issues and problems confronting the diverse communities that occupy the Darling Downs with relation to the mining industry.
• 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.
• Youth Advocacy Centre
• Environmental Groups in Brisbane & Queensland
• See the BCL Help! and BCL Interest Groups sections for more

Information

• Electoral Commission of Queensland
• Government House – Includes history, role and functions of the Governor and more.
• see more on the BCL Brisbane news page