This page lists webpages and sites engaged specifically in monitoring and discussing the Australian 2010 Federal Election.
Name |
URL |
Description |
ABC Campaign Pulse | www.campaignpulse.abc.net.au/ | ABC's coverage of the election, including tracking twitter sentiment |
ACF environment election scorecard | www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=3044 | Environmental scorecard of election promises and policies by parties. |
Aussies vote |
www.aussiesvote.com |
An election dashboard covering the state of the parliament, online media coverage and tweets related to the election. |
Australia2 | www.australia2.org.au | A site dedicated to allowing Australians to define their priorities for Australia. |
Below the line | http://belowtheline.cc/ | The tool on this site lets you prepare your below-the-line senate vote ahead of the big day, reordering candidates individually or by group. Once you’re happy with it, you can print it out in a form that’s easy to transcribe on to the real ballot paper on polling day. |
Below the line | http://www.belowtheline.org.au/ | Another tool for preparing a vote and seeing where preferences are directed |
Buzzelection |
www.buzzelection.com |
Almost real-time social media monitoring of election discussions online via Twitter. |
EFA Election guide | www.efa.org.au/2010/08/10/ausvotes-2010-party-policy-guide-is-now-available/ | Technology guide of election promises and policies by parties. |
Election10 | www.election10.com.au | A blog discussing the use of social media in the federal election. |
Election Blackout | www.electionblackout.com | This group blog covers the politics, policy and prognosticating of the 2010 federal election. |
Election leaflets |
www.electionleaflets.org.au |
A searchable photographic online record of election leaflets handed out during the election, crowd sourced from the public. |
ElectionWIRE | www.youtube.com/youthscape?utm_source=google-au&utm_medium=landingpage&utm_campaign=election2010 | Vibewire and Youtube working together with 14 young journalists to present a youth view of the election. The public can submit their own reports or story ideas. |
Google Federal Election 2010 map | www.google.com.au/intl/en/landing/elections2010/ | Interactive map of electorates, their margins and polling booths. |
Google Student Voice | www.google.com.au/intl/en/landing/studentvoice2010/#utm_campaign=en_au&utm_source=en_au-lp-apac-au-election&utm_medium=lp | An opportunity for Australians under 18 to vote in a pseudo-election. The results will be compared to the actual election outcomes. |
MyPolitician | www.mypolitician.com.au | Provides alternate ways to rate and compare politicians to inform voters. |
NTEU higher education election scorecard | www.nteu.org.au/campaigns/federal_election_2010/questionnaire | National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) scorecard of higher education policies based on questions to political parties. |
Our Say |
www.oursay.org |
A site promoting informed debate through allowing the community to directly ask and vote for questions to federal candidates. |
Policies wiki | https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AgwGFHFd0TUIdExCbkNZWllUaVRsRG9yZXVVTXhUN0E&hl=en&authkey=CJu2lp8P#gid=0 | Policies for all parties and their positions on various issues. |
Politics Brief |
www.politicsbrief.com |
A comprehensive coverage of the election campaign containing a daily breakdown of polls, promises, quotes and pictures. |
SMH Vote-a-matic | www.smh.com.au/federal-election/vote-a-matic/index.html | Tool for assessing which political parties individuals more closely agree with. |
Squawky Politics and Twitter sentiment | http://www.squawky.net/project/australian-politics | Tracks sentiment for Australian politicians expressed on Twitter. |
The Social Election 2010 (Amnesia-Razorfish) | www.thesocialelection.amnesiarazorfish.com.au/ | Blog commentating on the social media aspects of the 2010 election. |
Twit worm |
www.twitworm.com.au | Debate worm developed to use twitter comments to track sentiment during election debates. |
Visual Democracy |
www.visdem.com |
Provides an election overview with day-by-day election coverage drawn from online sources. A hub linking to a variety of targeted election monitoring tools. |
What Do You Think | www.whatdoyouthinkithink.com | Election-related polls submitted by the community. |
Mobile Apps
Australian Federal Election App (iPhone) |
http://bit.ly/djFW3h | Provides details of key policies from political parties, capability to vote 'Agree', 'Disagree' or 'Neutral' for each policy and then provides guidance on voting choices. |