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The following collection of resources includes basic information on the levels of Australian government, links to different political parties, information on the relationship between media and politics, and Vote Compass, a tool that helps you figure out which party's policies align with your own views.
A federal election will be held on Saturday 2 July 2016. All Australian citizens aged 18 years or over are required to enrol and vote in this election. The deadline to enrol or update your details is 8pm Monday 23 May 2016.
Vote Compass is an educational tool developed by political scientists designed to help you explore how you fit in Australia’s political landscape. By responding to questions on key issues, vote compass identifies which political party's policies are most aligned with your own values.
Links to websites of all Australian political parties.
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia consists of three elements: the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Senators are elected to the senate (upper house), and MPs (Members of Parliament) are elected to the House of Representatives (lower house). The MPs that hold the majority of seats in the lower house elect a leader, the Prime Minister.
A very simple infographic about preferential voting. Motto: vote for candidates in order of who you want to represent you - there is no such thing as a 'wasted vote'!
A more in-depth explanation here:
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2013/08/19/an-amusing-comic-that-explains-australias-ranked-voting-system/
Deane explain how preferential voting works. He shows how this electoral system can sometimes produce surprising results!
Yeah man, Curiosity Show. That was good TV.
Upper and Lower houses of parliament explained in 1:30
Unsurprisingly, there is not much data around about media bias compared to the number of complaints we hear from politicians...
And here, an interesting story about the political leanings of journalists: https://theconversation.com/whose-views-skew-the-news-media-chiefs-ready-to-vote-out-labor-while-reporters-lean-left-13995
