The Federal Election and the Internet

In Australia, a Federal election is just around the corner - perhaps the first in Australia where a mature Internet might have an influence on the result. Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera talk about the lead-up to the election, and rate the major political parties on their use of the Internet during the campaign.

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Web sites we discussed:

• ABC
• Google
• Get Up

Winner of ABC video competition:



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And a report that came in after we published the podcast: ABC Radio National talking about the level of engagement of citizens in politics.