Kororoit and Gippsland: One Analysis

June 30, 2008 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves, elections
Tags: ALP, Australia, Baillieu, ballot box, Brendan Nelson, Brumby, by-election, by-elections, Gippsland, Greens, issues, John Brumby, Kororoit, Liberals, Nationals, Nelson, politics, polls, Rudd, Victoria, voters

The commentary surrounding each by-election from the major media outlets was very predictable and sadly very boring.
While much has been said and written about the Kororoit by-election being a test for Brumby’s leadership I think the real test was for the Liberals. Labor was always going to hold the seat of Kororoit (something I [...]

Politics and the Net…again

June 29, 2008 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves, elections
Tags: Australia, ECD, electronic civil disobedience, government, Internet, issues, netroots, online activism, political parties, politics

After re-reading my original post entitled ‘Politics and the Net’ I decided to expand on it.
The Internet’s capacity for political activity is really only limited by those using it. And currently Australia’s political parties and online activists have been very slow to engage the net for political activity. There was a flurry [...]

By-elections merely hours away

June 28, 2008 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves, elections
Tags: ALP, Australian Greens, Brimbank, by-election, by-elections, Gippsland, Greens, Kororoit, Labor, Liberals, Nationals, politics, polling day, voters

The final count down is on.
Friday’s big hits have been launched with some landing on their intended targets.  Newnham and Brumby have had to spend much of the day defending their use of scare and fear tactics in the Kororoit by-election.  A strange thing to do for a political party that has always held the [...]