Australian politicians on Twitter

May 2, 2009 in Rants & Raves
Tags: accountability, Australia, federal, government, local, political parties, political technology, politicians, poltech, state, transparency, Twitter

As I mentioned in my last post there are growing number of Australian politicians using Twitter to communicate with people.  So if you’re on Twitter and want to help keep our politicians accountable, then check out this list.

The Politicians

Federal Government

• @KevinRuddPM Kevin Rudd
• @JoeHockey Joe Hockey
• @TurnbullMalcolm Malcolm Turnbull
• @katelundy Kate Lundy
• @sharrynjackson Sharryn Jackson
• @sarahinthesen8 Sarah Hanson-Young
• @KateEllisMP Kate Ellis
• @nigelscullion Nigel Scullion
• @alexhawkeMP Alex Hawke
• @bernieripollmp Bernie Ripoll (Oxley)
• @stuartrobertmp Stuart Robert (Fadden)
• @Tony_Burke Tony Burke

State Government

• @premierofnsw
• @vicpremier John Brumby
• @premierofqld Anna Bligh
• @PremierMikeRann
• @barryofarrell Barry O’Farell
• @gavinjennings Gavin Jennings
• @TonyKellyMLC Tony Kelly
• @PennySharpemlc Penny Sharpe
• @TheRealBorg Lawrence Springborg
• @GregMLC Greg Barber (Greens MLC Victoria)

Local Government

• @OzGovLocalClrs Retweets Local Councillors
• @PaulTully (Long-time Ipswich councillor)
• @AAntoniolli (Ipswich councillor)
• @zayatoma Zaya Toma (Liberal, Fairfield City Council)
• @mayorofnewtown (Mayor from Newtown, Sydney, NSW)

Political Parties

• @GreensMPs Greens
• @LiberalNSW Liberal (NSW)
• @gcgreens Greens (Gold Coast)
• @qldgreens Qld Greens
• @aussexparty Australian Sex Party
• @MvilleGreens Greens (Marrickville & Petersham-Newtown)
• @LiberalAus Liberal Party of Australia (federal)

You can find the entire list here, and is the original from which the above list is derived. It includes former politicians and the fake Twitter accounts. And since the list is maintained on a wiki, it’s possible for others to add to the list.