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Labor’s online strategy sucks, here’s how to fix it
The ALP’s online presence is disjointed, unfocused and not goal driven. The recent ALP review by Steve Bracks, Bob Carr and John Faulkner highlighted the importance of the Internet for driving...
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Something Scott Morrison got right
I may not agree with many of Scott Morrison’s views – but I will give him credit for this, someone in his office understands the Internet. In my last post, I outlined that Labor’s online presence is...
View ArticleAn Evening with Kevin Rudd
One of the great perks of being an ALP member in the ACT is that you get invited up to parliament house on a semi-regular basis to attend interesting events. Tonight our local federal representatives...
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Top 14 Oz Politics personalities to follow on Twitter
Twitter is an awesome way to learn more about Australian politics without having to devote a lot of time or energy to it. I’ve compiled the following list of the top 14 people to follow to learn more...
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The Labor party: fighting over the first class seats on a plane that is about...
Tonight I went to a poorly attended Labor party meeting to discuss the Faulkner et al review of the party. The presenter, ALP National Vice President Jenny McCallister spoke about her vision for a...
View ArticleMalcolm Turnbull on Party Membership
Further to my last post on political party membership, watch this great video from the ABC’s ‘Big Ideas’ show on modern Australian democracy. Chaired by Fran Kelly featuring Malcolm Fraser, Malcolm...
View ArticleNSW Labor Sec Sam Dastyari wants 50 50 primaries
As part of what is turning into a series of posts on the future of Australian political parties, I thought I’d share a video with you. Sam Dastyari, NSW Labor General Secretary, went on Sky News’...
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Book Review: Tim Harford – Adapt: Why Succes Always Starts with Failure
Many of the low hanging public policy fruit in Australia have been picked. Reforms by successive governments in the 1980s and 1990s such as the opening of Australia’s markets to international...
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Risk-taking Refugees – Entrepreneurship as a Humanitarian Service
Australia’s refugee program sparks a lot of heated political debate. Even more controversial is the issue of asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat. The enduring popularity of an email hoax...
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