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Online References (Page 6 of the book!)  
(Political Parties, Election Results etc.)

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Websites linked on Activity Pages:

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Page 10 - Write a Biography 

Site 1 - Leading Figures in Australia's Federation

Site 2 - Biographies

Page 11 - Design a Monument 

Site 1 - Leading Figures in Australia's Federation

Site 2 - Biographies

Page 12 - Timeline: Australia Since Federation - Information Sheet 

whitlamdismissal.com - The Whitlam Government Dismissal

www.republic.org.au - Australian Republican Movement

Page 13 - A Moment in Time 

Site 1 - www.abc.net.au/federation

Site 2 - www.foundingdocs.gov.au/timeline.asp

Page 14 - Whose Party? 

Site 1 - www.mondopolitico.com/parties/australia/federal/aus.fed.pp.htm

Page 15 - Party Leader Interview 

Site 1 - www.mondopolitico.com/parties/australia/federal/aus.fed.pp.htm

Page 17 - Prime Ministers of Australia 

Site 1 - primeministers.naa.gov.au/

Page 18 - Past Prime Ministers 

Site 1 - primeministers.naa.gov.au/

Page 20 - Time for a New Party 

Site 1 - www.mondopolitico.com/parties/australia/federal/aus.fed.pp.htm

Page 21 - Government Services 

Site 1 - www.dfat.gov.au/facts/sys_gov.html

Page 23 & 24 - Who's Who in Federal  Parliament?

Site 1 - www.aph.gov.au/whoswho/index.htm

Site 2 - www.aph.gov.au/

Page 25 - Who's Who in State Parliament?

Click on your state or territory:

Page 26 - Who's Who in Local Government?

Click on your state or territory, then select the link for your local council:

Page 28 - About the Election 

Site 1 - www.australianpolitics.com/elections/2001/memories - Election 2001 Memories (site temporarily unavailable - SORRY!)

Information about independent candidates can  also be found on the Internet.

Page 29 - Your Electorate 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/esearch/main.htm - Electorate Search 

Site 2 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/Who/profiles/index.htm - Links to Maps

Page 31 & 32 - Newspaper Study 

Site 1 - www.umich.edu/~newsbias/

Site 2 - www.fair.org/

Site 3 - news.com.au

Page 33 - Election Brainstorm 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/How/procedures/index.htm

Page 34 - Becoming a Member of Parliament 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/Who/candidates/overview.htm

Site 2 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/how/procedures/candidates/index.htm

Site 3 - http://www.pmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/cabinet_handbook.rtf

Page 35 - Candidate Profile 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/represent/index.htm

Page 37 - Current Campaigns 

Site 1 - www.politicalresources.net/austral.htm

Page 39 - Policy Speech 

Site 1 - www.pm.gov.au/news/speeches/2001/speeches.html - Prime Minister’s Speech

Site 2 - www.nma.gov.au/primeministers/ - Past Prime Ministers and their policies

Page 42 - Australia's Electoral System 

Site 1 - www.eca.gov.au/systems/single/by_category/preferential.htm

Site 2 - www.eca.gov.au/systems/australia/by_category/voting_definitions.htm

Page 43 - Electoral Processes 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/how/procedures/index.htm

Page 44 - All About Ballots 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au/_content/what/voting/polling.htm

Site 2 - www.aec.gov.au - Australian Electoral Commission

Page 46 - Preferential Voting 

Site 1 - www.eca.gov.au/systems/australia/by_category/voting_definitions.htm

Page 47 - Election Day - "Take Home Activity"

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au

Page 48 - The Votes that Count 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au

Page 50 - After The Election

www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/about.php3

www.aph.gov.au/library/elect/elecinfo.htm

www.aph.gov.au/ 

www.aph.gov.au/whoswho/index.htm - New Cabinet

Page 51 - After The Election - Media Activities

Australian Newspapers Online - www.nla.gov.au/npapers/

The Australian - www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

Australian Newspapers:

ACT: canberra.yourguide.com.au/home.asp - The Canberra Times

NSW: www.smh.com.au/ - The Sydney Morning Herald
NT: www.news.com.au/nt/ - Northern Territory News

QLD: www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/ - The Courier Mail

SA: www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/ - The Adelaide Advertiser

TAS: www.themercury.news.com.au/ - The Mercury

VIC: www.theage.com.au/ - The Age,  www.heraldsun.news.com.au/ - Herald Sun

WA: www.thewest.com.au/ - The West Australian,  www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/ - The Sunday Times

International Elections - www.electionworld.org/

Cartoons from The Australian newspaper - www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au/

Australian Political Cartooning - www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/cartoons

Page 52 - Election Analysis 

Site 1 - www.aec.gov.au

Page 53 - Making Comparisons 

Countries of the World - dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/

Governments Around the World: 

yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/Government/

Elections around the world: www.electionworld.org/

You may also like to try www.wikipedia.org

Page 54 - New Parliament, New Ministers

Site 1 - www.aph.gov.au/whoswho/index.htm

Page 55 - Election Promises

Sydney Morning Herald - Election Special

The Age - Election Special

ABC - Election 2004 Special

ABC Online Election Forum

Online References: Relevant Websites (Page 6)

State, Federal and Territory Electoral Administrations:

Australian Electoral Commission:

www.aec.gov.au/                                                                         

Australian Capital Territory - Elections ACT           

New South Wales State Electoral Office

www.elections.nsw.gov.au/

Northern Territory Electoral Office

notes.nt.gov.au/nteo/Electorl.nsf?OpenDatabase

Queensland Electoral Commission

www.ecq.qld.gov.au

South Australia State Electoral Office

www.seo.sa.gov.au/

Tasmanian Electoral Office

www.electoral.tas.gov.au/

Victorian Electoral Commission

www.vec.vic.gov.au

Western Australian Electoral Commission

www.waec.wa.gov.au/

Political Parties

Australian Political Parties and Organisations

www.politicalresources.net/austral.htm

Australian Democrats

www.democrats.org.au/

Australian Greens

www.greens.org.au/

Australian Labor Party

www.alp.org.au/

Liberal Party of Australia

www.liberal.org.au/

National Party of Australia

www.nationals.org.au/

One Nation

www.onenation.com.au/

Australian Republican Movement

www.republic.org.au/homepagehtml.htm

Australian Politics

www.australianpolitics.com

General References

Australia’s Federation Story

www.abc.net.au/federation/fedstory/home.htm

Australian Unity: Federation Timeline

www.australianunity.com.au/au/cofederation/timeline.asp

Australian Federal Government

www.fed.gov.au/KSP/

Electoral Councils of Australia

www.eca.gov.au/

Parliamentary Handbook: Elections and Referendums

www.aph.gov.au/library/elect/elecinfo.htm

Australian Government and Politics

elections.uwa.edu.au/

Documenting a Democracy

www.foundingdocs.gov.au/default.asp

Elections Around the World

www.electionworld.org/

Political Resources - Oceania

www.politicalresources.net/oceania.htm

Parliamentary Handbook

www.aph.gov.au/library/elect/elecinfo.htm

Parliament @ Work

www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/about.php3

Glossary of Election Terms

www.aec.gov.au/_content/What/glossary.htm

Parliamentary Education Office - Glossary

www.peo.gov.au/students/gloss.html

Glossary of Parliamentary Words

www.aph.gov.au/find/glossary.htm

Australia’s Prime Ministers – A Timeline

primeministers.naa.gov.au/timeline.asp

Western Australia and Federation

www.liswa.wa.gov.au/federation/

Palmer’s Oz Politics

www.ozpolitics.info/

Australia’s System of Government

www.dfat.gov.au/facts/sys_gov.html

Election Results

Elections WA

www.electionswa.com/

Past Elections

www.aec.gov.au/_content/When/elections/index.htm

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