Tag Archives: election campaigns
Pollies, ideas and dissent
What is happening in political parties and their ability to generate ideas? If we were to go by what the papers say, the chronic lack of ideas and vision is the problem facing Australian politics today. Yet, if you randomly read a … Continue reading
Reason No.1 why 2013 campaign is so awful: Centralised campaigns
Technology has recast election campaigns in Australia. In the mid early 1980s, (at least my research about the Liberal Party shows this) elections were largely run by the state, rather than federal, political organizations. Candidates were provided with candidate handbooks … Continue reading
3 reasons why the 2013 election campaign is so awful
In the digital age it hard to hide how a campaign sausage is made. For voters equipped with too much information, much of the magic is gone. But that’s not the only problem. As voters we’ve been pelted with endless … Continue reading
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