It is in the beta stage at the moment but Getup, the grass roots political movement has begun Project Democracy.
From their project site:
Welcome to Project Democracy
Phase one of GetUp’s E-Democracy project aims to help you get closer to your Senators…..
During this parliament, we hope that the Senate can be a genuine house of review. No major party has the numbers to force its will on the Senate, and this should mean that Government legislation will be subject to proper debate and review.
GetUp! has developed a range of tools for you to use here on the site. They’re all designed to help you engage more closely with the people who represent you, and the institutions of your democracy. You can use them to:
- Find news and information about individual senators
- View senators’ Senate speeches, their bios, media reports and blog posts about them.
- Scan news and information about your State
- Contribute blog posts or comment on other people’s.
- See the Senate chamber at a glance with our interactive "Your Senate" model.
Explore the site, and give your feedback on the site by emailing us. We’re still in Beta mode, and more functionality (including a House of Reps section) will be added in the coming weeks and months.
So currently I am following Sen. Nigel Scullion Liberal and Sen. Steve Fielding of the Jesus Party(Family First).
Anything that makes politicians more accountable and raises the involvement of the general populace in politics is a good thing.
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Hi Sean – Thanks for your comments – we’re hoping Project Democracy will be useful to everybody with an interest in politics, and also that it will make our politicians more accountable.
I can barely keep up with the political gunk over here. =)
and no.. I’ve enjoyed girls for some time now. =) The boys usually don’t mind so much.
I’m thinking Austrailia next summer! I have two weeks off!
Jason,
I am still getting my head around other features you have on offer at Project Democracy lke the blog function. But thank the team for moving in the direction of handing democracy back to the people.
Feisty,
Yes American politics is about the biggest circus in town, unfortunately its results are felt planet wide.
Oh and you are right boys don’t usually mind.
Australia – have you decided where yet? It is rather big