Political campaigns
Position paper
Hidden harm: targeting alcohol's impact on children and families
In the lead up to the 2 July 2016 election, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) is calling on all major political parties to address alcohol’s hidden harm.
Article
Good political slogans and this year’s, meh, yawn, failings
Good political slogans have a slathering of ideology, a dash of linguistics and lashings of repetition. With this in mind, let’s take a trip through the goodies and baddies of slogans.
Guide
Charities, elections and advocacy: political campaigning and advocacy by registered charities - what you need to know
Australia’s charity regulator has warned charities not to “step over the line” when it comes to advocating and campaigning in the coming federal election. The warning comes as the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) released a new guide for charities to follow when advocating during the 2016 election campaign. The guide is targeted towards...
Article
Dancing the donation tango
The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political finance figures show how closely entwined are government and the development industry
Article
The invasion of the heavy hitters
Labor’s state election successes during the Howard era propelled ill-equipped party heavies into Canberra. The Killing Season is showing us some of the results ONE THING all Labor players agree on in ABC TV’s The Killing Season is the sublime nature of the party’s 2007 federal election campaign. Everyone involved, from Kevin Rudd and campaign...