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Hughes: 2020, GetUp!, and the getting of influence
The creeping influence of GetUp! is a sign of the changed political landscape in Canberra, and the new rules of doing business there, writes ANU marketing lecturer Andrew Hughes.
Liberals snub the net and the chance of public engagement
The debate will start on Saturday night about whether any of the “e-lection” internet initiatives made much difference to the end result. However, if there are votes to be had online it’s a dead cert that the Liberals won’t have garnered too many of them, write Marcus Westbury and Jason Wilson.
So think global, act local isn’t enough?
GetUp! have got smug and risk scaring off ordinary members of the public and only appealing to a select and self righteous band of zealots – the very worst kind of elite, writes Christian Kerr.
Political bite-sized meaty chunks
GetUp! brings Willie Horton down under … And we though Barry O’Farrell was a good choice … Punter’s pal … Unfortunate choice of words … The plod and the press … The big issue of the week …
GetUp: jumping offline and taking activism to the people
Last night’s GetUp get togethers showed that the political use of emerging technologies doesn’t have to be confined to YouTube or online petitions – new technology also opens a whole new world of possibilities for ‘offline’ political action, writes Brett Solomon.
