Federal Election 2004
Let's use our voices and our votes in the forthcoming Federal election on October 9. Let's act to change government policy. The imprisonment of children and their families in our immigration detention centres must stop. At the start of this campaign, 86 children remain locked up and under guard. Take a moment to reflect on just a few examples of the harm we have done to these children through their detention. Enough is enough!
Take part in our campaign to hand out 20,000 flowers of hope on election day.
- Voting enrolment
- Check for local meetings in your electorate
- How to make yourself heard and make your vote count
- What to ask for
- Talk to talk-back, write to the editor
- Sign up for the Charter for a Democratic Australia
- Sign the Refugee Guarantee
- Political Parties
- Alternative Campaign Sites
- Media Sites
- Mr. Howard, We didn't elect you to lock up little children.
The Justice Project is targeting candidates in 35 seats across Australia for the 2004 Federal Election. Ranking Cards for each electorate are now available.
A Just Australia has also released candidate rankings...
Voting enrolment
The electoral roll has closed, but if you have missed out on registering, it is not too late to help out in the electorate where you live: volunteer through The Justice Project.
Not sure which electorate you are in? Search here...
Check that you are enrolled to vote or update your details through the Australian Electoral Commission web site.
How to make yourself heard and make your vote count
Speak with local candidates, sitting members and the media.
Rural Australians for Refugees Election Strategy Lobbying Kit
The Justice Project - Campaign kit and volunteer sign-up
A Just Australia - Look out for candidate responses to AJA questionnaires
Uniting Justice - Election 2004 - No Security without Justice
What to ask for
Whenever you are in contact with an electoral candidate these are three actions ChilOut is calling for:
- A change to the 1958 Migration Act repealing mandatory and indefinite detention.
- An end to TPVs (Temporary Protection Visas). A refugee is a refugee.
- An end to the "Pacific Solution".
Find out where people seeking YOUR vote sit on these key issues.
Talk to talk-back, write to the editor
The last weekend of August saw the Children overboard story reported from asylum seekers first hand accounts, in papers and Channel Nine Sunday program. Now is a great time to write letters to the editor (national, metropolitan and local), phone talk back radio (not just the ABC) and keep this issue on the boil. PS. If you mention your candidate/sitting member's name in the letter, it gets picked up by media monitoring services and lands, almost first thing, on their desk.
SYDNEY
2GB
Alan Jones 9a.m. Openline/Talkback 131 873. Outside NSW 02 9269 0669
John Laws 9a.m. to 12 noon. Open line/Talkback 13 13 32
John Stanley 12.30 p.m. to 3p.m. Open line/Talkback 13 13 32
Andrew Harwood 8p.m. – 12 midnight. Open line/Talkback 13 13 32
702 ABC Talkback: (02) 9333 1000. Email
NORTHERN TERRITORY
ABC Northern Territory Talkback Number: 1800 801 840. Studio/Talkback: (08) 8943 3113
BRISBANE
4BC Talk Radio 1116 Am. (07) 3833 0000.
TASMANIA
TTT Tasmania Talkback: 1300 36 1700
MELBOURNE
3AW Talkback line (03) 9696 1278. . Neil Mitchell 8.30 a.m to Midday. Ernie Sigley Midday to 4p.m. Keith McGowan 12a.m. to 5.30 a.m
3CR 855AM Talkback - (03) 9419 0155. Email
3AK Deryn Hinch 8am to 11am. Talkback: (03) 9866 8666
774 ABC. Breakfast with Red Symons. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
Mornings with Jon Faine. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
Afternoons with Lyn Haultain. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
Drive with Virginia Trioli. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
Evening Show/ Derek Guille. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
Sunday Show / Peter Clarke. Talkback (03) 9414 1774
ADELAIDE
5DN Jeremy Cordeaux on 8305 1323
5AA 8224 0000 http://www.5aa.com.au
891 ABC local radio: Soapbox 11am-12pm is 8343 4891
Radio Adelaide 08 8303 5000 http://www.radio.adelaide.edu.au/
PERTH
6PR Talkback (08) 9221 1233. Fax: (08) 9325 4553. Email:
6NR Curtin Radio 927AM. Talkback Ph (08) 9484 1927
Sign up for the Charter for a Democratic Australia
This is an initiative of North Shore Peace and Democracy: The charter aims to bring back our democracy, by the simple measure of asking politicians and others to sign up to its principles. The draft below has been revised following a number of comments. In order to put pressure on the pollies to sign up, we need as many ordinary people (electors!) as possible to sign up to the principles first.
The aim is then to publish the Charter widely, and to ask politicians to sign up - or tell us which of the principles in the Charter they cannot support, so we can publicise that! We would like to try and do that if possible before the election. Sign up...
Sign A Just Australia's Refugee Guarantee
- Read the "refugee guarantee" that AJA has asked all candidates to sign.
- Sign it yourself - and see who else has, by State and Electorate
- Find a postcard to send to others to encourage them to sign the guarantee (you will recognise some of the faces); and
- Make your own postcard to send to others if you want.
Political Parties
To view and compare candidate policies visit www.comparepolicies.com.au. Justice Project Ranking Cards for candidates in 35 electorates are available. A Just Australia has also released candidate rankings.
The Australian Democrats
Immigration - Alternatives to Mandatory Detention
Immigration - Pacific Solution
Immigration - Bridging Visa E (BVE)
Immigration - Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
The Australian Greens
Policies: Immigration and Refugees
The Australian Labor Party
Labor's plan to protect and strengthen human rights in Australia
Labor's plan for Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs)
The Implementation Of Labor's Refugee And Asylum Seeker Conference Resolution - Policy In Government
The Australian Progressive Alliance
APA policy statement on Human Rights, including refugees.
Family First
Family First Policy Statement Asylum Seekers
The Liberal Party of Australia
Coalition Policy - Stronger Border Protection
The Nationals
One Nation
Socialist Alliance
Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Immigration Rights Charter
Your Voice - Richard Frankland, Independent candidate, Victoria.
Your Voice policy statement on asylum seekers
Alternative Campaign Sites
www.comparepolicies.com.au
www.dearjohn.org
www.defeathoward.com
www.endthelies.net
www.howardsend04.com
www.johnhowardlies.com
www.justnotjohn.com
www.liarsforhoward.org
www.nothappyjohn.com
www.nothappyjohncampaign.com
www.rac-qld.org - John Howard - Time to go page
www.thebetterway.info - Take Action Page
www.votehowardout.com
www.105reasons.org
Media Sites
www.abc.net.au/elections/
afr.com/election04/
electiontracker.net
www.news.com.au
www.newmatilda.com
www.onlineopinion.com.au
www.smh.com.au/specials/election2004/
www.smh.com.au/blogs/counterspin.html
theage.com.au/issues/election2004/
www.theaustralian.news.com.au
Mr. Howard, We didn't elect you to lock up little children
Please note, these movies contain footage from our detention centres which may disturb or offend some viewers.
Please Australia (WMV, 921KB)
Razorwire (WMV, 1.10MB)
The Raid (WMV, 1MB)
Tough Love (WMV, 961KB)
Download Campaign Ad: ItsPolicyA4.pdf
- Exposed to sun without protection.
Allowed to go hungry.
Provided with dirty, unhygenic toilets/bathrooms. - Terrified by verbal and physical abuse.
Exposed to horrific violence.
Locked up for years, sometimes in isolation.
Made suicidal through despair. - 86 children still in detention.
If a parent treats a child like this, it's criminal.
When the government treats a child like this, it's policy.- Mr Howard, we didn't elect you to lock up little children.
Give your vote to someone WHO CARES
AUTHORISED BY: D. HILES, 344 DARLING ST, BALMAIN 2041. A JUST AUSTRALIA, CHILOUT, COALITION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, EDMUND RICE CENTRE, RURAL AUSTRALIANS FOR REFUGEES, UNITING JUSTICE.