Contact your elected representatives
Let your elected representatives in federal parliament know your opposition to the mandatory detention of children in Australian immigration detention centres.
Use the links below to find contact details then send an email, phone their offices, send a fax to them and/or write to them by post.
All Members of the Australian House of Representatives
All Members of the Australian Senate
Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon John Howard MP
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 7700
Fax: (02) 6273 4100
Email the Prime Minister
The Minister for Immigration, The Hon Philip Ruddock MP
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 7860
Fax: (02) 6273 4144
Email the Minister for Immigration
The Federal Ministry
Leader of the Opposition, The Hon Simon Crean MP
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 4022
Fax: (02) 6277 8495
Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration, Ms Julia Gillard MP
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 4349
Fax: (02) 6277 8457
The ALP Shadow Ministry
All Australian Democrats Senators
Senator Bob Brown, Leader of the Australian Greens
9th Floor, Marine Board Building
1 Franklin Wharf
Hobart TAS 7000
Tel: (03) 6234 1633
Fax: (03) 6234 1577
The government on-line directory GOLD is another valuable source of information for contacting government departments as well as policticians.
From time to time Australian state and territory politicians also express their opinions on detention of asylum seekers. Follow the links for the relevant parliament, council or assembly.
Members of the Australian Capital Territory's Legislative Assembly
Members of the New South Wales Parliament
Members of the Northern Territory's Legislative Assembly
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Members of the South Australian Parliament
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
