POLITICAL PARTIES? WHY BOTHER? WHO CARES?
WHAT'S IT TO ME? DON'T I JUST TICK A BOX
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST?

A WebQuest for Stage 5 students

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RESOURCES

DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS

http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au Parliament@Work website gives great insight into the way parliament works, which parties hold seats and where, and many other pieces of information

Discovering Democracy Middle Secondary Unit, Parties Control Parliament, pp. 11 - 41. May be useful for preliminary reading or post webquest follow up.

GENERAL WEBSITES

http://www.aec.gov.au/ the Australian Electoral Commission - official list of political parties

http://ao.com.au/ddf/repdemlinks.htm a general listing of all the current political parties and some of the links they have to other organisations

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/polparti.htm from the Department of the Parliamentary Library which keeps records of all parties

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