How to
Contact Federal Politicians
If you feel strongly about a federal civil liberties issue,
then you should contact your local member of federal Parliament
and your local State senators and let them know your concerns.
This page will help you identify how to contact federal
parliamentarians.
How to contact your local federal member
The House of Representatives is the lower house
of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. The
Prime Minister sits in the House of Representatives.
To find out who your local member visit the House
of Representatives website. If you don't know who
your local member is, you can find out by visiting the Australian
Electoral Commission website - just fill in the details
on the AEC page and it will tell you the name of your federal
electorate.
How to contact your state Senators
The Senate is the upper house of the
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Senate
is sometimes called the 'States House' or the 'House of
Review'. Each State has 12 senators, and each Territory
has 2 senators.
To find out who your State Senators are, visit the Senate website.
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