Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian politics

WikiProject Australian Politics
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The WikiProject on Australian politics is a project to better organise information in articles related to the politics and government of Australia at federal, state and local levels of government.

Articles maintained by this WikiProject are grouped in Category:WikiProject Australian politics articles by using the politics=yes parameter with the {{WP Australia}} template.

Usage: {{WP Australia|politics=yes}}

Statistics[edit]

Australian politics articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	3	2	2	9			16
FL	3						3
GA	2	10	12	19			43
B	22	51	67	177		2	319
C	26	108	148	1,132		15	1,429
Start	16	211	497	5,111		57	5,892
Stub		17	132	6,364	3	59	6,575
List	2	12	215	3,528		7	3,764
Category				27	1,454		1,481
Disambig				3	35		38
File					38		38
Project					5		5
Redirect		2	12	329	88		431
Template		4		5	447		456
NA				2			2
Other				5	2		7
Assessed	74	417	1,085	16,711	2,072	140	20,499
Unassessed				4	1		5
Total	74	417	1,085	16,715	2,073	140	20,504
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 75,669			Ω = 5.30

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Did you know

06 Jul 2024 – Marie Breen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kimikel (t · c); see discussion
01 Jul 2024 – Zali Steggall (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by GraziePrego (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

05 May 2024 – Kevin Rudd (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DTH89 (t · c); see discussion
07 Apr 2024 – Sophie Scamps (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GraziePrego (t · c); see discussion
22 Feb 2024 – Premier of Victoria (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GMH Melbourne (t · c); start discussion
07 Jul 2024 – Marie Breen (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Kimikel (t · c) was promoted by Mike Christie (t · c), see discussion

Articles to be merged

26 May 2024 – Toowong Ward (1994–2016) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Paddington Ward by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
09 May 2024 – 2023 Western Australian local elections (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Western Australian mayoral elections by Steelkamp (t · c); see discussion
09 May 2024 – 2023 Western Australian mayoral elections (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Western Australian local elections by Steelkamp (t · c); see discussion
05 Mar 2024 – Minister for Ports and Waterways (New South Wales) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Minister for Transport (New South Wales) by DilatoryRevolution (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

27 May 2024 – Robert Menzies (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ITBF (t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2022 – It's Time (Australian campaign) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Gusfriend (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

05 May 2024 – Draft:Results of the 2012 Queensland local elections (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TimothyBlue (t · c)

Requests for Grade/rate

09 Nov 2020 ASEAN–Australia Development Cooperation Program 【https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN%E2%80%93Australia_Development_Cooperation_Program】
09 Dec 2020 1973 Australian Referendum (Prices) This is a sub-class article, but I have since made additions to the article. It would be much appreciated if the quality of this article could be reassessed. Thanks. --Zimo101 (talk) 05:10, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Subpages[edit]

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Missing topics – ranked by most red links
Popular pages – ranking by daily average views

Tasks[edit]

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

List of Australian federal by-elections
Second Gillard Ministry needs updating in light of reshuffle (12 Dec 2011).
Work is needed on Frank Knopfelmacher. See talk page.

Upcoming elections and referendums:

Participants[edit]

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Australian politics.

Ajdlinux
APNOneTwo - Former Political science student at UniMelb. I am particularly interested in a wide range of topics such as updating cabinet members, adding infoboxes for consistency, electorates, bios of Asian-Australian elected officials.
User:Apriljennifer - Political science student at Monash.
AverageFraud‬‬
Bduke Have already added some stuff for NT pollies. I lived in NT for 18 years, but am now in Melbourne.
BenM
User:Bidgee - Getting photographs when possible, add infoboxes, sourcing etc.
Bjenks - Non-party-interested but prev. professional involvement with major parties plus Nats, Dems and alternatives since 1975.
User:BookFate
Caleb Bond
User:CamV8
Canley – electoral maps, scripted output of election result tables, historical stuff bios and results when I can find the time to research
Catiline52
Casliber
Charbono
CJ
Coekon (talk) 01:48, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ColonialGrid
Dawesi - Interest in smaller political parties and lobby groups and their particular strategies and how they evolve/merge into other parties.
Dauwenkust
Dc5806restart - Working to clarify information, specifically missing information (results of historical senate elections), along with keeping things up to date.
DivermanAU (was Diverman until they changed my ID.) — Historical articles and info.
Donama - general stuff, mainly keeping non-controversial political detail up-to-date
Eley - Help out here and there
Elyswyth
Euryalus
Frickeg - electorates, politicians, etc.
GA Melbourne - Live in Vic, contribute mainly to Vic State and Cth articles
GarrieIrons - electorates, members, western Sydney NSW. Sorry but I'm making a few stubs but will come back around to them when I work a few more issues out...
Giles Martin - long-term ALP activist in the Newcastle area, though now living outside Australia, interested in tidying up and correcting articles within my area of knowledge
Godianus the Finder
GoForMoe
Grahame C
Granleese
GraziePrego
Guy0307 (talk) - Especially anything election-related.
Hack - WA politics
Hamiltonstone - working on some major political institution pages, plus fed MP bios
HiLo48 - Federal and Victorian stuff in particular. Other random stuff if it attracts my attention.
Hshook
J2m5
John Vandenberg - Melbourne. Working on ABS, OCS and other federal advisory agencies.
JML1148 - Federal and Victorian politics, mostly.
John Quiggin I'll do bits and pieces as I get time. I've been a reasonably close follower of Oz politics for the past thirty years, so I could probably add details to quite a few entries if I'm pointed in the right direction
Kapitan110295
Kingo - Happy to help out when I'm around
User:Kingteesdale - the Nationals, minor parties and their particular strategies with a non-partisan view - happy to help where I can
K-Mac
Kirsdarke01 - State electoral districts and results, primarily for the Eastern states.
LeoC12 - interested in both football and Australian politics, will focus on details on both major and minor parties when I'm not overly busy.
Leon I've been trying to blitz Kevin Rudd's article and keep it accurate as new policy, etc. is released. From Melbourne.
Lisa Thurston (wd be glad to help out here)
Locochoko love me some general political and organisational geekery.
Loytra – I mostly make small changes to infoboxes and such
LW77
Marcnut1996 - NSW and federal politics mainly, as well as state party branches of the major parties.
MatthewDalhousie - based in CBR.
Moondragon21
Nasica - I know a bit about elections and parliament, so I'll try to help out there.
Nford24
User:Oronsay - bios of women politicians, general updating
Porthysek^SA Interested in the House of Senate, Ministers and Shadow Ministers
Nick-D
Onetwothreeip
Orderinchaos - Mainly historical politics at state level around Australia, and especially Western Australia.
PabloZ
Penzance1 - Victorian, NSW and Queensland politics with a focus on the Coalition.
Peta
Peter Campbell I am keen to add additional information and articles. I live in Melbourne.
Philip Terry Graham – hailing from Sydney; keen on contributing to general #auspol articles, such as elections. Contributing brand new graphics for Australian electorates – 11:44, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Романов - Mostly Eastern States politics and Federal members.
porturology - concentrating on Federal Health Ministers
Powertothepeople - Fairly new to editing wikipedia. I like to tidy up less important living politicians whose profiles have a bit of puffery and/or were based on their own materials.
Presidentman
Rangasyd - Sydney - focus on western Sydney & western NSW State & Federal seats; and by-elections in NSW. I have completed, or are in the process of completing the historical ministries in NSW.
Rebecca
Recurring dreams - NSW and Australian politics in general
Roisterer - I already thought I had my name here but I generally concentrate on dead politicians.
Rotovia
Runger 999
Sarah
Scott Davis
Stephen Bain (talk)
Stormie
Supdup
superegz
Supun47 From NSW, interested in Australian + American politics but mainly psephology. Have also developed own electoral system
Surturz
Taymaishu - Mainly working on MLC's in New South Wales, will be developing and cleaning/structuring general NSW MPs and MLCs in standard formatting.
tbyrn21 - Qlder, mostly focusing on collating upcoming candidates for elections.
TarnishedPath
Thatguykalem (talk) - Editing bits of everything. I'll be all over the place ^_^
The Little Platoon (talk) - I would really like to see the stories of our political leaders and candidates set out more clearly. Democracy doesn't really work unless you know who you're voting for and what they believe.
TheScrubby - Updated federal electoral division pages; currently doing up federal ministry pages; uploading public domain photos of historic Australian politicians; etc.
TheTimMan - From WA, interested in federal and WA state politics
Timeshift - found working most on Australian federal and South Australian state elections, by-elections, leaders and politicians - historical and modern.
Timrollpickering
Twotwofourtysix
Unus Multorum Political scientist, working in the Netherlands but writes a lot about Australian political history
Warnester - can help with NSW Politicians, and Commonwealth Government departments
User:Wikipeterproject - Adding bits and pieces when I have time. Contributed articles on Francis Matthew John Baker & Francis Patrick Baker - only father to follow son into political office in Australia.
Wiki Townsvillia n
YellowMonkey -electorate issues
Minigoody101
LeoC12
SwiftyPeep
Champion (talk · contribs)
Politically Minded Stoner
Laborrules8
Rileyb
ThirdEchelon (talk · contribs) - 2017 candidate for Queensland MLA; 2019 candidate for MP.
Ultraodan (talk · contribs)
Vserum13 (talk · contribs) - Live in NSW, interested in Federal and State politics. Have worked in Fed and State Parliament and am familiar with useful resources.
Zakary2012 (talk · contribs) - Poltical nerd from Melbourne, Victoria. Fixes articles about sitting and former politicians, especially Infoboxes

Resources[edit]

Parentage[edit]

The parents of this WikiProject are

Templates[edit]

See ‹The template Cat is being considered for merging.› Category:Australia politics and government templates

The standard party colour templates are {{Australian politics/party colours}} for just the colour and {{Australian party style}} for background colour style statement (usage: {{Australian party style|Labour}}, {{Australian party style|Liberal}} etc)
For templates which use the meta/color system (e.g., {{party colour}} and {{Infobox election}}), see the other templates listed in Category:Australia political party colour templates
{{Australian Politics Suburb}} for use in suburb articles
{{Election box candidate AU party}} for use with {{Election box}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate}}
{{Infobox Election Result}}
{{Infobox Election Campaign}}
{{Cite Au Parliament}} - standard citation for APH biographies
{{Cite Au Senate}} - standard citation for the Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate
{{Cite NSW Parliament}} - standard citation for NSW parliamentary biographies
{{Cite SA Parliament}} - standard citation for South Australian parliamentary biographies
{{Cite Tas Parliament}} - standard citation for Tasmanian parliamentary biographies
{{Cite re-member}} - standard citation for Victorian parliamentary biographies

Navigation boxes[edit]

See ‹The template Cat is being considered for merging.› Category:Australia politics and government navigational boxes

General[edit]

Federal[edit]

New South Wales[edit]

{{Government of New South Wales}}
{{Governors of New South Wales}}
{{Premiers of New South Wales}}
{{NSWCurrentMLAs}}
{{NSWCurrentMLCs}}
{{Cabinet of New South Wales}}
{{Electoral districts of New South Wales}}

Victoria[edit]

Queensland[edit]

Northern Territory[edit]

Australian Capital Territory[edit]

Norfolk Island[edit]

{{NorfolkIsPMs}}

Local[edit]

Stubs[edit]

Categories[edit]

This WikiProject: Category:Politics of Australia

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Copyright[edit]

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, all textual material presented on Australian websites, including Australian Stories is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence. http://australia.gov.au/about/copyright

In Addition to the general disclaimer some departments and ministers have their own copyright statements (attached to their websites), please reference these statements in any uploads to commons. The Attorney Generals department also maintains the most generic copyright statement for the Australian Government, if I doubt about a copyright status, contact the publisher, or do not upload it.

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