Will this Campaign Ever End?
For the 15,676,659 Australians enrolled to vote there was no avoiding the constant barrage of political ads. The parties spent millions of dollars extolling their own policies and lambasting their opponents through television, radio, social media and the press, as well as billboards and mailboxing. Well before election day many felt that a point of diminishing returns had been passed.
Mal-adroit
Fiona Katauskas, Eureka Street,
Very Fast Train
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Sky News Campaign Traffic Chopper
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
Sock-puppet campaign
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Dry Election
Pat Campbell, The Canberra Times,
M is for Mediscare
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Fundamental Task
Judy Horacek, The Age,
Robo Calls
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
Pokémon Elections
Dean Alston, The West Australian,
The Tsunami of Mind-numbing Election Advertising
Sean Leahy, The Courier-Mail,