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Exams are over in just over a week, so expect more regular posts then, but with less then a month to go until the election I think this list of online election resources may come in handy in tracking the election and deciding who you’ll vote for.

News Ltd Vote-a-Matic

This is a brilliant tool that gets you to answer questions in nine categories and then shows which party you match up to the best. While it doesn’t cover everything, and isn’t as amazing as the US Connect2Elect, it’s a fun and easy to way to see how the parties’ values line up against your own. On my first attempt I got the Greens as most like me, with the Democrats as runners up.

Crikey’s Election 2007 Coverage

Crikey have a ton of information on the upcoming election on their website - unfortunately a lot of it is locked behind their pay wall. Some highlights: The Daily Verdict shows who won each individual day of campaigning; The Crikey Election Tracker tracks the daily movements and events of Rudd and Howard (Rudd’s currently clocked up more kilometres then Howard); Crikey’s own worm covering the leaders debate; and The Bias-o-meter tracks bias across a range of media sources including blogs - this could be very helpful.

ABC’s Election Coverage

Another massive media resource from Aunty. Heaps of great political news and analysis here. Also Antony Green’s Election Calculator is interesting to see what the outcome of any swing would be. Check out Antony Green’s election guide to check up on your electorate amongst other things; The Poll Vaults - ABC’s blog on the campaign; and Unleashed another ABC blog on the election.

YouTube Channels

All the major parties also have YouTube channels. The Liberals; Labor; the Nationals; The Greens; The Democrats; and Family First.

So there’s a whole heap of internet coverage material out there, no need to even buy a newspaper or turn on the TV really. Google have even created their own site to help you keep track of it all.

Because I’m doing exams I’m sure I’ve missed some important sites, so please let us know if you come across a helpful one to add to the list.

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