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Ask Parliament app

Ask Parliament

The mobile app. Get your questions
directed to your MP or raised in parliament
for an answer. Make an impact!

Planned release late 2024

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CONNECT TO YOUR FEDERAL & STATE REPRESENTATIVES

Ask Parliament

A dedicated mobile app that provides an easy and accessible way for you to direct questions to parliamentary representatives. It’s designed to improve democratic communication by aggregating important questions directed to an MP or  committee for an answer – without any back and forth comments.

A SIMPLE WAY TO ELEVATE & IMPROVE DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD

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Have a question to ask?

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MP engagement

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A stronger democracy

Ask Parliament is a tool built by Democracy Developers to increase and improve democratic participation in Australia.

LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP

Make a positive
change

Ask Parliament makes participating in the democratic process easy, giving power back to the people to have their needs and concerns addressed.

ASK PARLIAMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED

FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

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Issues in my electorate

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Questions for journalists

Journalists’ research for an interview or a press conference can be enhanced with a quick search. Search for a politician, or a specific topic, to find the community’s most popular questions. This can help uncover hidden issues, help refine good questions to pose to politicians, and which topics are resonating the most with the community.
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Community influencers

People with important lived experience of a particular issue don’t necessarily need to organise in advance or attend a protest to make an impact. You can easily publish a relevant question, and others with similar experiences can amplify it by up-voting. The more good questions you publish and are up-voted by the Ask Parliament community, the greater your influence in making an impact in areas that are important to you. Become a change maker!
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Parliamentary committees

Committee members can use Ask Parliament to get expert suggestions for good questions. Suppose Senate estimates wants to examine the effectiveness of a recently-built government app, but they don’t understand the app or its likely failures well enough to formulate effective questions. Knowledgeable experts can publish critical questions for committee members to pose that can be up-voted by the community so they receive greater attention.

Want to gather support for a published question?

Simply click the Share icon within the app to share. Questions with the most up-votes get the greatest visibility.

Shows politicians which questions are popular and relevant to their role

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