National Letter-Writing Network.
Monthly online letter-kits available here
For information, email: austrefugeenetwork@gmail.com
See also:
Petitions
Tips on writing to politicians
How to contact your local politician and be heard (ABC News) 6 Dec 2017
Leanne Minshull from the think tank, Australia Institute Tasmania, says that contacting politicians can and does bring about change.
Contact details for Federal Politicians:
Letters to Members of the House of Representatives
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Letters to Senators
PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister
https://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm
phone: (02) 6277 7700.
Karen Andrews Minister for Home Affairs
email: Karen.Andrews.MP@aph.gov.au
Canberra Office: (02) 6277 7070
Electoral Office: (07) 5580 9111
Full contact details on the Australian Parliament House website
Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration,
Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
Contact Form
Electoral Office: (02) 9899 7211
Canberra Office: (02) 6277 7770
Anthony Albanese, Leader of the Opposition
A.Albanese.MP@aph.gov.au
Phone: (02) 6277 4022
Kristina Keneally, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
senator.keneally@aph.gov.au
phone (02) 6277 3512
Also, send a copy of your email to your local member of parliament.
Their contacts details follow. Alternatively, you can search for their details on the
Federal Parliamentary website Senators and Members pages.
Politicians contact details lists
Open these documents (spreadsheets) to find contact details of the politicians
you wish to email or phone.
Federal politicians:
All Federal MPs and Senators (updated May 2021 – Excel Document):
Find up-to-date details on the Australian Parliament House website.
All Senators: email, phone and addresses (updated October 2020):
Find up-to-date details on the Australian Parliament House website.
Members of the House of Representatives by State or Territory
(as at 18 Sept 2019)
Email addresses – ACT MPs
Email addresses – NSW MPs
Email addresses – NT MPs
Email addresses – Qld MPs
Email addresses – SA MPs
Email addresses – Tas MPs
Email addresses – Vic MPs
Email addresses – WA MPs
Senators by State or Territory
(as at 18 Sept 2019)
Email addresses – ACT Senators
Email addresses – NSW Senators
Email addresses – NT Senators
Email addresses – Qld Senators
Email addresses – SA Senators
Email addresses – Tasmanian Senators
Email addresses – Victorian Senators
Email addresses – WA Senators
State and Territory leading politicians:
Contact details for State Premiers and Chief Ministers (April 2020)
Contact details for State Attorneys-General (April 2020)
Please note: Some MPs and Senators now use a contact form and have no public email address. We have used the standard format for their emails in the lists below, but take no responsibility if the email bounces.
Letters to Editors
Below are the major capital cities newspapers, but also write to your local newspaper.
National:
The Australian: letters@theaustralian.com.au
Sydney:
SMH: letters@smh.com.au
Melbourne:
The Age: letters@theage.com.au
Brisbane:
The Courier Mail:
https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/letter-to-the-editor
Adelaide:
The Advertiser:
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/letter-to-the-editor
Perth:
The West Australian: letters@wanews.com.au
Hobart:
The Mercury: https://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/letter-to-the-editor
Northern Territory:
NT News: https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/opinion/letter-to-the-editor
ACT:
The Canberra Times: letters.editor@canberratimes.com.au
Postcards
Refugee Rights are Human Rights
Refugee Rights are Human Rights
Free the Refugees Printable Postcards
These are pre-addressed; four to a page. Download the image to print and send to your favourite MP. Don’t forget to add your name, address and a postage stamp.
Home to Biloela Postcards Printable Postcards
These are pre-addressed; four to a page. Download the image to print and send to your favourite MP. Don’t forget to add your name, address and a postage stamp.
Onshore Detention Conditions
Download and print A4 x 4 Postcards – Onshore Detention Conditions
Iraqi Interpreters postcards – A4 x4
Download and print A4 x 4 Postcards – Iraqi Interpreters postcards – A4 x4
or download a single copy you can tweak and paste into your email.
2019 e-Xmas card – download, copy and paste into your email to your favourite MPs and Senators.
Feel free to use this image in emails to politicians at Christmas – calling for the Biloela family to be freed.
(Thanks to the Grandmothers and – Jack Chadwick for this e-Xmas card)
Postcard Calling For Family Reunion – download, copy and paste into your email to your favourite MPs and Senators.
(Thanks to Justice for Refugees)
#Save Medevac Postcards – print and send to Senators in your State
#toNZ Postcards provided by Rural Australians for Refugees
– #toNZ Postcards – use for Prime Minister
– #toNZ Postcards – use for Members of Parliament
– #toNZ Postcards – use for Senators
Biloela Postcards
Let us go Home to Biloela – use for Members of Parliament
Let us go Home to Biloela– use for Senators
Other Letter-Writing Groups
Canberra Refugee Action Campaign: Letter-Writing Campaign
Combined Refugee Action Group: Letter Blitz Group
Bendigo Rural Australians for Refugees: Letter-Writing Page
For information about ARAN’s Letter-Writing Network:
Email: austrefugeenetwork@gmail.com
