Phyllis Stein
16-10-2007, 18:34
If anyone's interested, I recommend watching Insight tonight, SBS at 7:30pm. It's on young/ 1st time voters, their priorities, perceptions etc.
From: http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/
MY VOTE
There is now a generation of young Australians who have only ever known John Howard as Prime Minister. They are Generation Y, and while for some the Coalition represents stability, others are keen for change.
Their votes are ripe for the taking. Research suggests that Generation Y lack party loyalty and will change their vote according to who can address the issues they care about.
In some key marginal seats, these young voters will have a significant impact on the election result. Moreton, in the southern suburbs of Brisbane is one of them. Here, young voters outnumber any other age group.
The Liberal party’s Gary Hardgrave holds the seat by a slim margin of 2.8 per cent. While many young voters supported the Howard Government last time round, the Liberal party’s research suggests that almost a quarter of those supporters are now turning away.
The internet and social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook are emerging as places where this generation like to get their information. Many politicians are catching on – John Howard has made policy announcements on You Tube and Kevin Rudd is overloaded with Facebook friends – but are they getting through?
From: http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/
MY VOTE
There is now a generation of young Australians who have only ever known John Howard as Prime Minister. They are Generation Y, and while for some the Coalition represents stability, others are keen for change.
Their votes are ripe for the taking. Research suggests that Generation Y lack party loyalty and will change their vote according to who can address the issues they care about.
In some key marginal seats, these young voters will have a significant impact on the election result. Moreton, in the southern suburbs of Brisbane is one of them. Here, young voters outnumber any other age group.
The Liberal party’s Gary Hardgrave holds the seat by a slim margin of 2.8 per cent. While many young voters supported the Howard Government last time round, the Liberal party’s research suggests that almost a quarter of those supporters are now turning away.
The internet and social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook are emerging as places where this generation like to get their information. Many politicians are catching on – John Howard has made policy announcements on You Tube and Kevin Rudd is overloaded with Facebook friends – but are they getting through?