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politics [plural noun]
1. [usually treated as singular] the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power 2. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between states.
This page looks at parliaments and politics and political parties internationally, while emphasising countries with whom Australia has strong links. It also provides information about specific parliaments and links to search engines covering world politics.
The Second Page looks at a range of other political information and links to international Political Cartoons, both past and present. Many are funny, some brutal. For Australian political cartoons, see the Australian Politics page.
This link goes to the tertiary subject Political Science, where you will find additional information related to this area.
Search Engines
| Political Information | Search for information on politics, policy, and political news. ‘Over 5 000 carefully selected policy & political websites. The latest political news from dozens of authoritative sources’. |
| DiplomaticNet | A Politics free portal. Past and Current Issues. Multiple directories from Governments to specialised NGOs, country search, Search
Engine. Several languages. This account is presently suspended. Check back regularly for updates on the situation. |
| Commonwealth Secretariat | News, country profiles, what they do, who they are, search mechanism, images, documents, video, links, more. The Commonwealth and the Secretariat. |
| Europa - Gateway to the European Union | Documents in multiple formats [PDF, HTML, etc.], activity listings, services, institutions, interact with the EU, FAQ, The EU Day by Day. |
| THOMAS | ‘Legislative information from the US Library of Congress’. |
| United Nations : UN Search | Find information about The United Nations. |
Parliaments
National Parliaments & Governments
Access multiple world parliaments through the listing at the Web Sites of National Parliaments Parliament link. An alphabetical listing.
- Elections New Zealand
Covers everything from how to enrol, voting procedures, parties, electorates, information for students/teachers/researchers and more. An explanation of their voting system is found here. The specific New Zealand Parliament site is found here. -
European Parliament
The Parliament, structure and institutions, members, activities, news, features and Live Broadcasts and a multimedia library. - Indian Parliament
Covers The President and his role, the Council of States and the House of the People. - Indonesian Parliament
News, members, Laws & Bills, Secretariat, miscellaneous information, links, About Parliament, complementary organs. [In Indonesian]
Japan
- National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Introduction, Speaker, members, resources, news, cyber tour, Digital Chamber and more. - Parliament of Malaysia
‘Access members of Parliament, Ministries, Departments, organisation and the general public to information such as Order Papers, the calendar of events for Parliamentary Proceedings, Bills to be tabled, Acts of Parliament and verbatim reports of the daily proceedings [Hansard]’. In Malay. - SINGOV Singapore Government Online Portal
Government Who’s Who, Press Releases, Statements and Speeches, Government Information and Services, Information for Businesses and for non-Singaporeans. The Parliament of Singapore site can be accessed directly here. - South African Parliament
The Speaker. business of parliament, members, Office Bearers, publications, participation and more. - The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
President, Constitution, Deputies, organisation, functions, publications, search engine. - The National Peoples’ Congress, China
Constitution, State Structure, About Congress, organisation, documents & speeches, videos.
United Kingdom
- British Government and Politics
Links cover politics, political parties, departments, publications, Government Reports, UK politics, European politics, links to pages on topics like history and the arts. - Directgov
‘Directgov gives you easy access to government information and services. It uses simple language and presentation across the web, TV and mobile. Directgov works closely with government departments to bring information for the public all together in one place’. - United Kingdom Parliament
‘Information about the United Kingdom Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords’.
United States
- GovEngine
‘The premier Federal, State & Local government site on the internet’. Connect to all state governments and court systems by selecting a relevant state. -
Legislatures
Legislatures, elections, contact information and websites. - US House of Representatives
representatives, committees, leadership, House Organisations, legislative resources, branch agencies. -
Uncle Sam
Search Engine
All levels of government and their operation. - U.S. Senate Virtual Reference
Desk
‘If you are seeking general information on the Senate, legislative branch and process, or on federal government, this is a good place to begin. Links arranged broadly by subject and may take you to PDF documents, useful sources on the Web, or other Senate Web pages’.
General Sites
- Austlii World Law
Listing of world parliaments that goes beyond just that. Search facility for parliaments and law. - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
The body linking all parliaments in the Commonwealth. - Parliamentary Forums
Links to forums around the world. - Parliaments on the Web
Sites for all national parliaments. By the Inter-Parliamentary Union Council. - Parline Database
Search for parliaments via a database based on information provided by national parliaments. - The Political Compass
Find your position on the political compass by taking a short test. Gain information about different group’s positions.
Politics & Political Parties
In listing parties, we have only included countries with which Australia has strong links, or those in the near vicinity. The Political Resources on the Net website links to parties from most countries around the world.
Political Parties
Canada
East Timor
India
- Bahujan Samaj Party
Majority People’ Party. - Bharatiya Janata Party
- Communist Party of India
- Indian National Congress
‘The largest democratic party in the world’. - Nationalist Congress Party
- Rashtriya Janata Dal
National People’ Party.
Indonesia
- Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan
In Indonesian. - Partai Golongan Karya [Golkar]
[In Indonesian]. Also try this page. - Partai Keadilan
- Partai Persatuan Pembangunan [PPP]
In Indonesian. - Partai Rakyat Demokratik [PRD]
‘The People’s Democratic Party’.
Japan
- Japan Labor Party
In Japanese. - Jiyu Minshu-tō [Liberal Democrats]
- Kokumin Shintō [People’s New Party]
In Japanese. - Minshu-tō [Democratic Party]
- New Komeito
- Nihon Kyōsan-tō [Communist Party]
- Shakai Minshu-tō [Social Democratic Party]
In Japanese.
Malaysia
- Barisan Nasional
The Barisan Nasional Party home page can be found here [In Malay]. - Pakatan Rakyat
‘The political coalition comprises a group of Malaysian political parties, which are, the Democratic Action Party, the People’s Justice Party and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, who collectively worked together as the Barisan Rakyat or People’s Front’. - Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
- Parti Islam SeMalaysia
- Parti Tindakan Demokratik
[Democratic Action Party] - Political Parties in Malaysia
New Zealand
- Democrats Party [NZ]
- Labour Party
- National Party
- New Zealand First
Currently the site is being redeveloped. Check back to see when this is complete.
Philippines
- Citizen’s Action Party [Akbayan]
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front
- National Democratic Front
- PartidoLiberal
South Africa
- African Christian Democratic Party
- African National Congress
- Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
[Afrikaaner Resistance Movement] - Democratic Alliance, The
- Green Party of South Africa
- Inkatha Freedom Party
- New National Party
South Korea
- Democratic United Party
- Hannara [Grand National Party]
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Liberty Forward Party
[In Korean] - Saenuri Party
- Socialist Party of Korea
[In Korean] -
United Progressive Party
[In Korean]
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
General Sites
- PoliSci
Politics, primarily US, though it covers the whole world. Check the Political Reference Desk, Political Reference Almanac and Web Directory as starting points. -
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