It’s soon to be election season in Queensland, so here’s a handy list of political player Twitter accounts – in XLS and text, and a handy table.
Queensland state politicians XLS
Queensland state politicians (not on QLD MP Tweets) TXT
|
Surname, First name |
Party |
|
QLD Parliament Role |
Electorate |
| Bates, Ros | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/rosbates | Shadow Minister for Government Services, Building Industry, Information and Communication Technology | Mudgeeraba |
| Bleijie, Jarrod | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/JarrodBleijieMP | Shadow Attorney-General | Kawana |
| Bligh, Anna | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/TheQldPremier | Premier and Minister for Reconstruction | South Brisbane |
| Campbell Newman* | LNP | https://twitter.com/#!/Campbell_Newman | Shadow Premier* | Ashgrove in waiting |
| Crandon, Michael | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MichaelCrandon | Coomera | |
| Croft, Peta-Kaye | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/PetaKayeCroftMP | Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Premier on the Gold Coast and the Commonwealth Games | Broadwater |
| Darling, Vicky | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/DarlingMP | Minister for Environment | Sandgate |
| Davis, Tracy | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/Tracy_DavisMP | Shadow Minister for Child Safety and Shadow Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health | Aspley |
| Dick, Cameron | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/CamDickMP | Minister for Education and Industrial Relations | Greenslopes |
| Dickson, Steve | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/SteveDicksonMP | Shadow Minister for Energy and Water Utilities | Buderim |
| Douglas, Alex | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/AlexDouglasMP | Gaven | |
| Dowling, Peter | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/Peterdowling_MP | Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Reconstruction | Redlands |
| Elmes, Glen | (LNP) | Noosa | ||
| Emerson, Scott | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/scottemersonmp | Shadow Minister for Transport, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister for the Arts | Indooroopilly |
| Finn, Simon | (ALP) | Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology | Yeerongpilly | |
| Fraser, Andrew | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/AndrewFraserMP | Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for State Development and Trade | Mount Coot-tha |
| Gibson, David | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/DavidGibsonMP | Shadow Minister for Local Government and Shadow Minister for Sport | Gympie |
| Grace, Grace | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/GraceGraceMP | Deputy Government Whip | Brisbane Central |
| Hinchliffe, Stirling | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/S_HinchliffeMP | Minister for Employment, Skills and Mining | Stafford |
| Jarratt, Jan | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/janjarratt | Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business | Whitsunday |
| Johnstone, Mandy | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MandyJohnstone | Townsville | |
| Jones, Kate | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/katejonesmp | Ashgrove | |
| Kiernan, Betty | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/BettyKiernanMP | Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services | Mount Isa |
| Kilburn, Steve | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/SteveKilburn | Chatsworth | |
| Langbroek, John-Paul | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/JPLangbroek | Shadow Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services | Surfers Paradise |
| Lawlor, Peter | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/PeterLawlorMP | Southport | |
| McLindon, Aidan | (KAP) | https://twitter.com/#!/aidanmclindon | Beaudesert | |
| Miller, Jo-Ann | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/JoAnnMillerMP | Bundamba | |
| Moorhead, Evan | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/evanmoorhead | Waterford | |
| Nicholls, Tim | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/TimNichollsMP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Finance and Shadow Minister for Trade | Clayfield |
| O’Brien, Jason | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/JasonOBrienMP | Chairman of Committees and Deputy Speaker | Cook |
| O’Neill, Mary-Anne | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MAONeillMP | Kallangur | |
| Palaszczuk, Annastacia | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/AnnastaciaMP | Minister for Transport and Multicultural Affairs | Inala |
| Pitt, Curtis | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/Curtis_Pitt_MP | Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | Mulgrave |
| Roberts, Neil | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/neilrobertsmp | Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services | Nudgee |
| Robinson, Mark | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MarkRobinsonMP | Shadow Minister for Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure | Cleveland |
| Ryan, Mark | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MarkRyanMP | Morayfield | |
| Simpson, Fiona | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/FionaSimpsonMP | Shadow Minister for Waste Watch, Shadow Minister for Community Services and Housing and Shadow Minister for Women | Maroochydore |
| Smith, Christine | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/chrissmithmp | Caucus Secretary | Burleigh |
| Stone, Barbara | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/BarbStoneMP | Springwood | |
| Struthers, Karen | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/karenstruthers | Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women | Algester |
| Stuckey, Jann | (LNP) | https://twitter.com/#!/JannStuckeyMP | Shadow Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business | Currumbin |
| Watt, Murray | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/MurrayWattMP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and for State Development | Everton |
| Wellington, Peter | (IND) | https://twitter.com/#!/pwellingtonmp | Nicklin | |
| Wilson, Geoff | (ALP) | https://twitter.com/#!/GeoffWilsonMP | Minister for Health | Ferny Grove |
*Yes, I know, and frankly, Shadow Premier makes more sense than his actual title of Non Parliamentary Leader of the LNP.
Happy Election Season everyone!
Disengagement in the New Media
Image via Wikipedia
I spent the morning at a seminar on politics and technology where noticable by the absence was the technology, and present by the ministerial load was the politics.
Three observations of the session
1. Senator Joe Hockey plays a character in Parliament. Given he registered his own namespace domain name in 1996, he’s got geek blood. He showed his colours for a few seconds, remembered that journalists and political types were present, and reverted to his party endorsed yobbo bloke persona.
2. Senator Kate Lundy is awesome. She had five minutes and said more useful stuff in that time than most people did for half hour speeches. Still, if you have someone who has to leave 20 minutes after the start of the session – give them the first question, not the second one. Poor form moderator, poor form.
3. The event was so horribly managed it was frustrating. I walked out of the last session frustrated at the inept management – if you’re going to do a panel of Web2.0 and political campaigns, and open the floor to discussion, you might want to let the audience engage in the debate. Moreover, if this was a showcase event of politics and technology, bring the wireless networks and have the technology.
This panel concept was an old media dinosaur town hall smashed into 55 minute windows with brief intermissions for commercials. Two five person panels sitting around talking about politics and technology should have been a full day session. Hell, the first guest could have used 90 minutes easily.
All up, I’m probably not going to attend future sessions of this nature if I have deadlines, due dates or a better offer from a SPSS analysis output (unless Senator Lundy is speaking for longer on technology. Then I’m there)