<div dir="ltr">I think if you send a letter to the Attorney General or the Comms minister and you are not in their electorate you just get a form letter reply saying to contact your local minister instead.<div><br></div><div>

--Damian</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Matthew Perkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@spectrum.com.au" target="_blank">matt@spectrum.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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    Write a letter (snail mail) to <br>
    <br>
    The Attorney General <br>
    The Communications Minister<br>
    Your local Federal Member<br>
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    Also calling your local member is always worthwhile. They can also
    never really resists you asking to make an appointment to come and
    meet with them to voice your concerns. <br>
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    Matt.<div><div class="h5"><br>
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    <div>On 11/06/2014 10:52 am, Nick Gale
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      <div dir="ltr">In the current political environment... pretty
        much.
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              <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7315px;border-collapse:collapse"><font face="Arial"><b>Nick Gale</b></font></span>
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                      P</font><font color="#008000" face="Arial"> Please
                      consider the environment before you print this
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On 11 June 2014 08:47, Burt
            Mascareigne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:burt@prioritycomputer.com.au" target="_blank">burt@prioritycomputer.com.au</a>></span>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Soooo….
                      How does the will of the people get heard?  Do I
                      have to go and get my pitchfork?</span></p>
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                          <p align="right"><font style="FONT-SIZE:8pt">Burt
                              Mascareigne<br>
                              Technician<br>
                              Mob: <a href="tel:0414%20450%20962" value="+61414450962" target="_blank">0414 450 962</a></font></p>
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                  <p style="MARGIN-TOP:6pt;MARGIN-BOTTOM:6pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial Black'"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial Black'">Your Needs, Our
                      Priority</span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext" lang="EN-US"> AusNOG [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>]
                          <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph Goldman<br>
                          <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 11 June 2014 10:27 AM<br>
                          <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>
                          <b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] So, who is
                          joining iiNet?</span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">It
                        makes sense to me - an online petition, unless
                        sanctioned, run and reviewed by government
                        department(s), could technically be made up of
                        mostly 'fake' votes, with little effort by a
                        single individual.</p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal">On 11/06/14 10:23, Alex
                          Zaia wrote:</p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Do
                                you have a source for this?</span></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I'd
                                be interested in seeing just how little
                                effort goes into listening to the voice
                                of the people.</span></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333">Alex
                                      Zaia</span></b></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jun 11, 2014
                                at 10:17 AM, Geordie Guy <<a href="mailto:elomis@gmail.com" target="_blank">elomis@gmail.com</a>>
                                wrote:</p>
                              <p>Online petitions are almost always
                                inadmissible in parliament under
                                parliamentary rules. They are binned
                                without being read.</p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal">On 11/06/2014
                                      9:40 AM, "Terry Sweetser (SkyMesh
                                      CTO)" <<a href="mailto:terry%2BAusNOG@skymesh.net.au" target="_blank">terry+AusNOG@skymesh.net.au</a>>
                                      wrote:</p>
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                                      Where's the online petition?<br>
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                                      <a href="http://about.me/terry.sweetser" target="_blank">http://about.me/terry.sweetser</a><br>
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                                      On 11/06/14 01:58, Skeeve Stevens
                                      wrote:</p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Regarding
                                      iiNet's urging to its customers to
                                      petition against the Australian
                                      Governments proposed changes to
                                      copyright legislation - link:
                                      <a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/387813,iinet-urges-consumers-to-lobby-govt-on-piracy-changes.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/387813,iinet-urges-consumers-to-lobby-govt-on-piracy-changes.aspx</a><br>
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                                      Who is going to be joining them?</p>
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