Brenton
AhmedHow to write to a Prime Minister
August 1st 2008 12:49
Yes, I DID almost catch a fish, and it was this big...
We all know that, hypothetically, something might annoy us about the way the government does its thing. So what do you do about it?
1. The Address.
Mail Address.
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
The Email;
There’s no actual Email but you should be able to use this form here to contact the Prime Minister. Really Long Link
Now we’ve gotten this out of the way, lets move on to some more important points.
Firstly, why are you contacting the Prime Minister? Is this a matter that is relevant to Federal Level Politics? If your issue is with roads, pets, water, electricity, neighbors etc, it may be better for you to contact your State or Local member.
It may also be worth considering whether it is better for you to contact your Prime Minister directly, or whether you should contact your local member, whose role it is to represent your community. It may be that you simply wish to have your thoughts expressed directly; however, there is considerable value in being strategic. Click HERE if you want to find your local member. Realistically, there is little point in going straight to the big guy unless you’re part of a group or a campaign.
Finally, on the subject of ‘who’, if you have very specific idea of what your grievance is, it may be better to send your message to a member of the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made of various politicians assigned to portfolio’s; special areas. So you would send concerns about logging to the Minister for Environment. I sent my concerns about Education to current opposition leader Brendan Nelson, when he was Minister for Education in the Howard Ministry. You can find your particular member of cabnet using the website HERE.
A note on style. Make sure you’re doing all the right things. Be polite. You may well want to release a Thompson-esqe appraisal of the quality of the Government’s competency (you blasted useless pigswine punks couldn’t find a drunk in a bar! etc) but face it; They’re politicians, they’re used to it, and they’ll just figure you’re another mad person who loathes them, and throw it in the bin.
Also, be very careful to have good spelling and grammar. This shouldn’t matter, but often does.
Make sure it is READABLE! This seems obvious, but is so often ignored. IF you can’t write clearly freehand, don’t! Use a computer. SPELL; check it yourself along with spell-check. Grammar. Punctuation. Make it perfect.
Now, GO FOR IT!
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Comment by Damo
However I am actually looking for instructions on how to write back when I am Prime Minister.
Comment by Brenton
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This is easy. Simply pass on the role of reply to your minions.