Campaign Tools Campaigns involve educating union members, educating the public, informing the media, lobbying politicians, and mobilising members and the public in these tasks, and for public forums, rallies and protests. Here are some campaign tools to help you. Find the Minister or your local federal or state Member of Parliament - http://www.aph.gov.au Or access your state parliament through the main gateway: http://www.gov.au Research your issue, using the links on this RTBU website, or use the best search engine, google: http://www.google.com Or use the Library of the Australian Parliament: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/index.htm Or use this site to check the archives of the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infoquick Write letters to the Editor in your daily newspaper: letter@smh.com.au letters@theage.com.au letters@theaustralian.com.au letters@dailytelegraph.news.com.au letters@heraldsun.news.com.au letters@theadvertiser.com.au letters@thewest.com.au letters@couriermail.news.com.au letters@themercury.news.com.au letters@examiner.com.au Also put letters in your local weekly free paper. Send your story to Workers Online, the weekly internet newspaper published by the Labor Council of NSW: http://www.workers.labor.net.au
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