Past years have seen continuing experimentation in the use of social media for political
campaigning. By the time of the 2013 Australian federal election, social media of various …

This special issue of Social Media+ Society develops a cross-national, longitudinal
perspective on the use of social media in election campaigns. Australia, where leading …

Against a backdrop of substantial and persistent disruption in Australian federal politics, this
article examines the uses of Twitter in campaigning in the 2013 and 2016 federal elections …

This paper examines patterns of political activity and campaigning on Twitter in the context
of the 2012 election in the Australian state of Queensland. Social media have been a visible …

The recent emergence of online social media has had a significant effect on the
contemporary political landscape, yet our understanding of this remains less than complete …

Following the trend of election campaigns in the US in 2000, 2004, and particularly the 2008
Obama Presidential campaign and the 2010 UK election, Australians went to the polls in …

This paper examines the use of Twitter for long–term discussions around Australian politics,
at national and state levels, tracking two hashtags during 2012:# auspol, denoting national …

Twitter has become one of the most important online spaces for political communication
practice and research. Through a hand-coded content analysis, this study compares how …

The 2015 General Election in the United Kingdom was the first to take place in the United
Kingdom with Twitter as an important part of the social media landscape. This pilot project …

Political parties and candidates' adoption of social media technologies engender both
optimism and concern about voter engagement in Australia. On one hand, scholars have …