Online Direct Democracy

Online Direct Democracy did not have any policies. Instead it has pledged to conduct an online poll for every bill that passes before Parliament. Anyone on the Australian electoral roll would be allowed to register to vote in these polls and will be allowed one vote per bill. The MPs would then be required to vote in accordance with the clear majority (55%-70% and more than 100,000 votes). If there is no clear majority they will abstain from voting. A beta version of the system is operating and available for public use. This system has been designed to highlight the possibilities on online democracy.{{cite web |title=Pollyweb Team |url=http://www.pollyweb.org |website=PollyWeb |publisher=ODD |access-date=6 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513082157/https://www.pollyweb.org/ |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The party contested the 2007 and 2013 federal elections as Senator Online. In the five states the party contested in 2007, it received on average 0.06% of the vote (or roughly 6 votes for every 10,000 cast) with the greatest success in Victoria where it received 0.18% of the vote (or roughly 18 votes for every 10,000 cast).

Senator Online changed its name in 2015 to Online Direct Democracy.{{Cite web |url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29087/Reg5790%20scan%20of%20TGBK8%20to%20Online%20Direct%20Democracy%20%281%29.pdf |title=Approval of name change under s.134 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 |access-date=2015-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220234/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29087/Reg5790%20scan%20of%20TGBK8%20to%20Online%20Direct%20Democracy%20(1).pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}

The party has been involved in Glenn Druery's Minor Party Alliance.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-05/bitter-dispute-erupts-over-senate-preferences-in-queensland/4939300 Bitter dispute erupts over Senate preferences in Queensland: ABC 5 September 2013][http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/alliance-of-micro-parties-boosts-odds-for-likes-of-one-nation-or-shooters-and-fishers-gaining-senate-spot-through-preferences/story-fnho52jp-1226713114765 Alliance of micro parties boosts odds for likes of One Nation or Shooters and Fishers gaining Senate spot through preferences: Daily Telegraph 5 September 2013]

In the 2016 federal election Online Direct Democracy fielded two senate candidates in each of New South Wales and Queensland, one senate candidate in the Northern Territory, and House of Representatives candidates in six seats in New South Wales, two in Queensland, one in Western Australia and one in the Northern Territory.{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/election/candidates.htm |title=Candidates for the 2016 federal election |date=12 June 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016 |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}}

The party changed its name again on 16 January 2019, in the leadup to the 2019 Australian federal election, to now be "Climate Action! Immigration Action! Accountable Politicians!".{{cite web |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/Registration_Decisions/index.htm |title=Party registration decisions and changes |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=30 January 2019 |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}} The party was renamed back to "Online Direct Democracy – (Empowering the People!)" in September 2019.{{cite web |title=Change of party name Climate Action! Immigration Action! Accountable Politicians! |url=https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registration_Decisions/2019/change-party-name-climate-action-notice.pdf |website=Australian Electoral Commission}}

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{{reflist}}

• [http://www.onlinedirectdemocracy.org/ Online Direct Democracy Website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150528141725/http://www.onlinedirectdemocracy.org/odd-constitution/ Party Constitution]
• [http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/sol.htm Australian Electoral Commission page]
• [http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/federal_elections/2007/data_extracts/downloads/scands.csv AEC: List of Senate Candidates] _CSV

• The Australian: [https://archive.today/20121215191428/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22560794-5013404,00.html New party pushes online votes] by Patricia Karvelas 10/10/07
• mX: Online party, Power to the people. by Rebecca Beisler 11/10/07
• Slashdot: [http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/15/1537253 Australians Running On-Line Poll Based Senators] 15/10/07
• The Sydney Morning Herald: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/online-party-hopes-to-click-with-voters/2007/10/18/1192300920221.html Online party hopes to click with voters] by Asher Moses 18/10/07
• The Canberra Times: Net party to hand power to masses. by Michael Ruffles 25/10/07
• CRN Australia: [http://www.crn.com.au/Feature/3977,democracy-the-web-20-way.aspx Democracy the Web 2.0 way] by Mitchell Bingemann 29/10/07

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