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Are petitions important? Do they make a difference?

The answer is yes and maybe! Here's why...
Petition, petitions

Yes,  petitions can be important enough to make a difference, however it depends on what action you want taken regarding the petition and who you are petitioning.

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If you are trying to get a business to change, a petition can be really effective, together with doing other things, like getting media attention.

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Just creating a petition itself can get media attention which in turn could put pressure on an elected representative or business and they will need to respond to it.

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​Petitions are good if you are starting a campaign and you need to show it has public support. A petition will just be one part of the campaign.

Petitions to Parliament
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Federal

A petition to parliament is one of the only direct ways an individual can ask the House of Representatives (House) to do something.

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The House won’t always do what you have asked but, by petitioning, your concern is brought to the attention of the House and the Minister.

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The subject of the petition must be in relation to a matter in which the House has the power to act.  It must be a federal (nationally controlled) rather than a state or local matter and one involving legislation or government administration.

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However if you do not follow the rules for filing parliamentary petitions the Petitions Committee will reject it before it goes anywhere! See here for the Rules.

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States & Territories

Each State and Territory has it's own arrangements to petition parliamentary assemblies. Check out the process for Queensland.

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