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This is a list of Twitter accounts that appear to be maintained by the agencies of Australian governments.
The list is not actively screened for whether these accounts are still live or how actively they Tweet.
I also cannot verify that all of these accounts are official.
If you are aware of any additional government twitter accounts, or that any on the current list that are not official, please provide feedback via this page.
Google Document of Twitter accounts
This list is available in Google docs as a spreadsheet, open for anyone to view, download and modify at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ap1exl80wB8OdHNKVmQ5RVlvQWpibDAxNHkzcU1nV2c&hl=en
View list and latest updates from Australian government Twitter accounts
You can also view the list of all accounts at http://twitter.com/egovau/australian-gov-tweets and https://twitter.com/eGovAU/australian-gov-tweets2
Or the latest 100 updates in a single page at http://twitter100.com/egovau
Twitter lists
The list is not actively screened for whether these accounts are still live or how actively they Tweet.
I also cannot verify that all of these accounts are official.
If you are aware of any additional government twitter accounts, or that any on the current list that are not official, please provide feedback via this page.
Google Document of Twitter accounts
This list is available in Google docs as a spreadsheet, open for anyone to view, download and modify at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ap1exl80wB8OdHNKVmQ5RVlvQWpibDAxNHkzcU1nV2c&hl=en
View list and latest updates from Australian government Twitter accounts
You can also view the list of all accounts at http://twitter.com/egovau/australian-gov-tweets and https://twitter.com/eGovAU/australian-gov-tweets2
Or the latest 100 updates in a single page at http://twitter100.com/egovau
Twitter lists
- http://twitter.com/fpcwa/lists - Federal, state and some area-specific lists
- http://twitter.com/b3rn/ozgovlocal - Local government list
- Victorian government Twitter list.
ACT sites
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/visitcanberra
http://twitter.com/floriadeaust
Added thanks
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/dse_vic
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/vicpolrecruit
http://twitter.com/ShoutOutFCC
ReplyDeleteA challenge would be to expose the list as RDF triples!
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/AUSConsular2010
ReplyDeleteACT site: NAT http://www.anbg.gov.au/ANBG
ReplyDeleteAt a Federal level the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has ShoutOutFCC associated with it's schools competition website http://www.shoutoutforclimatechange.com.au/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.awm.gov.au
ReplyDeleteJust launched - http://twitter.com/fisheriesQLD
ReplyDeleteGreat article it very informative have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips! Great organization and ideas. Thanks!
discussions
Hi, any chance of seeing a list of government Facebook sites?
ReplyDeleteAndrew
@VICLocust - coupled with a terrific Gov 2.0 project here at: www.dpi.vic.gov.au/locusts
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/list/NSWFoodAuth/nsw-local-government
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/list/NSWFoodAuth/emergency-info-australia
ReplyDeleteIf you have the time, you can modify the list yourself by visiting http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ap1exl80wB8OdHNKVmQ5RVlvQWpibDAxNHkzcU1nV2c&hl=en
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/abcc_gov_au
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/fairwork_gov_au
www.twitter.com/KidsVictoria
ReplyDeletehttp://www.twitter.com/bestincanberra
ReplyDeletehttp://www.twitter.com/australinarmy
http://www.twitter.com/Australian_Navy
How about Government schools that are on twitter?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.twitter.com/coffsharboursc
Thanks for this resource Craig. A list or over 200 Australian legal tweeters (academics, bloggers, lawyers and students) is at http://amicaecuriae.com/2011/08/14/64-or-more-australian-legal-tweeters/
ReplyDeleteAnd a list of community legal centres and other legal info tweeters is at http://amicaecuriae.com/2011/08/24/australian-legal-info-on-twitter/
@vcec_victoria
ReplyDeletehttp://www.twitter.com/living_greener
ReplyDeleteAwesome list thanks heaps will be following you on twitter @eacsoftdunks
ReplyDeleteSA Gov accounts on https://twitter.com/sagovau
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/sagovau/government-state/members
SA local Gov accounts also on https://twitter.com/sagovau
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/sagovau/government-local
https://twitter.com/sustainvic
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/BetterHealthGov
http://twitter.com/woollahrassp
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/woollahra_lib
SA Councils here: https://twitter.com/LGAofSA/great-sa-councils
ReplyDeleteSA Council libraries here: https://twitter.com/LGAofSA/great-libraries
sagovau lists above are not as complete as these.