GetUp in the media
Why GetUp is more transparent than the major political parties
The only reason people are picking at GetUp's accounts like vultures is that its accounts are actually public.
May 16th 2019
A feral left that doesn’t play nice, or fighting for our future? GetUp on the campaign trail
Activism is not just manning the barricades, it’s also wandering around brightly lit strip malls in outer suburban electorates wearing an enormous papier-mache Peter Dutton head, urging people to vote for candidates with the best climate policies.
May 14th 2019
GetUp bring horse and cart to Manly in ongoing battle against Warringah MP Tony Abbott
A horse and cart carrying a larger than life Tony Abbott character clad in colonial dress in travelling around Warringah today in the latest stunt from campaign group GetUp.
May 13th 2019
GetUp offshoot targets crucial ethnic vote
GetUp subgroup Colour Code today launched its federal election campaign, urging immigrant and First Nations communities to vote against the Coalition, “to deliver an electoral penalty” for “supporting extremist anti-migrant groups”.
May 8th 2019
The multi-racial grassroots group launching a new assault on Kevin Andrews
They are the multi-racial rabble rousers who hope to topple Kevin Andrews. A grassroots group called Colour Code is targeting Mr Andrews, the Morrison government’s longest-serving MP, seeking to convince the large Asian-Australian community in his seat of Menzies to vote him out.
May 7th 2019
Inside GetUp's Ambitious Campaign To Crush Dutton And The Liberal Right
There's 151 seats up for grabs on May 18, but progressive campaigners GetUp are focusing on just six.
May 6th 2019
The political force that terrifies the Liberal Party
It’s been called “the most powerful political organisation in Australia” with 10 times the membership of the Labor and Liberal parties combined, so it’s no wonder politicians are running scared at the sight of GetUp’s distinctive orange T-shirts.
May 4th 2019
An activist group harnesses Australians’ political disillusionment
GetUp! is giving politicians who ignore climate change a run for their money
May 2nd 2019
What is GetUp and will it sway Australia's federal election?
The left-leaning advocacy group wants to take down the federal government's most prominent conservatives.
Apr 27th 2019
Inside the GetUp! election machine
The progressive group is gearing up to spend its $12.7 million war chest on unseating six key members of the Coalition’s hard right and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. By Mike Seccombe.
Apr 20th 2019
'Our approach is to remove the hard right': GetUp raises $12m in effort to oust conservatives
A flood of money has lifted activist group GetUp to a new peak of $12.5 million in annual donations as it puts pressure on election candidates to declare their policy positions in order to gain its support on polling day.
Apr 15th 2019
GetUp throw Tony Abbott party at his Manly office
GetUp — a left-wing lobby group — staged a lively “retirement party” for Tony Abbott outside his constituency office this morning.
Mar 26th 2019