| Australian Democrats | yet to receive |
| Australian Labor Party | yet to receive |
| Liberal and National Parties | received |
| The Greens | received |
Government purchasing should prefer Open Source to proprietary software if packages are otherwise equal. All software development funded by the Government to be created as Open Source.
Background on the role of open source is available from a number of sources, including:
Nations Uniting for Open Source by Paul Festa(c) Internet Society of Australia 2001
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