How to follow up if you haven’t received a response from your MP

CLIMATE BRIEFING

It’s been more than a month since you wrote to your MP and you haven’t received a reply. How do you follow up to make sure they acknowledge your concerns? Here are some suggestions to keep the pressure on them to listen and act and to prod them so you do get a reply.
This climate briefing is part of our series of simple, easy-to-follow guides and email templates on big climate topics for Australia. They’re designed to help you get across the issues, feel more confident speaking up, and make it easy to send a message to your MP about the things you care about.

Why is this important?

  • If the role of your MP is to hold the government to account - then it’s your job to hold your MP to account!
  • If you’re not holding them accountable, who is? 
  • Your role in this is really vital.

Email example:

If you need some help getting started with your email, here is an example. 

Please don’t copy it exactly - personalise it and tailor it to the MP you are writing to. 

In addition, when writing to a Minister or Shadow Minister, start by saying that you’re writing to them in their role as Minister for xxxx, otherwise they will probably just forward your email to your local MP.

[MP name]

[Member for …. or  Minister for ….]

Dear …

I wrote to you on [date] expressing my concerns about [reiterate your concerns].

However, I have not yet received a reply from you.

I am extremely worried about this issue and would really like a reply/ an answer to my questions/ to know your views. 

[repeat questions/asks from initial email]

I look forward to your response.

Sincerely

Name

Address

Phone

(Note: your contact details are required if you want a reply)

Visit your MP

Nothing beats a face-to-face conversation. Email your MP’s electorate office to ask for a meeting and follow up with a phone call a few days later. Get help on how to do this under the Democracy and Governance heading on our Climate briefings webpage.

(Last updated October 2025)

 

 Science says:

HOW WILL GLOBAL WARMING AFFECT SEA LEVELS?

Drivers of sea level rise

Global warming is causing sea levels to rise through two main processes. First, glaciers, ice sheets, and snow are melting at accelerating rates, adding vast amounts of fresh water to the oceans. Second, as the ocean absorbs more heat from the atmosphere, the seawater expands in volume, a process called ‘thermal expansion’. Together, these changes are driving a steady rise in global sea levels of around 24 centimetres since pre-industrial levels, averaging 4.77mm per year since the 2023. Rising sea levels cause erosion, flooding, and saltwater intrusion, threatening low-lying communities and vital ecosystems like mangroves, wetlands, and coastal habitats.

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