Greens senator Scott Ludlam hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on social media site Reddit on Wednesday night ahead of the new WA senate election.
In his post on Reddit Mr Ludlam said he wanted to make sure that digital rights received the prominence it deserves in the by-election.
"So by all means Ask Me Anything, but I also want to ask you: what do you think the priorities should be for protecting privacy and maximising transparency; in the immediate term, and over the coming years," he posted.
Mr Ludlam also expressed some of these ideas in a speech in parliament welcoming Tony Abbott to WA for the upcoming by-election.
The video has already proven popular on social media with more than 250,000 hits and 9,000 likes on YouTube since it was posted on Monday.
Some of the questions posed on Reddit to Mr Ludlam relate to the National Broadband Network and the GM debate.
When one Reddit user asked Mr Ludlam about affordable housing, in particular for those who require social housing or are wanting to enter the market, he replied: "I’m proud the Greens were the only party to take an affordable housing platform to the election".
"You’re right to say it’s heavy on social housing and renters – that’s because there's more than 225,000 families on our social housing waiting lists are waiting between two-eight years – and in some places 18 years on average.
"I’m inspired by Community Land Trusts as a model – they let you only ‘own’ the house, not the land.
"Shared Equity Schemes are another model we’re behind – where the government takes on a third or half of your loan and is an ‘equity partner’ in your house.
"Means it’s much cheaper to get a foot on the ladder and it’s also targeted to lower incomes."
Western Australia is heading back to the polls on April 5 for a new senate election after last year's result was declared void by the High Court after some ballots were lost.
The High Court, operating as the Court of Disputed Returns, ordered the fresh poll following the loss of 1370 votes, discovered during a recount requested by Mr Ludlam, who narrowly lost out in the initial count.
Because of the close result, a full recount was ordered but the loss of those votes meant Justice Kenneth Hayne could not determine who was duly elected.
The ballot bungle, which was investigated by former Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty, forced the resignation of the AEC's WA electoral commissioner Ed Killesteyn and state manager Peter Kramer.
The election re-run is expected to cost taxpayers as much as $20 million, nearly double initial estimates of $10-13 million.
Greens senator Scott Ludlam said the poll was a "unique and extraordinary opportunity" for the electorate to send a message to Tony Abbott not to take WA for granted.
"It is a chance for West Australians to say they've had enough of the Abbott government and we want our country back," Senator Ludlam said.
"Bring it on."
The full AMA can be found here.