Consulting giant Accenture garners $667m in contract variations in a single year AEC defends surging Accenture tech costs as variations mount. The Canberra Times · Sep 22
Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change A backlash which included Aboriginal groups and former prime minister Tony Abbott means Tasmania will not get a first indigenous-named electorate. AAP · Aug 10
AI could unlock $228 billion in annual value for US AEC sector by 2030: McKinsey Artificial intelligence (AI) and other automation technologies could unlock around $228 billion in annual value for the US architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector by 2030, while AI's impact on the European construction sector alone could reach approximately $126 billion, according to a McKinsey report. The Economic Times · Jul 22
Trailblazing Indigenous leader honoured with electorate The Australian Electoral Commission is renaming the South Australian federal seat of Grey as O'Donoghue, in honour of an Indigenous rights advocate. AAP · Jul 20
Electorate honour set for Indigenous resistance 'hero' Tasmania's status as the only state without an Indigenous-named electorate is set to end after the electoral commission ticked off on re-badging Franklin. AAP · Jul 15
Electorate shake-up to spark MP scramble for new homes More than a quarter of voters in one state - and plenty of MPs too - will be shuffled into new seats under a major redraw of electoral boundaries. AAP · Jul 15
Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms An Aboriginal man is celebrating as his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Australian Electoral Commission is set to usher in nationwide change. AAP · Jul 8
No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms The new financial year was supposed to herald a new era of federal campaign donation disclosures and rules, but that's been delayed. AAP · Jul 1
Ugly scenes at polling booths spark calls for reform Electoral staff would get bouncer-like powers under a proposal to arrest a rise in antisocial behaviour at polling places. AAP · Jul 1
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation withdrew more than $800,000 of election spending claims after AEC inquiries The Australian Electoral Commission is examining if party breached laws in its $6m public funding claim after the last election, documents show The Guardian - AU · Jun 28
Department of Atomic Energy sets up world's first hydrogen production facility at IGCAR The facility was inaugurated by Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), in the presence of Sreekumar G Pillai, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). The Economic Times · Jun 26
Why are some Australian energy bills going up – and when will they come down? Power prices are expected to fall from 1 July – but the savings, touted by Chris Bowen, won’t be passed on to many households and businesses The Guardian - AU · Jun 24
Credo Technologies Paved a Path to a $300 Price Point Credo Technologies is gaining momentum and set up to succeed long-term as optics take center stage and design wins improve visibility. MarketBeat · Jun 2
Labor MP Ali France Reported To AEC Over Enrolment Address Claims Labor MP Ali France is defending her enrolment details as the AEC investigates a complaint about her registered address. Pedestrian.tv · May 27
AAP · May 27 Labor MP's primary residence 'vacant block of land' Labor MP Ali France, who unseated Peter Dutton at the last election, has been referred to the electoral watchdog over integrity allegations.
The Guardian - AU · May 21 Queensland Olympics minister Tim Mander stands down from cabinet position after AFP referral Mander has been under intensifying political pressure over electoral enrolment claims and revelations over his relationship with a fellow minister
AAP · May 21 QLD:Federal police probe over minister's enrolment claim A state Olympics minister has been referred to the Australian Federal Police over potential electoral law breaches, deepening an integrity storm.
AAP · May 21 Cabinet minister steps down over federal police probe A state government has plunged deeper into an integrity storm after an under-fire minister stood down over a federal electoral enrolment probe.
The Guardian - AU · May 20 Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group
The Guardian - AU · May 11 Body ‘in decomposed state’ believed to be Julian Ingram – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Apr 18 Indigenous recognition touted for new electoral map Tasmania is the sole state without an electorate named after an Aboriginal person or place but many are hoping to change that.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation banks millions in public funding. Where does all the money go? Exclusive: Former candidates accuse party of enriching itself at their expense, while insiders lift veil on chaos in Brisbane HQ – and staffers’ contempt for rank-and-file members
AAP · Mar 31 Political donation disclosure reforms delayed by months Changes to when politicians need to declare donations have been pushed back by six months but will be in place well ahead of the next federal election.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2 Pauline Hanson claimed taxpayer-funded trips around Australia that coincided with One Nation fundraisers Exclusive: Queensland senator also billed taxpayers for flights to campaign alongside her daughter, Lee Hanson, in Tasmania at last election
The Guardian - AU · Feb 9 A tale of two Scott Farquhars: how one small change set back political transparency in Australia Australia needs a balance between protecting the privacy of donors and preserving the transparency of how political parties are funded