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Electoral commission wrongly accused Advance Australia of breaching law during ACT Senate election campaign

Advance Australia has lashed out at the electoral commission after it acknowledged that the robocalls it criticised during the election campaign had not existed.

ABC News

Electoral commission backflips on Advance Australia robocalls

David Pocock is "perplexed and disappointed" by the AEC's robocall backflip.

The Canberra Times

Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton denies giving false information to Australian Electoral Commission

Former WA One Nation senator Rod Culleton denies giving false information to the Australian Electoral Commission after being charged with falsely declaring his financial circumstances.

ABC News

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Voting rates up for Indigenous Australians

The Northern Territory's Indigenous population has increased their presence on Australia's electoral roll, but one in four remain unenrolled.

AAP

Analysis-Google's court setback is good news for landmark EU tech rules

Google's court defeat on Wednesday is set to strengthen EU antitrust regulators' hand against Big Tech as they roll out landmark rules next year to rein in their powers and force them to play fair with rivals.

Reuters

AEC embarks on mailbag trial to close remote community voting gap

The AEC is poised to test an expansion of its powers in a bid to enrol thousands of First Nations people missing from the electoral role within remote communities.

ABC News

AEC appeals to NT land councils to address Lingiari's low voter turnout ahead of referendum

Around 20,000 Aboriginal voters are thought to be missing from the NT electoral role, but with a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament on the horizon, there's a desperate push to see rates increase — and positive signs are already emerging.

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'Stolen' federal election narratives saw TikTok asked by AEC to remove footage of vote-counting staff

Australia's election watchdog fought to keep footage of staff offline during the recent federal election, amid efforts by fringe groups and politicians to promote "stolen election" narratives.

ABC News

Craig Kelly hits back at AEC lawsuit

Former MP Craig Kelly has criticised an AEC lawsuit brought over UAP federal election signs, calling it a stitch-up and a waste of taxpayer money.

AAP

Craig Kelly facing fines over UAP signage

Former MP Craig Kelly now faces civil penalties as the AEC expands its case over United Australia Party signage displayed at this year's federal election.

AAP

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Anthony Albanese said Coalition cuts to the AEC restricted people voting in the Northern Territory. Is he correct?

The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll".

ABC News

Return of writs marks election season end

The Australian Electoral Commission has declared all successful candidates at the federal election and returned the writs to Governor-General David Hurley.

AAP

One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

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AEC rejects Andrew Constance's request for Gilmore recount, Labor's Fiona Phillips to retain seat

Labor's Fiona Phillips will retain her seat after the commission found there were no grounds to allow the Liberal challenger's request.

AAP

Gilmore election recount request denied

A recount of the vote in the NSW federal seat of Gilmore will not go ahead, despite a request from Liberal candidate Andrew Constance.

The Canberra Times

Gilmore set for recount, declaration of Fiona Phillips deferred

Fiona Phillips will have to wait even longer to be declared the new member for Gilmore.

ABC News

Andrew Constance requests recount in seat of Gilmore after Fiona Phillips claims victory

The former NSW transport minister lodged the request hours before the AEC was expected to officially declare victory for Fiona Phillips.

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Did the Morrison government try to suppress voting in the Northern Territory?

Anthony Albanese claims low voter turnout is result of tactics ‘straight out of the right-wing Republican playbook’. Is this true?

AAP

PM promises review of low NT voter turnout

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blamed the former government for the Northern Territory's low voter turnout at the last election and promised a review.

ABC News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises action to improve remote voting after Lingiari turnout hits all-time low

Anthony Albanese accuses the former government of deliberately making it more difficult for remote voters to cast a ballot, after turnout in an electorate covering some of the most disadvantaged parts of Australia drops to a new low.

ABC News

'Absolutely false': Electoral commission rubbishes United Australia Party claim that millions failed to vote

The UAP has emailed its members to claim the "highest number of people" in a century failed to turn out to vote at the federal election. It's one of dozens of claims the AEC has responded to since the polls closed.

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People Voting Via Phone In The Election Legit Asked Operators To Draw Penises On Their Ballots

Call that a dick move.

ABC News

Regional polling booths 'understaffed' and stressed despite last-minute AEC call out

Regional poll workers say understaffing and last-minute training put voting booths under stress during Saturday's federal election, a situation further exacerbated by farmers' seeding schedules.

The Canberra Times

AEC received complaints about anti-Pocock robocalls

The Australian Electoral Commission received multiple complaints about the right-wing lobby group Advance Australia's robocalls.

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