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Row over vote for virus-infected ‘settled’

The electoral commission will expand telephone voting to tens of thousands of people in isolation with COVID-19 amid concerns they would not be able to vote.

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AEC expands phone vote for COVID-infected

The electoral commission has expanded telephone voting to tens of thousands of people in isolation with COVID-19, amid disenfranchisement fears.

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Morning mail: election legal challenge, coal emissions fall, NDIS participants stuck in hospital

Friday: Teal independent plans legal action after AEC says some Covid-positive people ‘may not be able to vote’. Plus: the moments that lit up the campaign

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Rise to vote, sir

Good morning, early birds. Independent candidate for Kooyong Monique Ryan is taking the AEC to court because around 200,000 COVID-positive voters may not be able to vote, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is going hard on Labor’s costings. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Thousands respond to Australian Electoral Commission's urgent call for election workers

Despite the surge in applications, more workers are still needed on election day. Meanwhile, some Australians with COVID will be unable to vote after the postal deadline closed.

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Monique Ryan to lodge legal challenge after AEC anomaly prevents thousands of Covid-positive Australians voting

Teal independent says she will lodge federal court challenge as AEC admits people who tested positive early this week but didn’t register for postal ballot ‘may not be able to vote’ in Saturday’s federal election

The Guardian - AU

Some voters in regional Australia could face hours-long drives to cast their federal election vote

Labour shortages, exacerbated by Covid, still likely to affect some booths, despite calls to ADF and emergency service personnel

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Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know, including how to vote if you have Covid

When is election day, who can you vote for and how to vote if you have Covid on polling day

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AEC tells COVID cases they 'may not be able to vote' in the federal election

People who tested positive for COVID-19 between Saturday and Tuesday say they feel "disenfranchised" after learning there may be no way to cast a ballot in the federal election.

ABC News

Voting rules leave some with COVID unable to participate in federal election

Too late to register for a postal vote, but too early to vote via phone: Some people with COVID have been told they don't get a say.

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Indigenous votes matter — and not just in remote Australia

It is often lamented that Indigenous peoples’ electoral power is insignificant in Australia, except perhaps in the remote Northern Territory seat of Lingiari.

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Australians with COVID-19 may not be able to vote after phone option cut off

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-positive electors have been forced to rely on their mail ballots arriving in time.

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Conservative lobbyists Advance Australia fall foul of election watchdog again over David Pocock voicemail

Advance Australia is criticised for a voicemail message about independent Senate candidate David Pocock, but it says the former footballer is having "a sook".

ABC News

What are the rules around truth in political advertising in a federal election?

Signs falsely depicting independent candidates as part of the Greens are in breach of the Electoral Act, the Australian Electoral Commission says. So what are the rules?

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Millions vote in pre-poll and postal as COVID fears and weekend work change election day

One-third of Saturday's vote through pre-poll and postal

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Both Labor and the Liberals are using secretive databases to help sway your vote

Both major Australian political parties have amassed data on every eligible voter, which they are using to build detailed profiles on constituents to influence their votes in tight electoral races.

The Guardian - AU

Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

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Pro-fracking group Back Beetaloo takes aim at Ravazzotti family pastoralists with banner

The organisation Back Beetaloo has been reprimanded by the AEC and accused of "astroturfing" by a digital media expert.

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Government claims of 7% real wage rise since in office disputed – as it happened

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Early voting for federal election reaches displaced residents who fled Wadeye due to recent unrest

Efforts are underway to ensure displaced residents who fled violence in remote Wadeye, as well as those in the community, can have their say in Saturday’s election, despite recent unrest.

ABC News

What happens if you don't get your postal vote papers by election day? When does your vote have to be sent in by?

Voters have until 6pm to register for a postal vote but, depending on where you live, it might already be too late for you to receive your voting pack by election day.

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Texts sent out falsely claiming independent challenger in Nationals seat has Labor backing

Rob Priestly says he has no ALP links and lodges complaint after messages appearing to be authorised by Nationals sent to Victoria constituents of Nicholls

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Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

ABC News

Several federal election candidates may be dual citizens, ineligible under Section 44 of constitution

The ABC has examined the qualification checklist forms of all lower house candidates and found dozens failed to acknowledge they may have inherited foreign citizenship from their parents.

ABC News

AEC on alert for electoral fraud conspiracies as fringe parties embrace Trump-style 'stolen election' lie

The Australian Electoral Commission says almost half of formal warnings issued to social media platforms relate to spurious and debunked claims of voter fraud.

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