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The Latest Breaking News from the Australian Electoral Commission

Next (acting) Electoral Commissioner announced

Tom Rogers to step down on December 15.

The Canberra Times

Morning Mail: data ‘fabricated’ in voice campaign, tech boss missing in superyacht sinking, Democrats gather

Whistleblower claims fake survey data was supplied to the Australian Electoral Commission; Biden to address Democratic convention

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower claims he was told to fabricate data for AEC during Indigenous voice campaign

Fake survey data was supplied on project designed to gauge awareness among Indigenous Australians of referendum process, the market researcher claims

The Guardian - AU

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Fake dancing premier video sparks call for tougher laws

An AI-generated social media video of the Queensland premier dancing posted by his political rivals has led to calls for stronger political advertising laws.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: Don Farrell has an electoral reform blueprint, but it could be a rough road to implementation

Don Farrell usually finds his way into the news cycle in relation to some or other trade issue. But Farrell, who’s special minister of state as well as trade minister, plans a throw of the dice soon that, if he can pull it off, would give him a place in…

The Conversation

‘Real time’ donation disclosure and spending limits in Labor electoral reforms

Political donations would need to be disclosed in “real time” during elections under reform legislation that also would restrict spending on individual seat campaigns to an amount that will be less than $1 million per candidate.

The Conversation

Ex-LNP candidate in court after federal election probe

A man who stood as a candidate in the 2022 federal election has faced court accused of providing false or misleading information to the electoral commission.

AAP

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Clive Palmer’s mining company tops political donors list again as Liberals beat Labor on receipts

Political donations for previous financial year, released by the AEC, show major parties received $210.7m in donations and other receipts

The Guardian - AU

Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Australia's major political donors have been revealed, with calls to improve funding integrity and transparency.

AAP

AEC responds after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price questions ‘conduct’ in Indigenous communities that voted yes

Price claimed there was ‘manipulation’ in remote communities but electoral commission says ‘ability to campaign at any polling place … was the same for everyone’

The Guardian - AU

Thousands gather for pro-Palestine rallies; Indigenous voice to parliament defeated – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Why won’t the AEC let its Alice Springs Indigenous supervisor talk to the media?

An Indigenous man spent two weeks running polling booths in town camps around Alice Springs. The AEC said he wasn’t media trained to talk about his work.

Crikey

Referendum voting centre in Israel closes as Albanese launches rescue flights

The Australian Electoral Commission vows that votes cast at Israel’s Australian embassy will be transported and counted.

Crikey

AEC calls for ‘civility’ in last week of voice campaign as staff report clashes with voters

Electoral commission says ‘vast majority’ well behaved but there have been issues between opposing campaigners and workers filmed without consent

The Guardian - AU

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Suck Shit: Clive Palmer Tried To Change Voting Rules And Was Shut Down By The Federal Court

It’s one thing for the Federal Court to dismiss you once. It’s another thing entirely for them to dismiss you twice. The Federal Court has dismissed a last minute legal bid to not count ticks as “yes” votes in the Voice to Parliament referendum. This latest bid was backed by…

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: AFL’s gambling problem, Covid-19 inquiry expected, UK’s green retreat

Sport under fire for promoting bets with an 85% fail rate; Anthony Albanese tipped to announce panel to examine response to pandemic

The Guardian - AU

AEC struggles to get Twitter to remove posts that ‘incite violence’ and spread ‘disinformation’ ahead of voice

Exclusive: Documents reveal platform has repeatedly ruled tweets reported by the Australian Electoral Commission are not against its terms of service

The Guardian - AU

‘Hi it’s Jacinta Price’: Liberal anti-voice mass text campaign branded ‘deceptive’ by teals

Australian Electoral Commission says texts purporting to be from no campaign leader are legal, but MPs say they are ‘predatory’

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Box-ticking claims circulating on Voice referendum are false

The Guardian - AU

‘Trumpian era’ of disinformation makes voice yes campaign job more difficult, Megan Davis says

Architect of the Uluru statement criticises some media outlets for highlighting misinformation being shared on social media platforms

The Guardian - AU

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Conversation

Australians to vote October 14 on the Voice, with Albanese urging people to support 'an idea'

Australians will vote on October 14 to decide whether the Constitution will be changed to include a Voice to Parliament and executive government.

The Conversation

Australians will vote in a referendum on October 14. What do you need to know?

Australians will go to the polls on October 14 to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. We have not voted in a federal referendum since 1999. So what do you need to know?

The Conversation

How do the 'yes' and 'no' cases stack up? Constitutional law experts take a look

In the coming weeks, Australians will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” to the constitutional amendment to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through establishing a body known as the Voice.

Crikey

No camp said the referendum is ‘rigged’. Then came viral electoral fraud claims

A far-right researcher said it was ‘incredibly noteworthy’ that undermining the Australian Electoral Commission had gone mainstream.

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