The Latest Breaking News from the Australian Electoral Commission

The Voice to Parliament reached another milestone this week, with the official essays for the Yes and No cases published online by the Australian Electoral Commission. These will be sent to all Australian electors in the lead up to the vote, which will be in the last quarter of the…

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has published the “yes” and “no” pamphlets for the Voice to Parliament on its website. The pamphlet will eventually be printed and must be delivered to every household around the country at least 14 days before the referendum.

The news industry is readying itself to mount a counter-offensive in the face of rampant referendum mis- and disinformation.

Western Australia has the lowest rate of Aboriginal voter enrolment in the country. A trial to increase that number could soon roll out nationally.

The Australian Electoral Commission has launched a website aimed at rebutting disinformation. This is a timely change, as we are seeing an increase of both disinformation and misinformation being spread about the First Nations Voice to Parliament.

The head of the Australian Electoral Commission has defended the way advertising encourages Indigenous people to enrol to vote.

Misinformation about the voice referendum processes will not be tolerated by the Australian Electoral Commission, which has launched a disinformation register.

The AEC says it will be ‘proactive’ online and use a variety of other media to help inform voters about the upcoming referendum

There are calls to allow enrolment on referendum day so as not to prevent people in remote Indigenous communities from voting