Next (acting) Electoral Commissioner announced Tom Rogers to step down on December 15. The Canberra Times · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Aug 19, 2024
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 · Aug 19, 2024
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 · Jul 23, 2024
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 · Jul 11, 2024
‘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 · Jul 11, 2024
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 · Feb 16, 2024
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 · Feb 1, 2024
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 · Jan 31, 2024
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 · Oct 14, 2023
Thousands gather for pro-Palestine rallies; Indigenous voice to parliament defeated – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2023
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 · Oct 9, 2023
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… Pedestrian.tv · Oct 9, 2023
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 · Sep 20, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023 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 · Sep 13, 2023 ‘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’
The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2023 ‘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 · Aug 31, 2023 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 · Aug 30, 2023 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 · Aug 30, 2023 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 · Aug 29, 2023 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.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023 Afternoon Update: Donald Trump’s mugshot taken; AEC says tick-cross backlash ‘based on emotion’; and Mark Humphries sketch cut by ABC Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter
The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle 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 Conversation · Jul 18, 2023 The campaign pamphlets for the Voice don't offer new perspectives. Do they still serve a purpose? 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 Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023 Voice backers sign off on ‘simple, hopeful’ message for referendum pamphlet Yes and no camps have been writing their competing essays, to be published by AEC on Tuesday