Category: Australian Electoral Commission

Australian Electoral Commission Accused of Ballot Misinformation in the Federal Election

Independent senate candidates in two states have alleged that the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) staff gave voters incorrect information on how to vote on the senate ballot paper during Australia’s recent federal election. The independents alleged that AEC staff told voters not to number unnamed boxes above the line, even though those boxes represented independent…


Federal Election Staff Shortages No Longer Major Concern

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced on Thursday afternoon that people are coming forward to fill positions in areas where federal election staff shortages were identified on Wednesday. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said in a release on Thursday that over the past 24 hours, 5,000 new staff had signed up to fill the void in…


Australian Senator Promises to Target Dark Money in Political Donation Reform

Independent Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, has promised if elected, he will make political donation reform a priority in the next parliament, due to begin sitting in late May. Announcing his plan for achieving political donation transparency, Patrick said in a release on Wednesday that drawing attention to the problem of “dark money” is…