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Tiwi Islands council by-election enters nomination stage
Nominations will close this week for a by-election to fill a vacant councillor p...
Joseph Guenzler 17 Aug 2026
Plans to rename Tasmanian electorate after Aboriginal resistance leader abandoned
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Callan Morse 11 Aug 2026
Electoral Commission sets out new political party rules to strengthen Fijian democratic processes
The Fijian Electoral Commission is developing a new set of procedures for politi...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jul 2026
Trailblazing Indigenous leader honoured with electorate
Lowitja O'Donoghue, a trailblazing Aboriginal nurse turned Indigenous rights adv...
Ben McKay (AAP) 20 Jul 2026
Electorate honour set for Tasmanian Indigenous resistance 'hero'
Tongerlongeter may be little known, but historians have hailed the Indigenous wa...
Ben McKay (AAP) 16 Jul 2026
Indigenous recognition touted for new electoral map

In the chaos that looms from a shake-up of Tasmania's electorate boundaries, the island state is again being offered a chance to wrestle with its ugly history.

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Ben McKay Apr 19, 2026
Indigenous enrolment rate continues to trail pre-referendum levels

The percentage of First Nations Australians enrolled to vote has made a slight increase in the previous 12 months, though figures still trail those reached ahead of the Voice referendum.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 18, 2025
"No complaint" lodged with AEC by Country Liberals despite Price call for investigation of remote NT booths

The Australian Electoral Commission has received no complaints from Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price or the Country Liberal Party about remote polling booths in the federal election, despite claims by...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2025
Michael calls on mob to check electoral roll status ahead of federal election

Prominent Noongar man and former WAFL player Stephen Michael is encouraging mob to check their voting eligibility ahead of the up coming federal election.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 26, 2025
Indigenous voter enrolment dips from pre-referendum highs, maintains unprecedented representation ahead of federal election

The number of Indigenous Australians enrolled to vote has dropped from record levels preceding the Voice referendum, as the AEC celebrates an expected all-time high ahead of the upcoming federal elect...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 20, 2024
Latest AEC data reveals $5.2m donations to anti-Voice lobby group

The annual disclosure of funding to political parties and activist groups has revealed anti-Voice lobby group Advance Australia received $5.2 million in donations in 2022-23.

NSW Aboriginal Land Council opens nominations for 2024 elections

Nominations for the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council elections to be held on February 24 are now open. NSWALC Councillors are elected to represent the political, cultural, social, and economic...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 3, 2024
Referendum day employment boost to show up in jobs data

The Indigenous voice referendum may show up in the official labour force numbers as a one-off boost to employment. Hiring may have picked in October to staff voting booths as Australians voted on a pr...

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Poppy Johnston Nov 16, 2023
Indigenous voting roll hits record ahead of referendum

Aircraft, boats and four-wheel-drives will head to the most remote parts of the country next week to enable the first votes in the Indigenous voice referendum to be cast.

Concerns raised over Voice misinformation as voter roll closes

Voters are being urged to check their enrolment ahead of the referendum, as the prime minister warns of misinformation over the Indigenous voice to parliament.

Enrolments, postal applications open as Governor-General issues writ on Voice referendum

The Voice to Parliament referendum date was formalised Monday with Governor-General David Hurley directing the Australian Electoral Commission to hold the vote on October 14.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 12, 2023
Australian Electoral Commission confirms postal vote information ahead of Voice referendum

The Australian Electoral Commission has issued a timely reminder about postal vote applications as the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum draws near.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 7, 2023
Jobs bonanza as AEC looks for 100,000 referendum staff

An army of temporary workers will be needed to help the Australian Electoral Commission roll out the Indigenous voice referendum. The commission said it was looking for up to 100,000 temporary workers...

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Andrew Brown Aug 31, 2023
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