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How does preferential voting work in Australia?

Preferential voting gives people the chance to say who they want to win the election and who they don't.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

AEC And Facebook Have Sounded Alarms Over False, MAGA-Style Claims Of Voter Fraud Already

The Australian Electoral Commission and Facebook have both warned of circulating election misinformation "imported" from the US.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 18, 2022

Why can't the Australian Electoral Commission just enrol everyone when they turn 18?

Knowing you exist and that you're over 18 isn't enough to get onto the electoral roll. While half a million Australians are likely to miss out on voting this federal election, it's not as simple as being automatically added to the list.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

One Nation dumps Brisbane candidate Rebecca Lloyd days after AEC investigation revealed

Australian Electoral Commission examining Facebook page linked to Lloyd that promoted candidates who oppose vaccine mandates

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

Young people urged to enrol to vote in 2022 federal election as closing date nears

The federal election is just weeks away but 15 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 are not enrolled to vote.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

Past policies have created barriers to voting in remote First Nations communities

The rate of voter participation in federal elections by people living in remote Indigenous communities has been lower than the national average since First Nations people were granted the right to vote in 1962. In recent years, the rate has been in decline. Rates are lowest in the Northern Territory.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022

How do I vote in the federal election? Can I vote early? Can I do a postal vote? Your questions answered

The election has been called. But what does the process of voting actually look like?

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

AEC suspends review into CLP ahead of upcoming federal election

The Australian Electoral Commission has paused a review into the Northern Territory's major conservative party, which was launched after the CLP's only sitting senator, Sam McMahon, quit the party.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Northern Land Council accuses the Australian Electoral Commission of 'failing' Aboriginal voters

The Australian Electoral Commission has defended its work trying to raise the enrolment rates of Aboriginal voters in the remote NT, but a powerful land council says it's been too little, too late.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

AEC investigating website registered to One Nation candidate fundraising for 'freedom candidates'

The Australian Electoral Commission investigates a website registered to One Nation candidate Rebecca Lloyd which purports to connect voters to local minor party candidates.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022