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Labor suffered a near –3% swing against it, and its 25.8% primary vote is the party’s worst ever result in the state ( ABC ).
The UK’s decision to drop the voting age from 18 to 16 in time for the next national election should be applauded. About 1.6 ...
A green ballot paper is for selecting representatives for the House of Representatives. On this paper, voters must rank all the candidates running in their constituency in order of preference.
Australian regulators will look into a potential framework for the distribution of physical money across the country as ...
How do I fill in my ballot paper? What happens if I draw pictures on it? Can I number every box?With yet another state ...
With the House of Representatives ballot paper, your vote only counts or is considered 'formal' if you number all boxes available, starting with the number '1'.
Defeated Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has petitioned the High Court to re-examine “a small number” of disputed ballot ...
You will receive two ballot papers, one for the House and one for the Senate. You take you ballot paper to your own private cardboard station at the voting centre to mark your vote.
Explained: How to vote in the 2025 federal election Millions of Aussies will head to polling booths today to cast their votes in the federal election. Here’s everything you need to know to make ...
Use the ballot paper to rank the candidates in this election. Cultural information: As one of the world’s oldest democracies, Australia uses a voting system called ‘preferential voting’.
The 2025 electoral ballot paper draw was full of winners, losers and an extraordinary coincidence.
Australia election 2025: Results, what polls say and what’s at stake? Here are the issues dominating the federal elections and which party is leading in the polls.