Media Releases 2017

December

• AEC to conduct special count for Tasmanian Senate [8 December 2017]

November

• AEC to conduct additional special count for New South Wales Senate [21 November 2017]
• Time is running out to enrol for the Bennelong by-election [15 November 2017]
• Federal electoral divisions in Tasmania formalised [14 November 2017]

• AEC to conduct special counts for New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australian Senate [02 November 2017]
• Suggestions open for the South Australian federal redistribution [01 November 2017]

October

• AEC to conduct Senate special counts and New England by-election [27 October 2017]
• Suggestions open for ACT redistribution [25 October 2017]
• Suggestions open for Victorian redistribution [18 October 2017]

September

• Proposed federal electoral divisions for Queensland released [29 September 2017]
• Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Tasmania decided [27 September 2017]

August

• Formal commencement of redistributions in Victoria, South Australia and the ACT [04 September 2017]
• Determination of membership entitlement to the House of Representatives [31 August 2017]
• Enrolment processing for the marriage survey completed [30 August 2017]
• 16 million Australians enrolled – the largest roll since federation [25 August 2017]
• Marriage law survey – 16 and 17 year olds [11 August 2017]
• AEC’s online enrolment check facility online and available [11 August 2017]

May

• Revised Tasmanian redistribution proposal announced [20 July 2017]
• Indigenous Youth Parliamentarians return home [31 May 2017]
• National Indigenous Youth Parliament elects first female Prime Minister [26 May 2017]
• 2017 Youth Parliamentarians Canberra bound [22 May 2017]
• Proposed federal electoral divisions for Tasmania released [05 May 2017]

April

• Governor greets NSW Indigenous Youth Parliamentarians [27 April 2017]
• AEC invites written suggestions into the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Queensland [19 April 2017]
• Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: AEC to conduct special count for SA Senate [11 April 2017]

March

• Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: AEC to conduct special count for WA Senate [02 March 2017]

February

• Indigenous youth urged to get cracking [21 February 2017]
• Federal electoral boundaries in the Northern Territory formalised [7 February 2017]
• 2015–16 annual financial disclosure returns published today [1 February 2017]

January

• Canberra calling young Indigenous leaders [30 January 2017]
• 2015–16 annual financial disclosure returns to be published on Wednesday 1 February [25 January 2017]
• AEC to help thousands of Australia's newest citizens enrol to vote this Australia Day [19 January 2017]
• Commencement of the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Queensland [6 January 2017]