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Media Releases 2018
December
Changes to election funding and financial disclosure [21 December 2018]
October
Wentworth by-election payment to political parties [19 November 2018]
Don’t forget to vote in the Wentworth by-election tomorrow [19 October 2018]
Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission [18 October 2018]
Don’t forget to vote in the Wentworth by-election on Saturday [15 October 2018]
Wentworth voters who are blind or have low vision can now register for a telephone vote [10 October 2018]
September
Sixteen candidates to contest the 2018 Wentworth by-election [28 September 2018]
AEC to declare candidates for the 2018 Wentworth by-election [26 September 2018]
Over 103,000 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Wentworth by-election [25 September 2018]
Time is running out to enrol for the Wentworth by-election [18 September 2018]
Writ received for Wentworth by-election [17 September 2018]
Enrol now for the Wentworth by-election [12 September 2018]
2018 Batman by election disclosure returns published today [03 September 2018]
August
July 2018 by-elections – payment to political parties and candidates [24 August 2018]
AEC nearing official poll declarations in Longman and Perth by-elections [10 August 2018]
Update on 28 July by-elections [03 August 2018]
July
Federal electoral divisions in South Australia formalised [20 July 2018]
Federal electoral divisions in Victoria and the ACT formalised [13 July 2018]
New program engaging NT communities in the electoral process [09 July 2018]
Eight candidates to contest the 2018 Braddon by-election [06 July 2018]
Eleven candidates to contest the 2018 Longman by-election [06 July 2018]
Seven candidates to contest the 2018 Mayo by-election [06 July 2018]
Seven candidates to contest the 2018 Fremantle by-election [06 July 2018]
Fifteen candidates to contest the 2018 Perth by-election [06 July 2018]
Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in the ACT decided [03 July 2018]
June
Over 111,000 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Longman by-election [26 June 2018]
Over 73,700 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Braddon by-election [26 June 2018]
Over 100,000 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Perth by-election [26 June 2018]
Over 103,000 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Fremantle by-election [26 June 2018]
Over 107,000 eligible electors enrolled to vote in the 2018 Mayo by-election [26 June 2018]
Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in South Australia decided [26 June 2018]
Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided [20 June 2018]
Enrol now for the federal by-elections [15 June 2018]
2017 Bennelong by election disclosure returns published today [04 June 2018]
May
Changes to nomination process for candidates [31 May 2018]
2017 New England by election disclosure returns published today [21 May 2018]
AEC to conduct a special count for the Australian Capital Territory Senate [16 May 2018]
April
Proposed federal electoral divisions for SA released
Batman by-election payment to political parties
Proposed federal electoral divisions for ACT released
Proposed federal electoral divisions for Victoria released
March
Federal electoral divisions in Queensland formalised
Declaration of the poll for the 2018 Batman by-election
New rules for authorising electoral, referendum and political matter
Don’t forget to vote in the Batman by-election on Saturday
New rules for authorising Electoral, referendum and political matter [6 March 2018]
February
Batman voters who are blind or have low vision can now register for a telephone vote [28 February 2018]
Early voting begins today in the 2018 Batman by-election [27 February 2018]
Ten candidates to contest the 2018 Batman by-election [23 February 2018]
Over 111,000 people enrolled to vote in the 2018 Batman by-election [16 February 2018]
AEC to conduct special count for South Australian Senate [14 February 2018]
Time is running out to enrol for the Batman by-election [13 February 2018]
Enrol now for the 2018 Batman by-election [7 February 2018]
2016-17 annual financial disclosure returns published [1 February 2018]
January
Bennelong by-election payment to political parties and candidates [11 January 2018]
New England by-election payment to political parties [08 January 2018]
Augmented Electoral Commission decides names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Queensland [05 January 2018]
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