Media Releases 2019

December

• 2019 federal election: election funding payments finalised [12 December 2019]

November

• 2019 federal election disclosure returns published today [04 November 2019]

October

• New Transparency Register webpage live ahead of 2019 federal election returns release [17 October 2019]

September

• Re-use, recycling and donation of federal election materials [02 September 2019]

June

• AEC returns writs for 2019 federal election [21 June 2019]
• Victorian Senators have been decided [19 June 2019]
• Queensland Senators have been decided [18 June 2019]
• Western Australia Senators have been decided [18 June 2019]
• South Australian Senators have been decided [18 June 2019]
• New South Wales Senators have been decided [17 June 2019]
• Initial funding payments made for the 2019 federal election [14 June 2019]
• Australian Capital Territory Senators have been decided [13 June 2019]
• 2019 turnout at federal election exceeds 2016 event [13 June 2019]
• Tasmanian Senators have been decided [13 June 2019]
• Northern Territory Senators have been decided [06 June 2019]

May

• Official declarations of House of Representatives seats continue [31 May 2019]
• Overseas votes back in Australia for counting [23 May 2019]
• 1.2 million declaration votes joining local counts today [22 May 2019]
• Central Senate scrutiny count starts today [21 May 2019]
• AEC prioritising close seats counts today [20 May 2019]
• More votes counted than ever before thanks to an enormous effort by temporary election staff [20 May 2019]
• AEC issues final reminder to postal voters – act now and don’t delay! [17 May 2019]
• Make sure your vote counts in the 2019 federal election [17 May 2019]
• Remember to make your mark tomorrow [17 May 2019]
• Increased accountability for federal election funding [13 May 2019]
• AEC issues reminders to postal voters – Don’t delay! [13 May 2019]
• Vote Talk launches [09 May 2019]
• Supporting Australian voters living with disability [07 May 2019]
• Making your vote count is vital – in any language [06 May 2019]
• From New York to New Delhi, Australians overseas urged to vote early [03 May 2019]

April

• AEC campaign launches today reminding Australians to turnout and vote formally [30 April 2019]
• Early voting starts on Monday [26 April 2019]
• 1,514 candidates nationwide to contest 2019 election [24 April 2019]
• Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission - Mr Rodney Culleton [24 April 2019]
• Design, print, deliver: The AEC’s 50 million tasks this weekend [24 April 2019]
• The best electoral roll in history [23 April 2019]
• Just hours remaining to enrol for 2019 federal election [18 April 2019]
• Deadline to nominate as a candidate in the 2019 federal election [17 April 2019]
• Australians living overseas urged to enrol now for the 2019 federal election [15 April 2019]
• AEC encouraging voters to “stop and consider” this federal election [15 April 2019]
• Australia’s biggest peacetime logistical event off and running [12 April 2019]
• Deadline approaches to enrol for the 2019 federal election [11 April 2019]
• 2018 Wentworth by-election disclosure returns published today [8 April 2019]

March

• Intending candidates for the 2019 federal election [25 March 2019]

February

• AEC reaching out to unenrolled Australians to further bolster record enrolment rate [27 February 2019]
• 2017-18 annual financial disclosure returns published today [01 February 2019]

January