AEC staff will be on hand to help and deserve your respect. Photo: AEC THE Australian Electoral Commission has issued a reminder to voters with the federal election due tomorrow (Saturday, May 3). Their reminders are (with links to their website): It’s compulsory: Voting is compulsory for the 18.1 million people on the electoral roll.…
Voters can enrol or check their details by visiting the AEC website. Photo: AEC Australians will head to the polls for a federal election on May 3 after the federal government entered caretaker mode today (Friday). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the date after a visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Canberra today (Friday). He…
WA’s new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow (Wednesday) at Government House. Photo: WA.gov.au INCOMING WA Premier Roger Cook has unveiled his new Cabinet after Labor’s victory in the state election earlier this month. Eight new ministers have been added to Cabinet since the 2021 state election. Cook describes his new cabinet team as one…
Photo: stock The Australian Federal Police has set up a joint operation to oversee the safety of politicians and candidates for the upcoming federal election. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw made the comment in an address to the Federal Senate estimates committee hearing yesterday (February 25). “The AFP established Operation AUSTRALIS25 to ensure the safety, security…
Optus Stadium with the Perth skyline in the background. Photo: stock West Australian voters are to go to the elections on Saturday, March 8, as the government enters caretaker mode. WA Premier Roger Cook asked governor Chris Dawson on Wednesday, February 5, to issue the writs. Cook says he also directed the Director-General of Cabinet…
The WA elections will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Picture: stock West Australian Governor Chris Dawson has adjourned parliament with elections scheduled for March 8, 2025. Premier Roger Cook said current Bills that have not passed through either house of parliament must now be introduced in the next session after the elections. Parliamentary…
Picture: stock The Republican Party has reportedly reclaimed control of the US Senate after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia, and fending off challenges to their candidates in Texas and Nebraska. The Guardian website reports that the Republicans (GOP) will control Congress’s upper chamber for the first time in four years as counting…