Disability advocates ask about accessibility voting measures Community & Social Advocates have queried why accessibility-specific voting programs, like the NSW iVote model, have not been adopted at a federal level to enhance the democratic participation
Twitter analysis shows how digital natives respond to Australian democracy April 12, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Twitter has published new research showing young voters aged 18-24 consider the online actions of political candidates as extremely important, with 63% saying it would
Candidates, take note: those Costello kids are coming. Ignore them at your peril February 2, 2022 By Madonna King Editors' Picks In the budget announced in May 2004, then treasurer Peter Costello urged couples to help remedy the problem of an ageing population by having three
Government drops bid to pass voter ID laws before next election December 2, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The federal government won’t attempt to pass proposed voter identification laws before the next election, according to Labor. Key senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie on Wednesday
If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it? March 25, 2021 By Rebecca Colvin and Frank Jotzo Australian Capital Territory Poll after poll suggests a large majority of Australians cares about climate change. Yet in recent federal elections, this hasn’t translated into wins for parties
What can be learnt from Australia’s electoral system December 4, 2020 By Pavitra Raja Australian Capital Territory At some point in the five gruelling days of the recent US elections, a friend turned to me and said: “We’re so lucky to be
Australian Electoral Commission to receive $6m for exhibition and upgrades October 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The federal government has committed $6 million to the Australian Electoral Commission for the creation of an interactive public exhibition about the nation’s voting system.
Promoted Australians’ relationship with their country – secrets and lies February 21, 2020 By WPP AUNZ How can you engage with Australians when evidence shows we lie to our families, friends and even ourselves? Unexpected election results around the world including
The last election where anyone cares? May 19, 2019 By Mark Triffitt Culture This federal election may be remembered as the climate change election or the battle of the tax cuts. It may even be remembered as the
Partner Content Representation in a digital democracy May 28, 2018 By Amelia Loye Features Digital democracy is here, but what does that mean? When most people think of technology and democracy, they think of voting, politics and elections –
iVote Western Australia: who voted for you? March 10, 2017 By The University of Melbourne Features In the 2017 Western Australian state election, voters with disabilities can register and vote over the internet for the first time, using a system called
'An election is like a military operation': inside Victoria's poll March 2, 2015 By David Donaldson Features Warwick Gately Running an election is a lot like a military operation, according to Victoria’s electoral commissioner Warwick Gately. And he would