Tag: election

SPECIAL FEATURE: Progressive voices have lit up social media with memes blaming Queensland for Labor’s loss in the federal election. But characterising the state as regressive and redneck is misplaced.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison has proved himself excellent at campaigning. We will find out this term how well he can govern.

SPECIAL FEATURE: While debates about policy are to be expected, young voters are ultimately willing to support leaders who are transparent, honest, and who will advance the national interest rather than the interests of their own faction or party.

Aussie expats in London only have till Friday night if they want their vote to count in the election.

SPECIAL FEATURE: If the polls are right, Bill Shorten will become the next prime minister. But what kind of prime minister would he be?

SPECIAL FEATURE: It’s possible to overthink Scott Morrison. A long-time associate and friend says “what you see is what you get”.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Despite some tightening on two-party preferred measures, the polls have Labor on track for a win on May 18.

A Labor government would probably have to negotiate with the Greens to get its climate policy through the Senate.

The prime minister has announced that the number of migrants coming to Australia as refugees will be frozen at 18,750.

President of ALP Abroad urges overseas Australians, particularly those in the UK, to make sure they are registered in time to vote in the upcoming federal election.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Australian voters really dislike politicians. This is not new – it was there even in colonial times – but it is potent and growing.

Bill Shorten lays out Labor's alternative budget plan as Parliament winds up and the nation waits for the election starting gun.

British Labour leader Ed Miliband argues the Tories, guided by Australian Lynton Crosby, are planning the "dirtiest election campaign for over 20 years".

ELECTION13 | Australian politicians have called for reforms to the electoral system after Saturday's election saw several candidates from fringe parties elected as the result of complex preference arrangements.

Australia’s incoming prime minister Tony Abbott has spent the first working day of his government getting things in order, as Labor looks for a leader.

ELECTION13 | Queensland entrepreneur Clive Palmer is expected to win the Sunshine Coast electorate of Farifax, with several other Palmer United Party members highly likely to take positions in parliament.

Young Australians are being urged to vote in the Australian federal election. Prepolling facilities are open for Australian expats in London at Australia House.

ELECTION13 | Federal candidates in Treasurer Chris Bowen's electorate of McMahon have been linked to both corrupt detective Roger Rogerson and political assassin Phuong Ngo as the election campaign turns negative.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | With the 7 September election looming, Australian expats in the UK are being urged to cast their vote at prepolling facilities at Australia House.

ELECTION 13 | Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer has announced plans to abolish tertiary education fees if elected to government in next month's federal election.

ELECTION 13 | Voting for the people that represent you in parliament is a big responsibility, even when you are living away from home. Australian Times went down to Australia House in London - the biggest polling booth in this year's federal election - to see what all the fuss ...

Australian expats in the UK can vote at pre-polling facilities in London at Australia House. Facilities are open from Monday 26 August to Friday 6 September.

ELECTION13 | Three candidates with terminal illnesses have launched the Voluntary Euthanasia Party in Sydney today, with the aim of expanding the political movement worldwide.

ELECTION13 | Recent polling suggests that former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will be defeated in the electorate of Forde at the federal election on 7 September.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | The Opposition have called on the Rudd government to withdraw advertisements regarding reforms to their asylum seeker policy, which were paid for with public funds.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | The major parties have urged Australians in the UK to make their vote count in the 7 September federal election, with overseas voters likely to play a key role in deciding tightly contested seats.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has launched an appeal to Muslim voters in western Sydney, claiming that he is a "sworn enemy" of those that attempt to divide the nation on the basis of race or culture.

Your vote is a valuable thing. That’s the message from the Australian Electoral Commission to overseas voters ahead of the 2013 federal election. Here's how to vote in the Australian federal election from the UK.

The Australian Electoral Commission has introduced an online enrolment service in partnership with Facebook that is designed to increase youth participation and engagement in the electoral process ahead of September’s federal election.

Senior government sources have reported that Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd eighteen months ago that he would support a change in leadership if he were to become Federal Treasurer as a part of the deal.

AUSTRALIANS in London and the UK will play a key role as overseas electors in Australia’s federal election when they cast their votes on 14 September. ALP Abroad will be hosting their first election planning meeting next Thursday 30 May at The Blue Posts, and encourages potential volunteers to attend.