Out of 38,000 people fined for non-voting in the NT just 3 per cent have paid
Just 3 per cent of voters fined for not voting in last year’s Northern Territory local government elections have paid the penalty. Debate is growing over whether the system is working — or unfair to voters in remote areas.
#IndigenousPolicy #Elections #LocalGovernment #ElectoralSystem
Angus Taylor just got an unwelcome parting gift from the leader he deposed
By Casey Briggs
Within two hours of being elected Liberal leader, Angus Taylor has already been delivered his first big electoral test, and it has come from the woman he deposed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/farrer-byelection-sussan-ley-angus-taylor/106341236
#Elections #GovernmentandPolitics #LiberalPartyofAustralia #PoliticalParties #AustralianFederalElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElectoralSystem #NationalPartyofAustralia #FederalGovernment #CaseyBriggs
'Bit of a mystery': Darwin lord mayor's donations disclosure goes missing
By Jack Hislop
Darwin's Lord Mayor, Peter Styles, says the Northern Territory Electoral Commission lost an envelope containing his campaign donations disclosure.
#PoliticalDonations #LocalElections #ElectoralSystem #JackHislop
Shariat Appellate bench to hear appeals on Pakistan’s electoral system
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
By Annabel Crabb
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Elections #AustralianFederalElections #CommunityandSociety #PoliticalParties #ElectoralSystem #AnnabelCrabb
Australia's institutions are rare, valuable, and worth defending
The world changes, yet Australia keeps being great. Our institutions permit us to be nimble, and we adapt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-23/justin-wolfers-boyer-lecture-australia-democracy/105922196
Breaking: Liberal candidate abandons court challenge for key Sydney seat
By Nick Dole
Gisele Kapterian abandons her court action challenging the election result in the federal Sydney seat of Bradfield.
#Elections #AustralianFederalElections #ElectoralSystem #NickDole
Voters 'glad to see Gareth go' as polls close in Kiama by-election
By Romy Gilbert and Tim Fernandez
Counting is underway as the south coast NSW electorate votes for a new member in state Parliament after the resignation of convicted rapist Gareth Ward.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/kiama-byelection-polls-close-votes-counting/105770414
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It seems "The 2026 midterms are officially underway" (https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-recast/2025/07/29/2026-elections-battleground-senate-candidates-00481526)
The US' political system is exhausting. And their permanent campaigning caused by the election cycle is counterproductive to the goals of a representative democracy, since at any given time, at least half of the elected representatives are focused on short-term goals.
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