Tag: Elections
Premier committed to fixed terms
Tasmania's Premier David Bartlett has reaffirmed his commitment to fixed-term elections and says the next state poll will be in March 2010.[MORE]
Royalties for Regions money being spent
The Western Australian Government has announced the first Royalties for Regions project with building to start on the redevelopment of Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital early next year. [MORE]
Former premier files report on Labor NT election performance
A report has been completed into the Labor Party's poor showing at this year's Northern Territory election. [MORE]
Concerns over Bougainville by-election security
An official overseeing next month's by-election in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville says he is concerned there may be no police security during the poll.[MORE]
21 candidates running for APY Lands leadership
Twenty-one candidates are running for the political leadership on the Aboriginal lands in South Australia's far north-west.[MORE]
Residents get by-election ballot papers
Residents in the Toowoomba region should begin to get their ballot papers for next month's by-election later this month.[MORE]
NZ's Clark makes final appeal for votes
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has made her final pitch to voters, urging them to stick with proven leadership.[MORE]
PNG minister hopeful of democratic Fiji elections
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says he is hopeful that Fiji will hold democratic elections next year, despite its interim government's refusal to do so.[MORE]
Kalgoorlie seat to be split under AEC changes
The Western Australian seat of Kalgoorlie, which is one of the biggest electorates in the world, will be split under changes announced by the Australian Electoral Commission.[MORE]
NZ party faithful clash on final day of campaign
Supporters of New Zealand's two main political parties have clashed on the final day of campaigning before tomorrow's general election.[MORE]
New WA Parliament sworn in
The 59 members of the Legislative Assembly have been officially sworn in as Members of Parliament.[MORE]
O'Farrell heartened by latest poll
The New South Wales Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, says he is heartened that voters have not been taken in by Labor's attempts to reinvent itself.[MORE]
NSW voters would dump Labor today: poll
The latest Newspoll says the Coalition would easily defeat Labor if an election was held today.[MORE]
Tearful end to Obama's day, McCain still campaigning
Barack Obama sheds tears at campaign rally as he remembers his grandmother, who died today.[MORE]
Clark confident ahead of NZ election
New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is confident that she can win this weekend's election, despite trailing the National Party in the polls.[MORE]
NZ leaders launch final election push
New Zealand's political leaders stepped up their campaigning today ahead of the weekend's national election, which looks likely to end Prime Minister Helen Clark's nine years in power.[MORE]
NT local govt elections officially declared
The official results of the shire elections in the Northern Territory have been declared.[MORE]
Powerbroker admitted leaflet drop, court told
A Sydney court has been told a former Liberal Party powerbroker admitted being surprised at how fast he was caught distributing fake pamphlets in the federal seat of Lindsay. [MORE]
Shire election results to be declared
All results for the Northern Territory shire elections will be officially declared today. [MORE]
Fining non-voters 'not worth the hassle'
The president of the Northern Territory Local Government Association says it is probably too expensive to fine all the people who did not vote in last month's election.[MORE]
McCain makes ground on Obama in latest poll
Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has dipped slightly with three days left in the race for the White House, according to a poll.[MORE]
Recounts needed in NT wards after close vote
Three Northern Territory local government wards need to be recounted because the election results are so close.[MORE]
Leaflet scandal: Powerbroker 'caught red-handed'
A senior Labor official has told a Sydney court he saw a Liberal powerbroker distributing fake leaflets.[MORE]
Nominations close for by-elections
Nominations have now closed for candidates hoping to contest by-elections in three western New South Wales councils.[MORE]
Females a minority in council elections
The Victorian branch of the Australian Local Government Women's Association says there is a state-wide trend of women shunning local councils because they are not seen as good working environments.[MORE]
