Media releases

December

• 2022 Federal Election: Election funding payments finalised [21 December 2022]

November

• Vote Loud. Vote Proud. AEC launches First Nations enrolment drive [28 November 2022]
• 2022 federal election financial disclosure returns published today [7 November 2022]

October

• 2022 federal election financial disclosure returns to be published on Monday, 7 November 2022 [31 October 2022]

September

• Enrolment advice for voters affected by Optus data breach [29 September 2022]
• Significant boost to First Nations enrolment announced [1 September 2022]

August

• AEC celebrates successful disinformation partnerships [3 August 2022]

July

• Taskforce advice provides assurance on 2022 federal election [26 July 2022]

June

• AEC returns writs for 2022 federal election [24 June 2022]
• Initial funding payments made for the 2022 federal election [20 June 2022]
• Western Australian Senators have been decided [20 June 2022]
• Victorian Senators have been decided [20 June 2022]
• New South Wales Senators have been decided [20 June 2022]
• Queensland Senators have been decided [17 June 2022]
• Tasmanian Senators have been decided [16 June 2022]
• South Australian Senators have been decided [15 June 2022]
• Northern Territory Senators have been decided [14 June 2022]
• Australian Capital Territory Senators have been decided [14 June 2022]
• Count update [7 June 2022]
• AEC Statement: Sentencing of Mr Cheng Fan [3 June 2022]

May

• AEC update: Progress of the count [27 May 2022]
• AEC update: The day after [22 May 2022]
• Media advisory [21 May 2022]
• COVID+? Telephone voting registration reminder [21 May 2022]
• Regional polling place positions filled [20 May 2022]
• Eligibility for telephone voting formally expanded [20 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Candidate enrolment [20 May 2022]
• Federal election update [20 May 2022]
• Update: Progress made on identified election worker shortages [19 May 2022]
• Last chance: Help deliver democracy to your community [19 May 2022]
• Election worker shortages in identified areas [18 May 2022]
• 6 million voters so far. Time running out for pre-poll [18 May 2022]
• ATTENTION COVID-19+ voters: last day to apply for a postal vote [18 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Advance Australia signage [16 May 2022]
• COVID positive? Apply for a postal vote [15 May 2022]
• How to complete your ballot paper & how preferences work [11 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: AEC seeking information on unauthorised signage [08 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Planning your vote more important than ever in a pandemic election [08 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Mr Vivian Lobo [08 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Ms Despi O’Connor [06 May 2022]
• AEC Statement: Mr Robbie Beaton [06 May 2022]
• Early voting begins on Monday [05 May 2022]

April

• AEC Statement: Mr Malcolm Heffernan’s candidature [29 April 2022]
• 1,624 candidates announced as election operation ramps up [22 April 2022]
• AEC Statement: Mr Rodney Culleton’s candidate nomination [22 April 2022]
• Final enrolment numbers now available [21 April 2022]
• Last call: Candidate nominations closing [20 April 2022]
• Record enrolment sets Australia apart [19 April 2022]
• AEC issues warning to voters and parties about postal vote applications [16 April 2022]
• Message to Australian voters overseas: Be quick! [14 April 2022]
• AEC launches campaign to combat disinformation [12 April 2022]
• AEC encouraging Indigenous Australians to enrol now! [11 April 2022]
• Need a postal vote? Come to us directly [11 April 2022]
• It’s on: We’re ready, are you? [10 April 2022]

March

• AEC launches disinformation register ahead of 2022 poll [07 March 2022]
• 2020-21 annual financial disclosure returns for members of the House of Representatives and Senators published today [01 March 2022]

February

• 2020-21 annual financial disclosure returns published today [01 February 2022]

January

• AEC 'says hi' to half a million potentially unenrolled Australians [28 January 2022]
• Happy election year! Be ready - update your enrolment now [04 January 2022]