Media Releases 2016

December

• 2016 federal election disclosure returns published today [19 December 2016]
• Federal redistribution of Queensland to commence in January [16 December 2016]
• Augmented Electoral Commission decides names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in the Northern Territory [7 December 2016]

November

• AEC invites written suggestions into the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Tasmania [2 November 2016]

September

• Proposed federal electoral divisions for NT released [9 September 2016]
• Commencement of the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Tasmania [1 September 2016]

August

• Final 2016 federal election payment to political parties and candidates [17 August 2016]
• AEC returns writs for the 2016 federal election [8 August 2016]
• New South Wales Senators have been decided [4 August 2016]
• Queensland Senators have been decided [4 August 2016]
• Victorian Senators have been decided [3 August 2016]
• South Australian Senators have been decided [2 August 2016]
• ACT Senators have been decided [1 August 2016]
• Western Australia's Senators have been decided [1 August 2016]

July

• Tasmanian Senators have been decided [27 July 2016]
• 2016 federal election payment to political parties and candidates [27 July 2016]
• Northern Territory Senators have been decided [25 July 2016]
• Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: Recount in the Division of Herbert [19 July 2016]
• AEC progressing the count this weekend [9 July 2016]
• Statement from the Australian Electoral Commissioner: Need for accuracy in democracy, regardless of the century [6 July 2016]
• Candidates announced for 2016 TSRA elections [5 July 2016]
• Postal vote counting process has begun [5 July 2016]
• AEC media statement: counting [3 July 2016]
• AEC Statement: Polling place attendance today [2 July 2016]
• Don't forget to vote tomorrow! [1 July 2016]

June

• Make sure your vote counts in the 2016 federal election [30 June 2016]
• Reminder to postal voters – Return your postal vote ASAP [24 June 2016]
• Australians overseas for the federal election urged to vote early [23 June 2016]
• Telephone voting available now for blind or low vision voters [21 June 2016]
• Remote voting for the 2016 federal election underway [20 June 2016]
• Early voting for the 2016 federal election has begun [14 June 2016]
• 1 625 candidates to contest the 2016 federal election [10 June 2016]
• Deadline to nominate as a candidate in the 2016 federal election [6 June 2016]
• More than 15.6 million Australians ready to vote [1 June 2016]

May

• Enrolment closes tonight for the 2016 federal election [23 May 2016]
• One weekend left to enrol for the 2016 federal election [20 May 2016]
• Calling all Indigenous voters – it's time to enrol to vote [18 May 2016]
• Australians overseas urged to enrol now for federal election [16 May 2016]
• Australian Electoral Commission Statement: Senate voting instructions [13 May 2016]
• Enrol now for the 2016 federal election [8 May 2016]

April

• AEC encourages Indigenous Australians to apply for temporary election jobs [21 April 2016]

March

• Media advice: Federal electoral divisions in NSW tabled [15 March 2016]

February

• Media advice: Federal electoral divisions in New South Wales formalised [25 February 2016]
• Media advice: Federal electoral boundaries in WA and ACT tabled [8 February 2016]
• AEC invites written suggestions into the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in the Northern Territory [3 February 2016]
• 2014–15 annual financial disclosure returns published today [1 February 2016]

January

• Federal electoral boundaries in the Australian Capital Territory formalised [28 January 2016]
• 2014–15 annual financial disclosure returns to be published next Monday [27 January 2016]
• AEC to help enrol thousands of Australia's newest citizens this Australia Day [22 January 2016]
• Federal electoral boundaries in Western Australia formalised [19 January 2016]
• Augmented Electoral Commission decides names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in New South Wales [14 January 2016]