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Media Releases 2017
December
Not too late for postal voters in the Bennelong by-election [18 December 2017]
Don’t forget to vote in the Bennelong by‑election tomorrow [15 December 2017]
Reminder to Bennelong postal voters – return your postal vote ASAP [15 December 2017]
Don’t forget to vote in the Bennelong by-election on Saturday [13 December 2017]
Last days for holiday travellers to vote in the Bennelong by-election [12 December 2017]
AEC to conduct special count for Tasmanian Senate [8 December 2017]
Bennelong voters who are blind or have low vision can now register for a telephone vote [8 December 2017]
Declaration of the poll for the 2017 New England by-election [05 December 2017]
New England by-election counting continues Sunday [03 December 2017]
Don’t forget to vote in the New England by-election tomorrow [01 December 2017]
November
Early voting begins today in the 2017 Bennelong by-election [28 November 2017]
Don’t forget to vote in the New England by-election on Saturday [28 November 2017]
12 candidates to contest the 2017 Bennelong by-election [24 November 2017]
Over 106,000 people enrolled to vote in the 2017 Bennelong by-election [22 November 2017]
New England voters who are blind or have low vision can now register for a telephone vote [22 November 2017]
AEC to conduct additional special count for New South Wales Senate [21 November 2017]
Time is running out to enrol for the Bennelong by-election [15 November 2017]
Federal electoral divisions in Tasmania formalised [14 November 2017]
Enrol now for the 2017 Bennelong by-election [13 November 2017]
17 candidates to contest the 2017 New England by-election [10 November 2017]
AEC to conduct special counts for New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australian Senate [02 November 2017]
Suggestions open for the South Australian federal redistribution [01 November 2017]
October
Time is running out to enrol for the New England by-election [31 October 2017]
AEC to conduct Senate special counts and New England by-election [27 October 2017]
Suggestions open for ACT redistribution [25 October 2017]
Suggestions open for Victorian redistribution [18 October 2017]
September
Proposed federal electoral divisions for Queensland released [29 September 2017]
Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Tasmania decided [27 September 2017]
August
Formal commencement of redistributions in Victoria, South Australia and the ACT [04 September 2017]
Determination of membership entitlement to the House of Representatives [31 August 2017]
Enrolment processing for the marriage survey completed [30 August 2017]
16 million Australians enrolled – the largest roll since federation [25 August 2017]
Marriage law survey – 16 and 17 year olds [11 August 2017]
AEC’s online enrolment check facility online and available [11 August 2017]
May
Revised Tasmanian redistribution proposal announced [20 July 2017]
Indigenous Youth Parliamentarians return home [31 May 2017]
National Indigenous Youth Parliament elects first female Prime Minister [26 May 2017]
2017 Youth Parliamentarians Canberra bound [22 May 2017]
Proposed federal electoral divisions for Tasmania released [05 May 2017]
April
Governor greets NSW Indigenous Youth Parliamentarians [27 April 2017]
AEC invites written suggestions into the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Queensland [19 April 2017]
Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: AEC to conduct special count for SA Senate [11 April 2017]
March
Statement from the Australian Electoral Commission: AEC to conduct special count for WA Senate [02 March 2017]
February
Indigenous youth urged to get cracking [21 February 2017]
Federal electoral boundaries in the Northern Territory formalised [7 February 2017]
2015–16 annual financial disclosure returns published today [1 February 2017]
January
Canberra calling young Indigenous leaders [30 January 2017]
2015–16 annual financial disclosure returns to be published on Wednesday 1 February [25 January 2017]
AEC to help thousands of Australia's newest citizens enrol to vote this Australia Day [19 January 2017]
Commencement of the redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Queensland [6 January 2017]
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