ALP Lead In McEwen Now Only 6 Votes
The ALP’s candidate in McEwen, Rob Mitchell, has had his winning margin cut to 6 votes as he waits on the Australian Electoral Commission’s response to the Liberal Party’s request for a recount. Media...
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Bennelong Declaration Ends Howard’s Political Career
The Australian Electoral Commission today declared the result in the electorate of Bennelong, formalising Maxine McKew’s victory over the former Prime Minister, John Howard. Howard attended the...
View Article3-2-1 Split In Tasmanian Senate Poll
The AEC has declared the Senate result in Tasmania. The ALP has won 3 places, the Liberals 2 and the Greens 1. AEC State Manager for Tasmania, Marie Neilson, said that the Senate count had involved the...
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Liberal Party Director Analyses Election Defeat
The Liberal Party’s Federal Director, Brian Loughnane, has addressed the National Press Club on the coalition’s election defeat. Loughnane said it was clear the coalition’s defeat was attributable to...
View ArticleKevin Rudd’s Speech On The Apology To The Stolen Generations
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has moved the motion of apology to the Stolen Generations, at a sitting of the House of Representatives at 9am today. Listen to Rudd’s Address: Listen Watch Rudd’s...
View ArticleRudd Government Faces First Question Time
The Rudd Government has faced its first Question Time in the new Parliament. The Opposition Leader’s first question was about petrol and food prices. It required a Dorothy Dixer from the government’s...
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“Partially Treated Sewage Sandwich” From Julie Bishop
The Federal Opposition’s Julie Bishop has given an extraordinary press conference in which she attempted to justify the coalition’s decision not to to oppose the government’s legislation abolishing...
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Clare O’Neil: Howard’s Terrifying Lack Of Reflection
In March, John Howard visited Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where I am a Master of Public Policy student. Howard began his visit with a formal address on Australia/China relations. About 250...
View ArticleWilson Tuckey TV Advertisement
Wilson Tuckey, the Liberal member for O’Connor in Western Australia, has produced a television advertisement for the 2010 election. Tuckey, 75, was first elected to the House of Representatives in...
View ArticleGovernment And Opposition Reflect On Five Years Of Rudd/Gillard
Asylum seeker policy and a two decades old scandal at the Australian Workers’ Union dominate political debate on the fifth anniversary of the election of the Rudd government. At a media conference...
View ArticleElection Funding Payments: 2007 Federal Election
Table showing election funding payments made to political parties and independent candidates in the 2007 Federal Election.
View ArticleInformal Voting In The 2007 Federal Election
An Australian Electoral Commission research paper on Informal Voting at the 2007 House of Representatives election.
View ArticleFederal Election Results 1901-2014
Parliamentary Library booklet containing detailed statistics of federal elections since 1901.
View ArticleSeats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
Table showing seat changes at the 2007 federal election.
View ArticleWho’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
A summary of data on surviving members of the House of Representatives since 1949. Includes links to more detailed information on parliament since 1972.
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