Australian election 2016
2016 election: AEC failed to account for all ballot papers
Audit office report finds the electoral commission did not conduct statistically valid audit to demonstrate data integrity
Paul Karp
22, Jan, 2018 @6:11 AM
Turnbull tries to land citizenship licks on Labor, but Shorten has bigger woes | Katharine Murphy
While the PM was delighted to fire off a few right-left combinations over the referral of two Labor MPs, in truth he is the least of Shorten’s problems
Katharine Murphy
06, Dec, 2017 @9:24 AM
Liberals were flying blind after Tony Abbott took power, party review finds
Period up to 2016 election characterised by under-resourced research, lack of concrete policy behind ‘jobs and growth’ slogan, and no strategy to rebut key attack themes
Katharine Murphy Political editor
06, Apr, 2017 @1:44 AM
Trump-style political disaffection taking hold in Australia, review says
Academic review of 2016 federal election warns trend of dissatisfaction with politicians should be seen as ‘wake up call’
Gabrielle Chan
20, Dec, 2016 @5:14 AM
Democracy sausage: it's Australia's word of 2016, says national dictionary centre
The barbecued snag, bought at a polling booth on election day, beat ‘smashed avo’ and ‘census fail’ to define the year
Elle Hunt
14, Dec, 2016 @12:38 AM
Rod Culleton says he won't attend high court hearing on his Senate eligibility
One Nation senator says he will represent himself ‘in spirit’ at a 21 November hearing about the validity of his election in July
Paul Karp
16, Nov, 2016 @2:19 AM
George Brandis says he didn't know of 2014 advice against Bob Day office move
Attorney general grilled over relocation central to high court challenge against validity of Day’s election as senator
Gabrielle Chan
02, Nov, 2016 @9:50 AM
Government challenges election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton
Federal government to ask Senate to refer second senator to high court over a since-annulled larceny conviction
Paul Karp
02, Nov, 2016 @4:44 AM
Coalition and Labor query whether Bob Day's election to Senate was valid
High court to determine ‘difficult constitutional questions’ raising the possibility of a recount in South Australian Senate vote
Katharine Murphy Political editor
01, Nov, 2016 @6:56 AM
Coalition appoints Liberal MP who lost his seat as Senate president adviser
Labor’s Penny Wong asks about Eric Hutchinson, who lost his Tasmanian seat in July, but Senate president Stephen Parry denies the appointment is political
Katharine Murphy Political editor
17, Oct, 2016 @12:49 AM
Barnaby Joyce refuses to release cost-benefit analysis of moving agency to his electorate
Acting prime minister says there is no point releasing the analysis because the decision has already been made to move 175 jobs to Armidale from Canberra
Gareth Hutchens
11, Sep, 2016 @10:00 PM
Pomp and parliament: MPs back in the bubble until toxic talkback intervenes
The blow waves are immaculate. The suits are freshly dry-cleaned. Australia’s 45th parliament is open – cue the pageantry and wedge politics
Katharine Murphy Political editor
30, Aug, 2016 @5:15 AM
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