New Zealand has a voter turnout problem. Although enrolment is compulsory for all eligible voters, casting a ballot is optional. And the number of people voting has been falling in both general and ...

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) states that those who don’t vote at a federal election, by-election or referendum will receive a $20 fine for administrative costs. If it is a repeat instance ...

Canberra should stay out of what Port Moresby decides on Bougainville, but it can push for a concrete timeline for the ...

More than 18 million Australians voted on Saturday, after walking past countless corflutes, reading campaign flyers and reviewing how-to-vote cards. The 2025 federal election was Australia’s biggest ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Early voting in the Australian election began on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative opposition ...

Some voters in Australia’s compulsory voting system purposefully spoil their ballots, but a new assessment suggests that most just don’t understand the complex system and make mistakes. A significant ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - General election voting has closed in Australia's populous eastern states, including the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, with two more hours of voting left on Saturday in ...

Australians will vote for the upper and lower houses of parliament. Voters will elect representatives for their area – members of parliament (MPs) – to the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, ...

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has issued more than 1.3 million “failure to vote” notices and collected $4.1 million (US$2.9 million) in fines. Following the 2025 federal election, the AEC ...

Around 250 residents came to the Monkton Central School gym on Thursday, Oct. 15, for a special town meeting to decide ...