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![Here's the facts about multiple voting - it is negligible in Australia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_ea02c56ae55d455cb0a4b685acbeb75e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_ea02c56ae55d455cb0a4b685acbeb75e~mv2.webp)
Oct 3, 2023
Here's the facts about multiple voting - it is negligible in Australia
An AEC tweet has sparked discussion about people voting multiple times in the Voice referendum.
![Craig Kelly defeats AEC challenge over election sign font size](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_bea79da2142e43858bbac325165d146c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_bea79da2142e43858bbac325165d146c~mv2.webp)
Jul 27, 2023
Craig Kelly defeats AEC challenge over election sign font size
An court has ruled that the font on Craig Kelly’s election signage was small, but not unlawful.
![Make schools businesses: Liberal Democrats MP on profit-motive education](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_8acb6c9ce37d42e0a7ebaada49c0b596~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_8acb6c9ce37d42e0a7ebaada49c0b596~mv2.webp)
Apr 23, 2023
Make schools businesses: Liberal Democrats MP on profit-motive education
John Ruddick was elected to the NSW Legislative Council this week.
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![Liberals for Climate: Party that 'had no climate policies' & ran 'fake independents' deregistered](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_ee98548aa1644952a51ff9fbdc62a8c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/760046_ee98548aa1644952a51ff9fbdc62a8c1~mv2.webp)
Jan 13, 2023
Liberals for Climate: Party that 'had no climate policies' & ran 'fake independents' deregistered
WA was the only state where Flux was still registered.
![IN MEMORIAM: All the political parties that were deregistered this year](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_b6b101adddce49dc9270a8c73bab3bfb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_b6b101adddce49dc9270a8c73bab3bfb~mv2.webp)
Dec 28, 2022
IN MEMORIAM: All the political parties that were deregistered this year
A total of 17 parties lost registration with the Australian Electoral Commission in 2022.
![Common(wealth) Knowledge #29: Cases we missed](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_683a4d70f7a24737b529b463366f9128~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_683a4d70f7a24737b529b463366f9128~mv2.webp)
Dec 17, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #29: Cases we missed
Wrapping up a big year in constitutional law.
![No, the United Australia Party isn't dead - they're running in the Victorian election](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_302bead97e8d4868a6d696dfcde89166~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_302bead97e8d4868a6d696dfcde89166~mv2.webp)
Sep 29, 2022
No, the United Australia Party isn't dead - they're running in the Victorian election
Claims that the party is "dead" have spread after they were deregistered.
![Ex-LNP candidate selling home he allegedly lied about about living in](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_b362c43fbe374c6db34bff7f7ea3dac5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_b362c43fbe374c6db34bff7f7ea3dac5~mv2.webp)
Sep 28, 2022
Ex-LNP candidate selling home he allegedly lied about about living in
Former Lilley candidate Vivian Lobo said in May he intended to live at the property.
![Seniors United Party becomes first post-election casualty, deregistered by the AEC after 7 years](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_f88f2159b6cd4619bde99151e2772eb9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_f88f2159b6cd4619bde99151e2772eb9~mv2.webp)
Jul 12, 2022
Seniors United Party becomes first post-election casualty, deregistered by the AEC after 7 years
The party is the first to lose registration since Australians headed to the polls on May 21.
![Voices for the Senate: Australia's newest registered party was meant to run in the federal election](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_68549816cdd3416fa86b8b903a403204~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_68549816cdd3416fa86b8b903a403204~mv2.webp)
Jul 7, 2022
Voices for the Senate: Australia's newest registered party was meant to run in the federal election
The party was originally known as Independent Voices for the Senate.
![Did more people vote Liberal than any other party at this year's federal election?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_16c6859b9b9d4565acc7336bd2fd0f87~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_16c6859b9b9d4565acc7336bd2fd0f87~mv2.webp)
Jul 5, 2022
Did more people vote Liberal than any other party at this year's federal election?
The claim was made by Peta Credlin, something Senator Jane Hume said was "exactly right."
![A complete A-Z list of every political party that's ever existed in Australia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_e61b0176bbe84361984a5c66a8028a68~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_e61b0176bbe84361984a5c66a8028a68~mv2.webp)
Jun 27, 2022
A complete A-Z list of every political party that's ever existed in Australia
Yes, we're even including ones that never ran & ones that existed before federation.
![Ungrouped senate candidate Max Dicks says he got over 2,500 votes: "I want YOU for Dicks Party"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_fe663fc4f28b4e089bda391e642d3922~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_fe663fc4f28b4e089bda391e642d3922~mv2.webp)
Jun 24, 2022
Ungrouped senate candidate Max Dicks says he got over 2,500 votes: "I want YOU for Dicks Party"
Dicks was one of 12 ungrouped candidates trying to win a Victorian senate seat.
![Meet the 'freedom candidates' in the ultra-marginal seat of Lilley](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_86eeaa70a29b48bc85f133a44cec7001~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_86eeaa70a29b48bc85f133a44cec7001~mv2.webp)
May 18, 2022
Meet the 'freedom candidates' in the ultra-marginal seat of Lilley
The seat is currently in the national spotlight after the LNP's candidate was referred to the federal police.
![AEC responds to images of unauthorised posters featuring 'teal independents' & The Greens logo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_97aca39fb26e44eb96e773d1d57d4245~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_97aca39fb26e44eb96e773d1d57d4245~mv2.webp)
May 6, 2022
AEC responds to images of unauthorised posters featuring 'teal independents' & The Greens logo
Allegations of independent candidates being a 'front' for Labor & the Greens have spread throughout the campaign.
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![AEC's Evan Ekin-Smyth reveals largest-spreading false claims about the electoral system online](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_d41293412e734be18ea7488188566e2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/760046_d41293412e734be18ea7488188566e2a~mv2.webp)
Apr 19, 2022
AEC's Evan Ekin-Smyth reveals largest-spreading false claims about the electoral system online
Misinformation about the election spread months before it was even called.
![Analysing Clive Palmer's speech at the National Press Club](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760046_88eacfb3595a4405bbdb9acc74f712f4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/760046_88eacfb3595a4405bbdb9acc74f712f4~mv2.webp)
Apr 13, 2022
Analysing Clive Palmer's speech at the National Press Club
It was controversial before he even spoke - but do the claims Clive Palmer made at the National Press Club stack up?
![How-to-vote cards put in envelopes for citizenship ceremonies? Twitter claim lacks any evidence](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f33e2e_cab935ca906b444da11e06c3f0fcaf94~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f33e2e_cab935ca906b444da11e06c3f0fcaf94~mv2.webp)
Jan 27, 2022
How-to-vote cards put in envelopes for citizenship ceremonies? Twitter claim lacks any evidence
It's not the first time the AEC has stepped in & fact-checked social media claims.
![Can the PM use "constitutional lawyers" to delay the federal election?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f33e2e_5be9bfea9bb64747a0186fca0b73dee8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f33e2e_5be9bfea9bb64747a0186fca0b73dee8~mv2.webp)
Dec 22, 2021
Can the PM use "constitutional lawyers" to delay the federal election?
The Australian Electoral Commision has now responded to the claim.
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