Long the subject of criticism and complaint, electoral spending laws may finally be made more open and fair as a result of a new review.
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An election expert breaks down the big questions.
Labor needs substantially more than 50% of the two-party preferred vote – 51.8% according to the pendulum – to win the majority of seats, 76. This equates to a swing of 3.3 percentage points.
If the Coalition wins the election, Aussies can expect to continue to lag behind the rest of the world in terms of internet speeds and access.
Elections are often close in Australia. Landslides are rare. Labor and the Greens would be very unwise to assume they already know the outcome of the next one.
The dream of home ownership has been a tool of dispossession and exclusion and has perpetuated the commodification of housing.
A government-dominated parliamentary committee has recommended the voting system for federal elections should become optional preferential and pre-polling should be reduced from three to two weeks.
With the next federal election possible as soon as August 2021, the need for reform of polling standards in Australia is urgent.
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Campus Visitor, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Distinguished Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
