In 2013, Bulk-billing rates for general practitioner services reached a record high of about 82 per cent, after a Labor government in office for 6 years since 2007.
Overall, bulk-billing for all Medicare services fell slightly in the March 2013 quarter, but remained high … Read the rest
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the global inflation rate reached 7.97% in 2022, a significant increase from 3.47% in 2021.
Australia, under a Liberal government, kept inflation to 6.1%. Not a bad result, compared to the world average.
The 2025 Australian Federal Election has … Read the rest
The ACT State Election was held on 19 October 2024.
The results at 11:44, 20 October 2024, with 76.2% of the electorate counted, were:
Popular vote (Share of Vote)
Seats completed, from 25:
Telephone voting or ‘electronically assisted voting’ is offered by the ECQ during major elections.
Telephone voting opens at the same time as early voting. This is usually the Monday 2 weeks before election day.
Telephone voting will be open from 8am to 6pm AEST.
Eligible voters can … Read the rest
Do I have to vote?
By law, it is compulsory for eligible Australian citizens, aged 18 or older, to vote at Queensland state elections, council elections, and state referendums.
If you don’t vote, you may be fined.
Queensland’s State General Election is on Saturday, 26 October 2024.
Postal votes can be applied for online at: https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au
Once registered for a postal vote, you will receive the postal vote form after candidate nominations close and ballot papers are printed.
It is anticipated that these … Read the rest
16 March 2024 Queensland Election:
The 2024 Local Government Elections will include elections for mayors and councillors in each of Queensland’s 77 councils. Election day will be on Saturday, 16 March 2024.
26 October 2024 Queensland Election:
The 2024 Queensland State Election is … Read the rest
Thursday, 14 December 2023.
Australia’s acting Prime Minister, Richard Marles, defended the government’s decision to call for a ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli war that the Palestinian government in Gaza started on 7 October 2023.
His comments included:
“We need to be moving towards a humanitarian ceasefire, which is not … Read the rest
QLD LGA Election 2024
Queensland’s 77 councils will hold their Local Government elections on Saturday, 16 March 2024.
The proposed 2024 local government elections timetable will be confirmed when the Notice of Election is issued.
The following dates are the preliminary planned dates:
The 2024 Queensland state election is scheduled to be held on 26 October 2024.
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on Saturday 31 October 2020.
This was a win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Annastacia Palaszczuk.
