Every Australian State and Territory has its own Government, and elections to decide the party that rules them.
The dates for these elections are:
The 2021 Western Australia state election was held on Saturday 14 March 2021.
This was a win by the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
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.
Queensland Treasury prepares the Queensland Budget for the state government every financial year, outlining the government’s revenue and expenses for the coming year.
Eligible voters in Queensland can register to vote by post in the 2020 State Election.
It is expected that Postal voting will be used by over half a million voters this year, (about twice as many as in the 2017 Election) and less … Read the rest
Northern Territory Election 2020.
The next Election date in the Northern Territory is 22nd August 2020.
The previous NT Election was on 27 August 2016.
Early voting is now available at 11 early voting centres located throughout the Territory.
https://ntec.nt.gov.au/elections/2020-territory-election
Labor have claimed victory in the Eden-Monaro by election in July 2020.
Labor have won the 2020 Eden-Monaro by election by 774 votes, out of 114,244 Eligible electors.
After 97,503 votes were counted, although only 91,277 eligible votes, with 6,226 votes classed as Informal, the main parties primary votes were:… Read the rest
Although voting in Australia is compulsory, you do not have to vote for anyone if you prefer not to. Just leave the ballot paper empty.
You must attend or get fined, unless you have a valid reason to not attend, or you … Read the rest
Early voting is a facility that allows people to vote earlier than the actual day set aside for voting.
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 currently allows pre-poll voting to commence five days after the declaration of nominations, which for the 2019 federal election resulted … Read the rest
Many people have commented on the continual change of Government in Australia, but I feel they are a bit misinformed. Party leaders may have changed, but governments have stayed in power for some substantial terms, with the shortest one being THREE years in … Read the rest
