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Election signs falsely linking independents to Greens may breach voter deception laws, AEC says

Commission confirms fake posters already break electoral laws requiring authorisation and is ‘actively’ investigating the incident

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Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

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Wheelchair users vote on the street in Newcastle

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon has complained to the Australian Electoral Commission after people in wheelchairs were forced to vote on the street outside the CBD's only pre-poll centre.

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Early voting in the federal election starts now. Here’s how it works

If you can’t make it to the ballot box on 21 May, you can walk into a prepolling centre and have your say

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Unattributed attack ads targeting Labor on Chinese-language WeChat fuel fears of election misinformation

Electoral commission says they are not monitoring the social media platform as marginal seats with Chinese-Australian populations hang in the balance

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Pre-polling has begun. Here's all you need to know about voting early and away from home

While most have their calendars marked for May 21, many keen voters want to know how to beat the queue and what the options are if they can't make it to a polling station.

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LNP candidate in Queensland referred to federal police for allegedly falsifying address

AEC has also referred reports of hundreds of fake signs falsely suggesting independents were members of the Greens to the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce

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LNP candidate Lobo under AFP investigation

The Australian Electoral Commission has referred a north Brisbane candidate to federal police after concerns were raised over his enrolment and nomination.

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‘Busy’ LNP candidate faces police probe

The Australian Electoral Commission has referred a federal election candidate to police after concerns were raised over his enrolment and nomination.

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Queensland LNP candidate Vivian Lobo referred to federal police over allegations of false address

The Australian Electoral Commission refers LNP candidate Vivian Lobo to the federal police over allegations he provided false information to the AEC about his residential address.

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The AEC Is Looking Into Hundreds Of Fake Election Posters Targeting Independent Candidates

The corflutes don't hold any authorisation messages, which are required by the AEC.

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Queensland Labor MP calls for Morrison to disavow LNP candidate over allegedly ‘false’ address

LNP candidate for Lilley Vivian Lobo says he planned to move to nominated address, but was delayed by campaign and tradespeople

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AFP probes liberal candidate false address

The electoral commission has referred a potential case of fraud by the Liberal candidate for Isaacs to the Australian Federal Police.

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AEC looking into claim LNP candidate for Lilley Vivian Lobo allegedly provided false details about home address

Australian Electoral Commission records show Vivian Lobo is enrolled to vote at a Brisbane address inside the electorate of Lilley, but the home looks vacant and neighbours say no-one has lived there for months.

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Australian Electoral Commission investigating fake signs suggesting independents are Greens

The Australian Electoral Commission is investigating a series of doctored posters that have appeared overnight incorrectly showing the names and faces of "teal" independent candidates with the Greens logo.

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Australian Electoral Commission struck by regional workforce shortages in Victoria

With polling day just weeks away, the Australian Electoral Commission is struggling to fill rolls in regional Victoria due to a shortage of workers.

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What's all this talk about One Nation's 'ghost' candidates in the 2022 federal election?

A ghost candidate refers to someone who has nominated as a candidate for a seat but is not seen or heard from by the constituents of that electorate.

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation asked to please explain why some of her candidates are invisible in the seats they’re supposed to be contesting

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (PHON) is running a network of "ghost" candidates in the federal election, many of whom have not been seen nor heard of in the seats they are supposed to be contesting.

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One Nation Has A Mysterious Candidate Running & Nobody On Earth Has Seen Her In Their Life

Does this One Nation candidate for Hughes even exist?

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The search for Narelle Seymour, One Nation's invisible candidate for the southern Sydney seat of Hughes

Candidates at this stage of the federal election are keen to be seen and heard. But One Nation's pick for the electorate of Hughes, Narelle Seymour, has remained an enigma for the constituents in the southern Sydney seat.

The Guardian - AU

One Nation running candidates in states where they don’t live, as emails reveal scramble to fill seats

When Rob Sinclair tried to nominate for the party in his local electorate it pleaded with him to run in other states

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Steep rise in postal votes could delay results in closely fought seats in 2022 election, AEC says

Australian Electoral Commission records 1.54m postal vote applications so far – already higher than those of entire 2019 election

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Pauline Hanson’s Wish.com Political Cartoon Has Been Pulled Bc It Depicted Electoral Fraud

The Australian Electoral Commission has asked social media orgs to remove Pauline Hanson's political cartoon for suggesting electoral fraud.

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AEC warns Pauline Hanson’s One Nation over false voter fraud claims in cartoon attacking Labor

An animated cartoon posted by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is removed from multiple social media platforms after it was flagged for spreading false claims about election fraud in Australia.

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