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Unprecedented attacks on electoral staff ahead of referendum

Commissioner bemoans 'tinfoil hat-wearing' conspiracy theories.

The Canberra Times

Voice pamphlets: false claims and conspiracy theories distributed across Australia

One unauthorised pamphlet contains a link to a website containing white supremacist material

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous voting roll hits record ahead of referendum

Ahead of the start of remote voting in the Indigenous voice referendum, the electoral umpire says enrolments and other plans are well in train.

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COVID back under the microscope

Today Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce a ‘deep’ inquiry with wide-ranging powers into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 21-year-old male Liberal candidate for Mark McGowan’s WA seat wanted to know if his female Labor opponent would resign if she got pregnant.

Crikey

AEC struggles to get Twitter to remove posts that ‘incite violence’ and spread ‘disinformation’ ahead of voice

Exclusive: Documents reveal platform has repeatedly ruled tweets reported by the Australian Electoral Commission are not against its terms of service

The Guardian - AU

Court dismisses United Australia party push to count crosses as valid votes in voice referendum

Ralph Babet and Clive Palmer lose case against AEC, which is following precedent by counting ticks but disregarding crosses in upcoming vote

The Guardian - AU

‘Hi it’s Jacinta Price’: Liberal anti-voice mass text campaign branded ‘deceptive’ by teals

Australian Electoral Commission says texts purporting to be from no campaign leader are legal, but MPs say they are ‘predatory’

The Guardian - AU

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Dutton goes even lower

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton posted false claims on social media that Indigenous leader Marcia Langton had branded No voters as ‘racist’ or ‘stupid’, and Sydney will turn smoky as firefighters conduct a hazard reduction burn of nearly 700 hectares around the city’s urban fringe.

Crikey

Nobody Under 42 Has Voted In A Referendum Before So Here’s What You Need To Know About V-Day

Here's everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming Voice referendum, and what happens when the votes are counted.

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‘Important to be neutral’: Avoid using ‘voice’, Electoral Commission staff told

In a bid to retain neutrality, AEC staff have been told to avoid phrases like ‘make your voice heard’ when communicating with the public.

Crikey

Dutton’s three big ifs: what would need to happen for referendum round two

If the No vote wins and if the Coalition secures government at the next federal election, Peter Dutton wants a repeat referendum. What’s the plan? What’s the logic? Let Crikey clarify.

Crikey

Box-ticking claims circulating on Voice referendum are false

Crikey

Labor demands investigation into Liberal party’s ‘misleading’ postal vote strategy for the voice

Liberals brush off calls for AEC to investigate website that offers non-existent postal vote registrations

The Guardian - AU

‘Car breakdowns, locked gates’: AEC gears up for remote voting in the NT

October 14 is the day the nation votes on the Voice. But for many in remote communities, the time to cast a ballot is during the three weeks prior.

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The Guardian - AU

Liberals accused of ‘dirty tactics’ over Indigenous voice pamphlet leading voters to site that harvests information

Party pointing voters to same website labelled ‘potentially misleading’ by AEC during 2022 election

The Guardian - AU

‘Trumpian era’ of disinformation makes voice yes campaign job more difficult, Megan Davis says

Architect of the Uluru statement criticises some media outlets for highlighting misinformation being shared on social media platforms

The Guardian - AU

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Guardian - AU

The Indigenous voice to parliament referendum day has been announced. But how do you actually vote?

For those who have never voted in a referendum before, and those who need a refresher, here is what you need to know

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Australians to vote October 14 on the Voice, with Albanese urging people to support 'an idea'

Australians will vote on October 14 to decide whether the Constitution will be changed to include a Voice to Parliament and executive government.

The Guardian - AU

‘New low’: Peter Dutton accused of seeking to ‘undermine’ faith in Australia’s electoral system

Exclusive: Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says opposition leader is ‘seeking to cast doubt on legitimacy’ of voice referendum

Crikey

No camp said the referendum is ‘rigged’. Then came viral electoral fraud claims

A far-right researcher said it was ‘incredibly noteworthy’ that undermining the Australian Electoral Commission had gone mainstream.

The Guardian - AU

CEO grilled at fiery inquiry – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after questions over crosses

Shadow minister Jane Hume calls it an ‘inconsistency’ that a cross on a ballot paper will not count as ‘no’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Donald Trump’s mugshot taken; AEC says tick-cross backlash ‘based on emotion’; and Mark Humphries sketch cut by ABC

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Who’ll watch out for kids in Qld watch houses?

Under youth justice law changes in Queensland, ‘boars — male pigs — will have better welfare protections than children as young as 10’, and Australians pay $65 billion a year to subsidise fossil-fuel polluters.

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