Federal Election May 3rd

[Black Orchid]

Thanks, I'll keep a watch out as I always do postal votes. I delete all emails asking for money too.

[Black Orchid]

I am SO sick of seeing Albo picking up and/or kissing babies on the tv.

[Bobby]

I am SO sick of seeing Albo picking up and/or kissing babies on the tv.

Just saw him on ABC hugging a baby.

[tllwd]

“There are more voters on the electoral roll than ever before, there’ll be more voting venues than ever - both within Australia and overseas, there’ll be greater accessibility options than we’ve ever had, and we again need around 100,000 staff to deliver it,” Australian Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said the announcement

Key statistics:

710,000 more people on the electoral roll (2022 federal election – end 2024)
570 early voting centres
7,000 polling places
100+ overseas voting centres
100,000 staff needed, 240,000 vests
250,000 pencils, 250,000 lengths of string
40,000 transport routes, 90,000 transport containers, 5,000 rolls of tamper proof tape
80,000 ballot boxes, 1.4 millions security seals

https://www.aec.gov.au/media/2025/federal-election.htm

[Black Orchid]

Liberal leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have vowed to terminate a Beijing-controlled 99-year lease to run the Port of Darwin and return the critical infrastructure to an Australian Government-approved operator.
The decision means the Chinese-owned company that runs the Port is set to be stripped of the lease regardless of who wins the election.
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Ahead of Mr Dutton’s announcement that was originally embargoed for Friday night, Mr Albanese jumped on Darwin radio to announce that he also wanted to get the Port of Darwin “back into Australian hands.”
The surprise interview suggested Labor had caught wind of the Liberals planned announcement and wanted to gazump the Opposition leader as he was flying to Darwin.

https://www.news.com.au/national/federa ... 85b33a8ebe