Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election.

Media releases

Media releases for this inquiry are below in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you have difficulty accessing the media releases, please contact the Committee Secretariat.

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There is currently a total of 19 media release in the following list.

Tuesday 23 June 2009
Electoral reform proposals including reinstatement of seven day close of rolls period

Fact Sheets:
List of recommendations
The multiple voting myth
Enabling the franchise
Maintaining an effective electoral roll
Increasing the participation of Indigenous and homeless electors
Responding to the increased demand for early voting
Informality issues including ‘saving' informal votes and the McEwen petition
Monday 22 June 2009
Reform proposals to enfranchise voters and modernise the electoral system
Friday 08 May 2009
Electoral Commission to appear at public hearing on the 2007 election
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Roundtable to discuss proposals for reforming electoral financing arrangements
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Report on the 2007 federal election electronic voting trials
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Electoral Commissioner to appear at public hearing on the 2007 election
Monday 02 February 2009
Federal director of the Nationals to appear before parliamentary committee
Monday 01 December 2008
Federal director of the Liberal Party to appear before parliamentary committee
Monday 24 November 2008
Federal MPs Fran Bailey, Peter Lindsay and Gary Gray to discuss the 2007 election
Tuesday 11 November 2008
New ALP National Secretary to appear before parliamentary committee (PDF 115KB)

Thursday 16 October 2008
Futu re of electronic voting at Federal elections to be considered (PDF 115KB)

Tuesday 19 August 2008
Former WA Senator Andrew Murray to appear at parliamentary committee hearing in Perth (PDF 119KB)

Monday 18 August 2008
Public hearing in Adelaide to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 118KB)

Friday 8 August 2008
Public hearings in Melbourne to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 127KB)

Monday 4 August 2008
Public hearing in Brisbane to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 126KB)

Monday 21 July 2008
Public hearings in Sydney to inquire into the 2007 federal election (PDF 124KB)

Thursday 26 June 2008
Australian Electoral Commission to appear at public hearing on 2007 election (PDF 163KB)

Friday 20 June 2008
Seeking the views of regional and remote voters on the 2007 federal election (PDF 32KB)

Wednesday 18 March 2008
Safeguarding electoral integrity — Inquiry into the 2007 federal election(PDF 38KB)