Australian Electoral Commission

Friday, May 29

Palmer loses bid to suppress preference results

Clive Palmer’s attempt to delay the publication of early results on federal election night has been shot down by the High Court.

Labor seeks parachute for powerbroker as seat abolished

UPDATED | Labor powerbroker Mark Butler appears set to parachute into his left-faction colleague Steve Georganas’s federal seat of Hindmarsh after the Australian Electoral Commission today confirmed plans to abolish his safe seat of Port Adelaide, in a move that will spark an intense game of musical chairs within the ALP.

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SA to lose a federal MP

Sixteen years after its last change, the federal parliament will gain a seat – but South Australia will lose one.