Election

Solomon Islands prepares for ‘most important election since independence’

Voters in Solomon Islands will head to the polls today for a high stakes election which will be closely watched across the Pacific–and beyond. However, recent debates over China and Taiwan in the Solomon Islands are unlikely to sway voters more concerned with domestic issues, according to Dr Terence Wood from the Australian National University. …

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First Indigenous voice election: South Australians decide

Indigenous South Australians will head to the polls on the weekend for the state’s first Voice to Parliament election.The state government has committed to implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart, an agreement which also sparked the national voice to parliament referendum last year.Greens Senator and Indigenous Affairs spokesperson, Dorinda Cox, says this weekend signals …

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Prabowo Set To Win Indonesia’s 2024 Election

After two terms of Joko Widodo’s leadership, Indonesia’s 2024 General Election will mark the first change in leadership in ten years. The Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is most likely to win the candidacy according to polling, along with Vice President Candidate Gibran Rakabuming, the son of Joko Widodo. Despite accusations of kidnapping pro-democracy advocates throughout …

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Independent MP speaks on Dutton’s Election Promise to Defund EDO

Last week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promised to defund the Environmental Defenders Office if the coalition wins next year’s federal election. The EDO is an environmental legal centre, running litigation and offering legal support in climate change and environmental cases.  The election promise follows recent criticism of the EDO’s conduct in court regarding witness coaching, …

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