May 25, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Today, I have agreed to waive debts to the Commonwealth owed by Mr Bob Day AO. On April 5 2017, the Court of Disputed Returns found Mr Day was incapable of sitting, or being chosen, as a Senator due to a pecuniary interest in an agreement with the Public Service of...
Apr 5, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Today the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, unanimously held that former Senator Bob Day was not validly elected to the Senate in July last year. This is the outcome the Government sought from the Court. This decision confirms the Government took...
Mar 31, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Australian Government has decided to make immediate changes to its advertising placement policy. The Australian Government has suspended all non-corporate campaign advertising from the YouTube platform. This change is based on advice provided by the Government’s...
Mar 30, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Australian Government will today introduce legislation to ensure voters know exactly who is behind political messages attempting to influence their vote. There are three major changes outlined in the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017. First, all...
Mar 28, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Turnbull Government is continuing to implement significant reforms to parliamentarians’ work expenses. Taxpayers will receive even more certainty that politicians are carefully spending their money with the introduction of the Parliamentary Business Resources Bill...
Mar 21, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Australian Government will next week introduce legislation to bring the regime for authorising political material into the modern era. These changes to one of Australia’s oldest pieces of legislation – the 99-year-old Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 – will require...
