One of the most common refrains you’ll hear anytime commentators are talking about the New England electorate is that it’s a ‘very safe National seat’. But is it?
New England Electorate
AEC work underway to ensure remote, Indigenous votes are counted
Following electoral disaster in Toomelah at last year’s council election, the Australian Electoral Commission is pulling out all the stops to make sure that those who live remotely or in small villages have their vote counted.
Laura Hughes stands for ALP again in New England
Tamworth local Laura Hughes has been announced as the ALP candidate for the seat of New England in the upcoming federal election. But the electorate is very different this time around…
Barnaby Joyce wants crime in the federal election
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has ratcheted up the rhetoric to a campaign footing already, travelling to the new boundaries of his electorate and talking crime and fear to win some votes.
“It’s a stock route”: leaders struggle to understand AEC redistributions
The release of the proposed redistributions of federal electorates in New South Wales has left many scratching their heads.
AEC proposes to move Muswellbrook into New England
In a further assault on the strong regional identities that are the Hunter and the New England, the latest proposed redistribution from the Australian Electoral Commission moves all of Muswellbrook Shire in to the seat of New England.