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How does Australia's voting system work?

As you head to your local polling place this Saturday, or cast your ballot in an early vote, it’s worth pondering: how does Australia’s voting system really work, anyway?

The Conversation

Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

The Guardian - AU

State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

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What happens when a minor party or independent has the balance of power?

Whether a bill becomes law can sometimes come down to a single independent or party. It's called having the balance of power.

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Two bills passed during Missouri’s 2022 legislative session

The Missouri General Assembly adjourned on May 13 having passed two bills during the 2022 legislative session. Both House Bill 3014 and House Bill 3015 are appropriation bills. There were a total of 11 resolutions adopted between the two chambers.

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Missouri Legislature passes constitutional amendment allowing increase in funding to Kansas City police

A constitutional amendment that would allow the state Legislature to increase the minimum required funding for Kansas City’s police department passed Missouri’s state Legislature on Friday. The measure passed in Missouri’s House of Representatives before they ended the legislative session, with 103 votes supporting the measure and 44 votes opposing…

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How Not To Cock Up Your Ballot This Democracy Sausage Day

Your simple how-to guide.

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Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

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LETTERS: It'd be preferential to have a different voting system

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald

Labor retains large Newspoll lead but Albanese's ratings fall; special poll gives Labor clear House majority

A Newspoll, conducted May 10-13 from a sample of 1,532, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from the previous week’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (up one), 3% UAP (down one) and 7% all Others (up one).

The Conversation

U.S. House of Representatives votes to let staff bargain collectively

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to allow staff to unionize and bargain collectively.

Ballotpedia

Delaware Senate Green-Lights Bill Removing Penalties For Adult Marijuana Possession, What About Regulatory Framework?

About a week after Delaware's House of Representatives gave the green light to a bill that would legalize cannabis possession and sharing between adults, the state Senate reiterated the Hous

Benzinga

Editorial: Honor the last Nuremberg prosecutor: The House stands up for Ben Ferencz; now it’s the Senate’s turn

For about 20 minutes on the floor of the House of Representatives late Tuesday afternoon, the usual partisan jockeying was dispensed as a handful of members on both sides of the aisle extolled an only-in-America original: Ben Ferencz, a Jewish immigrant brought here by his family as baby fleeing Eastern…

Tribune News Service

Louisiana abortion patients will not be charged with homicide after legislators gut bill

Anti-abortion legislators clash over whether to punish women who have abortions

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What Is A Hung Parliament? And No, It’s Not *This*

What is a hung parliament and what would that mean if Aus ended up with one? If you didn't study politics, this explainer is for you.

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Female federal election candidates still more likely than men to be running in marginal or unwinnable seats, analysis shows

Described as "glass cliff candidates", women standing for both major parties still face a greater battle to get into parliament, with new analysis showing they are more likely to be running in a marginal or unwinnable seat than male counterparts.

The Canberra Times

Your complete 'how to vote' guide

Your guide to ballots, polling centres and electorates for the upcoming federal election.

The Independent UK

Zelensky tweets thanks to Pelosi and US Congress for passing Ukraine aid package

The US House of Representatives passed its latest Ukraine aid package on Tuesday night.

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Russia's Medvedev, Volodin lash out at U.S. aid to Ukraine

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Wednesday of waging a “proxy war” against Russia after the House of Representatives approved a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, and said the U.S. economy would suffer.

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US House Approves $40 Bn in Ukraine Aid

US lawmakers voted Tuesday to send a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, as Congress races to keep military aid flowing and boost the government in Kyiv as it grapples with the Russian invasion. The defense, humanitarian and economic funding passed the House of Representatives by 368 votes to 57,…

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene told to stop ‘repeating Putin’s propaganda’ after she speaks out against Ukraine aid

She claims there is $40bn for Ukraine but ‘no baby formula for American mothers and babies’

The Independent UK

House passes $40bn aid package to Ukraine despite Republican objections

The passage comes without additional money to combat the Covid-19 pandemic at home

ABC News

Helen Haines says the current government has gagged debate in parliament more than any government in history. Is that correct?

Independent MP for the seat of Indi, Helen Haines, says the current government has moved to gag debate in parliament more than any government in history. RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Kherson seeks annexation

Latest Ukraine news from May 11: Pro-Kremlin administration says it will ask to be incorporated into Russia by 2023.

The Guardian - AU

Australian election 2022 voters’ guide: everything you need to know

How to vote, when is election day, who can you vote for and what to do if you have Covid on polling day

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