Influencing Environment Voting
Thousands of UOW students voted in this year's federal election and lots of us would have been voting for the first time. The Australian Labor Party headed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won enough seats to form a majority government, but the election...
“It’s going down to the wire” – How the tight race for Gilmore, shows ‘parachuting in’ candidates can do damage
With just 140 votes lifting the Liberal Party’s last remaining hope Andrew Constance ahead of Labor’s Fiona Phillips, the race for the seat of Gilmore on NSW’s South Coast has shown the Coalition that overriding local branch favourites can lose them an election. The...
Large swing to Greens but Cunningham remains in ALP hands
The Greens have received a large swing of 6.25% in the seat of Cunningham, but it was not enough to take the seat away from the ALP. Greens candidate Dylan Green said while he lost, the swing represented a positive change. Labor's Alison Byrnes has taken over the...
What Labor has planned for Australians after winning the Federal Election
Anthony Albanese has emerged victorious after winning the 2022 Federal Election, with the Labor government set to form the next parliament of Australia. This makes Anthony Albanese only the fourth Labor leader to beat the opposition since World War II behind Gough...
Explainer: How the Federal Election Works?
In Australia, the federal government is made up of two houses – the House of Representatives and the Senate. To win government a party needs to hold the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Australia is made up of 151 electorates and one member is...
Celebration of IDAHOBIT adds to voter considerations as fed poll approaches
Illawarra residents gathered at the University of Wollongong on Tuesday to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), drawing attention to the violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people, and to stand in solidarity...
Unprecedented early voting ahead of federal election
A record-high number of voters have cast their ballot early ahead of the federal election, according to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). So far, about six million Australians have voted ahead of the polls in an unprecedented early turnout for federal...
Solomon Islands signs security deal with China
The Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China on Thursday. It is the first bilateral security agreement between China and a Pacific country. Solomon Island Prime Minister told parliament the agreement was formed in wake of the riots that has happened in the...
Greens welcome UAP ‘flattery’ over uni student debt policy
The Greens have welcomed the United Australia Party policy to wipe university student debt. Greens leader Adam Bandt was in Wollongong today to launch the party's clean green steel policy. He said the UAP university student fee policy was an imitation of the Greens'...
Greens candidates unite to unveil policies in Wollongong
Tax the rich, real climate action, more support for mental health care and holding politicians to account were the policies declared Australian Greens candidates in Wollongong today. Gathered outside the Wollongong City Council building, Greens candidates for the May...