710,000 additional voters have been registered with Australia’s Election Commission as the country prepares to head to the poll within two months.
Australia’s upcoming federal elections announced on May 3rd will be the biggest in history.
The Australian Election Commission (AEC) has revealed that by the end of 2024, it had registered 710,000 more people to vote when compared to registering for the 2022 federal election.
Elections are important, and require 100,000 staff, 250,000 pencils and 80,000 ballot boxes.
It asks the question of where all voters come from.
According to the Australian Department of Interior, 385,189 people became Australian citizens between the 2022-2024 fiscal year.
Z and millennial voters born after 1982 will begin replacing the baby boomers as the largest voting group.
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According to the AEC, 396,730 Australians are eligible to vote but are not registered.
Australia’s election commissioner Jeff Pope urged all Australians to register for the vote, saying the voting centre will be set up remotely.
“Today is an important reminder for all Australians who are eligible to visit the AEC website, confirm their registration and vote to make sure they are up to date,” he said.
“The Australian election roll has already been registered with an astounding 97.8% of eligible voters, but we know that election announcements will be an incentive for new voters to register, especially for new voters.”
Voters can register for the first time using only a valid Medicare card.
The AEC has set a goal of having at least 95% of eligible Australians registered on the ballot.
Currently, 17,939,818 people are on board to vote nationwide.
Registrations will close at 8pm on Monday, April 7th.
The cost of living, known as elections, is dominant.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for an election on May 3rd.
Albanese announced its election day on March 28, just days after the government passed the 2025 federal budget, and the morning after opposition leader Peter Dutton delivered a reply to the budget.
Productivity Committee vice-chairman Alex Robson told AAP that goods and services produced per working hour fell by 1.2% in 2024.
“The real problem is that labor productivity in Australia has not improved significantly over a decade,” Robson said.
“As global policy uncertainty is once again increasing, addressing productivity directly through targeted reform is the best way to sustainably boost Australians’ living standards.”
