Australia

Population Statistics

22,751,014

Total Population

3,412,652

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

17 July 2008

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1900, last amended 1977)

Updated: June 2015
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Commonwealth Electoral Act (1918, last amended 2005)

Updated: October 2020
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Voters Voice App by the Victorian Electoral Commission

Voters Voice App by the Victorian Electoral Commission

Updated: August 2018
The Victorian Electoral Commission released the App Voters Voice, which provides information about the enrolling and voting process for Victorian voters who have a complex communication difficulty, English language or ...
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Easy-to-Read Guide on Running Your Own Election

Easy-to-Read Guide on Running Your Own Election

Updated: August 2018
The Victorian Electoral Commission released an easy-to-read publication with information on the first-past-the-post voting system. The publication is available to download in English. 
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Australian Sign Language Guide to Voting in Victorian Elections

Updated: August 2018
The Victorian Electoral Commission produced a video for eligible Australians with information on how to enroll and vote. The video is accessible for persons with disabilities and includes Australian Sign Language ...
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Voting is for Everyone

Updated: August 2018
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) produced this voter education video in 2018. It shows wordless and easy-to-read materials and provides information to empower voters with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and ...
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Easy to Read Guides for Voters

Easy to Read Guides for Voters

Updated: May 2016
In advance of elections in November 2016, the Australian Electoral Commission prepared three easy-to-read guides in English for voters, including a description of the new method of voting at the federal ...
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Women with Disabilities Statement for Victoria Elections

Women with Disabilities Statement for Victoria Elections

Updated: March 2016
In 2014, Women with Disabilities Victoria, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) circulated an information sheet for the state elections. The statement calls on women with disabilities to tell political parties about issue ...
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Explaining the Different Elections in Australia

Explaining the Different Elections in Australia

Updated: January 2016
This video was produced by the New South Wales Electoral Commission and translated by the Deaf Society of NSW to provide information in Australian Sign Language, or AUSLAN, about the ...
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