Federal Election

Radio journalist wins Federal Parliamentary seat

22 May 2022 Radio and tv journalist Zoe Daniel has defeated the sitting Liberal member Tim Wilson in Victoria.Amidst a landslide vote for...

Alexa, who should I vote for?

11 May 2022 Hey Google, who will win the Australian election?Steve Ahern checks what smart speakers are telling voters, and is not impressed. 5.6...

The winner of the election will be…

17 May 2019 The polls are close, but the outcome of today’s election is a foregone conclusion, the winner will be……the democracy sausage.Around...

Navigating the election rules

22 February 2019 3AW morning presenter Neill Mitchell is reported to have told Macquarie Media’s lawyer in an email that her advice about...

Election Ad Ban: relic of a past age

29 June 2016 “The advertising ban is really a relic of an earlier age, before the internet, when we got our information from...

Election rules: what you need to know

15 May 2016 How radio stations cover election material is regulated by the Broadcasting Services Act and now that the election is underway,...

Hinch stands for Senate Seat

12 May 2016 Radio and TV broadcaster Derryn Hinch is standing as a Senate candidate in Victoria for his Justice Party.For decades he...

triple j’s federal election coverage

30 March 2016 With the excitement of election time ahead, political journalist Shalailah Medhora is joining the triple j Hack team. Previously reporting for The Guardian and SBS, Shalailah will...