If you voted in the 2022 Federal Election at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD), you probably enjoyed the work of Newcastle-based artist, Trevor Dickinson. Voters at MOAD this year were treated to a show bag containing a badge, sticker, and postcard designed by the artist, and encountered interactive experiences while queuing.Continue readingTrevor Dickinson x MOAD: from bus shelters to Prime Ministers
Category: 2022 Federal Election
On Election Day 2022, five journalists from The Owl headed to The Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD) at Old Parliament House, as the former home of Australia’s Federal Parliament temporarily transformed into a massive Polling Place.Continue readingThe Owl’s Election Newsroom – Election Day at MOAD
After a busy day of reporting from the Museum of Australian Democracy, the Election Newsroom team went live to air on UCFM with reports, interviews and live results.Continue readingThe Owl’s Election Newsroom – UCFM broadcast
Live updates as results roll in.Continue readingThe Owl’s Election Newsroom – Live Blog
The division of Eden-Monaro covers 41,617 square kilometres of southern New South Wales and surrounds the Australian Capital Territory. The division covers: Yass Valley, Queanbeyan, Palerang, Cooma-Monaro, Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Bombala, Snowy River, Tumbarumba, and Tumut.Continue readingFederal Election 2022: Division of Eden-Monaro
Named after official correspondent to the Australian Imperial Force in World War I, Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, the electorate covers 1,913 square kilometres of the ACT in total. The division includes areas within Canberra like Tuggeranong, Stromlo and parts of Weston Creek, Woden and Molonglo Valley. It also covers Booth, Coree, the Cotter River, Mount Clear, Paddy’s River, Rendezvous Creek, Tennent and Jerrabomberra in wider ACT, as well as Norfolk Island.Continue readingFederal Election 2022: Division of Bean
If you’ve driven, walked, or scooted around Canberra over the past few weeks, you won’t have been able to avoid the smiling faces of the ACT’s Senate candidates. With only days to go, it’s time to put some names to those faces.Continue readingFederal Election 2022: the ACT Senate race
Pour a glass of wine, relax and press play on ‘Left, Right, Out’: a new podcast on Spotify answering questions from the public and covering key election topics for young Aussies.Continue readingThe podcast hosts helping Aussies who feel “Left, Right, Out” this election
James Cruz is the second Senate candidate for The Greens, supporting its lead candidate, Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng, in the upcoming 2022 Federal Election. As a librarian for over 10 years, James has seen first-hand how people can make a positive impact on the lives of others in the community. From his personal experience growing up in public housing, James is passionate about addressing in his campaign what he frames as the housing crisis.Continue readingFrom books to politics: Q&A with ACT Greens candidate James Cruz
Dr Jamie Christie has spent the last 30 years looking after Canberrans in local Emergency Departments and is running for the seat of Bean which covers South Canberra and Norfolk Island. A political novice, Dr Christie ran for the seat in the last election and received 8.3% of the vote, prompting the Canberra Times to call him: “The best performing Independent House of Representatives candidate in the Territory’s recent memory.” The Owl’s Liam Jennings caught up with Dr Christie while he was on the campaign trail to ask why he decided to run for Bean again.Continue readingThe other independent: Q&A with Dr Jamie Christie, candidate for the seat of Bean