Electoral Reform: The Howard Governments Agenda

The Howard government's plans for the electoral reform were outlined in a speech given at The Sydney Institute on 4 October 2005. The speech covered issues such as strengthening ID for enrolments, the timing of closure of the electoral rolls before elections, disclosure of donations, foreign donations, the role of associated entities, along with preferential Senate voting and the voluntary voting debate. The speech concluded that the Australia's democracy must be undertaken with the national interest and not with party political interest.