Electoral Matters Committee continues public hearings in review of the 2025 Federal Election

THE Electoral Matters Committee will continue its program of public hearings as part of the review into the 2025 Federal Election.

On October 31 in Canberra, the committee will hear from several stakeholders in its election review, including the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce, Global Shield Australia and Prof Kim Rubenstein.

On November 7 in Canberra, the committee will hear from political participants; including members and senators.

The committee will begin interstate hearings later this year and early into next year, starting with dates in Melbourne (Kew Court House on November 12) and Bendigo (All Seasons Resort Hotel on November 13).

Committee Chair, Jerome Laxale MP said, "We are keen to hear views from voters and other election participants as we visit places around Australia. We encourage anyone who is interested in speaking with the Committee on 12 or 13 November to register their interest as soon as possible. Information is available from the committee website."

Mr Laxale said, "Now that hearings are underway, we are also keen to get as many written submissions into the public domain as possible — while late submissions can be accepted, we hope that the majority of individuals and organisations can get their views to us by November 14."

In the meantime, the committee has commenced closely reviewing the submissions provided to date, and is publishing them on the inquiry webpage.

"The committee has given careful consideration to ensuring that people can freely express their views, while also balancing the implications of adversely naming specific individuals or candidates," Mr Laxale said.

Further information on the 2025 election inquiry can be found at the inquiry webpage. Committee details can be found at the Committee’s webpage.

Public hearing details

Date: Friday, 31 October 2025
Time: 9am to 3.30pm
Location: Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra

9am–9.30am:        Global Shield Australia
9.30am–10am:      Professor Kim Rubenstein
10am–11am:    Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce
11am–11.15 am:    Break
11.15 am–1pm:      Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce
1pm:                         Adjournment

The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

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