The Electoral Matters Committee is inviting community input on the 2025 federal election at its upcoming hearings.
The Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘Aggressive conduct at polling booths has been the biggest issue in our early submissions. The Committee wants to keep hearing from community members about their experiences participating in the 2025 Federal Election, and to use this information to shape our upcoming hearing.’
The Committee will be holding hearings in Melbourne (12 November 2025) and Bendigo (13 November 2025). As part of these hearing members of the public will be invited to get on the record by making short verbal statements of up to 5 minutes.
‘You don’t need to have put in a submission to register your interest, you just need to tell us what you want to talk about and a bit about how you participated in the election. We might not be able to hear from everyone on the day, but we want to hear from as many people as we can.’ said Mr Laxale.
To register your interest in making a statement at upcoming hearings, contact the Committee Secretariat at [email protected].
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: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Location: Kew Court House, 188 High St, Kew VIC 3101
Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Location: All Seasons Resort Hotel, 171/183 McIvor Hwy, Strathdale VIC 3550
Programs for these upcoming hearings will be advertised on the Committee’s public hearings webpage as they are finalised.
The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.
Media enquiries
Madelaine Knight, Office of Jerome Laxale MP
[email protected]
0466 901 862
For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2374
[email protected]
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
