The Electoral Matters Committee will be conducting public hearings in Hobart and Devonport as part of its inquiry into the 2025 federal election.
The Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘Australian polling booths are the envy of the world as welcoming places of civic participation and good-natured competition. Yet for many voters and campaigners, the 2025 election was one of the most unpleasant and confronting in their memory.’
‘During this inquiry, the Committee has taken the time to listen to ordinary Australians make statements about their experiences at the 2025 federal election. These valuable experiences will contribute to the Committee’s work of restoring the overwhelmingly positive experience Australians have when voting’, said Mr Laxale.
The Committee will be holding hearings in Hobart on 28 April 2026 and in Devonport on 29 April 2026. To register your interest in making a 5 minute statement at upcoming hearings, contact the Committee Secretariat at [email protected].
‘The Committee is also expected to take evidence on Tasmania’s approach to administering polling booths at state elections, and the views of Tasmanians on expanding the size of the Australian Parliament,’ said Mr Laxale.
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: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Location: Parliament House, Parliament Square, Hobart
Date: Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Location: paranaple Convention Centre, 137 Rooke Street, Devonport
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 inquiries
Michael Butterworth, Office of Jerome Laxale MP
[email protected]
0413 944 475
For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2374
[email protected]
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website www.aph.gov.au/em. 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.
