More than 2.5 million applications for postal voting received for May 21 election

Peter Kennedy
Updated May 19 2022 - 1:56pm, first published May 16 2022 - 7:00pm
Huge increase in postal votes, fears delay to result
Huge increase in postal votes, fears delay to result

THE Australian Electoral Commission has flagged a huge increase in the number of postal vote applications could delay the announcement of the federal election outcome.

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Peter Kennedy

Peter has worked in a variety of senior leadership roles within the local media industry across more than three decades, and enjoys being part of a team committed to keeping Bendigo up to date with the latest news and sport.