Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change
One daywire flash2 outlets reported this themselves; 9 of 11 reports ran a copy, most inside an hour.
All 11 reports on Mon, 10 August 2026
What it is about
Jeff PopeJohn FranklinKevin BonhamCassandra PybusHenry ReynoldsTony AbbottAustralian AssociatedAustralian Electoral CommissionAustralianOyster Bay, New South Wales, AustraliaLaunceston, Tasmania, AustraliaNational NewsAboriginal leaderAboriginal resistance leaderIndigenous groupsTasmanian electorateFranklin
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 2 original reports, 9 reprints
Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- mudgeeguardian.com.au06:14first to report
A backlash which included Aboriginal groups and former prime minister Tony Abbott means Tasmania will not get a...
9 reprints
- canberratimes.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- areanews.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- centralwesterndaily.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- narrominenewsonline.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- oberonreview.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- theleader.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- goulburnpost.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- greatlakesadvocate.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- begadistrictnews.com.au10 Aug, 06:14their copy
- ABC News (Australia)06:26
A plan to rename the Tasmanian electorate of Franklin to honour an Aboriginal resistance leader has been abandoned in part because of disagreement among local Indigenous groups.