Federal election guide expanded with 18 new guides
With the federal redistributions recently finalised for South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, I have now written election guides for the 18...
The end of group voting tickets – bill revealed
The Victorian Labor government has followed through with their plans to introduce legislation to abolish group voting tickets for the Victorian Legislative Council. If...
How might votes turn into seats in Victoria?
It is always a challenge to understand how a given share of the vote for a political party translates into a certain number of...
SA final federal redistribution announced
12:06 - This map shows the new, old and draft boundaries for the South Australian redistribution. I'm going to wrap up this live blog...
Tasmanian redistribution finalised – live
9:35 Thursday - I have now compiled my own version of the Tasmanian federal electoral map. On this map below, you can toggle on...
ACT federal redistribution finalised – live
8:53 - To finish up this liveblog, I have managed to put together a map of the changes. Fenner was easy - they have...
Democracy isn’t an optional extra
My attention has been drawn to a story from Kiama Council in southern New South Wales, where the council has attempted to avoid filling...
Secret Harbour by-election incoming
A retirement announcement today has triggered a state by-election which could be the next chapter in the advancement of One Nation in Australia.
Labor state...
Untangling the margin in Mulgrave
After publishing my Queensland state redistribution estimates on Monday, it was drawn to my attention that there was a different way of calculating the...
Final Queensland state redistribution – publication day
6:41 - I am going to wrap up the liveblog here. Please let me know if you see any problems, but I think everything...