Secret Harbour by-election results live

9:35 - I'm going to finish up this liveblog here. One Nation has gained this seat with an enormous swing, but there...

Candidate numbers piling up in Victoria

We're just about three months out from the Victorian election. The list of announced candidates for the election has been growing, and it is...

Queensland election guide published

With the redistribution of Queensland's state electorates now finalised, I have completed my guide to the 2028 Queensland state election. While this election is still...

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...