Let’s do a podcast!

I've wanted to do a podcast for a while, but haven't been in a position to spend the time to do it properly. I...

New datasets – NSW councils and Tasmanian upper house

I've got a couple of new datasets now up on the website for you to use. I've now published the complete dataset from the 2017...

NSW government moves to end random sampling in council elections

Last year I testified before the NSW state Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) about the issue of random sampling in NSW local...

The latest seat guides

I've been keeping up a regular schedule of seats for the three election guides which are gradually being posted now. For the federal election, all...

Five (5!) federal by-elections on their way with latest s44 blow

The High Court this morning ruled that Senator Katy Gallagher was ineligible to sit in the Senate, making her the 13th federal politician to...

Darling Range by-election coming up

I discovered last night that a by-election is pending for the WA state seat of Darling Range. Labor candidate Barry Urban won the seat in...

Tasmanian Legislative Council live

10:33 - If you found this liveblog helpful, why not consider chipping in with a regular donation? 9:37 - And finally, here is a similar...

The latest guides – May 4

The front of this website has been quiet recently, but I've been regularly posting a new federal seat guide every day, so be sure...

Tim Hammond resigns, triggering by-election in Perth

We are inching ever closer to a potential federal election, but some news today means we will soon have a federal by-election, in a...

This week’s guides – April 21

There are eight new seat guides up on the website since I last updated last Friday. Reid Herbert Cowan Longman Lindsay Griffith Braddon Macquarie These...