2025 federal election guide now live
The Australian federal election will be held at some point in the first half of 2025, and I have now completed my guide to...
Prahran by-election incoming
There will be a by-election for the Victorian state seat of Prahran coming up soon, likely at the start of 2025.
Sam Hibbins won the...
Podcast #136: Victorian council election results
Ben is joined by Leo Puglisi from 6 News and Chris Eddy from Local Government News Roundup to wrap up the Victorian council elections.
This...
Victorian council election needs an inquiry
Following the recent conclusion of the Victorian council elections, there was a call yesterday from the Greens for an inquiry into the conduct of...
Black by-election live
8:41 - We now have the two-party-preferred from every election day booth and I'm led to believe that's all we'll get tonight. Labor's 2PP...
Victorian councils 2024 – assessing the partisan results
For this post, I am looking at how the parties have done in the Victorian council elections, and I run through a quick summary...
The key stats from the Victorian council elections
We are now coming towards the end of the Victorian council elections. For the councils I have been covering, final primary votes have been...
Why we don’t have solid results from Victoria’s councils
The process of vote-counting for the Victorian council elections started last Saturday, and while a lot of votes have been counted, absolutely none of...
Victorian committee launches inquiry into upper house structure
The Electoral Matters Committee of the Victorian parliament has launched an inquiry into the structure of the Legislative Council.
The inquiry is not seeking submissions...
Podcast #135: LNP takes power in Queensland
Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from ZZZ to discuss the LNP coming to power in Queensland. We discuss the divide between north and...