Don’t like senators winning with 77 primary votes? Here’s how to fix it

There's been a lot of attention over the last few days on the newly elected One Nation senator from Queensland, Malcolm Roberts. His election...

ACT 2016 – the guide

Voters in the Australian Capital Territory go to the polls on October 15 to elect a new Legislative Assembly. The current 17-member assembly will be...

Senate preferences – unpacking the data

One of the exciting things about the new Senate voting system is that we are on the verge of gaining a lot of new...

Tasmanian Senate button-push – summary

I've got a piece prepared for the Guardian today which discusses the Tasmanian Senate result but I had some thoughts that didn't fit in...

Double NSW elections – the guide

There are two New South Wales state seats which are due to hold by-elections this year, after the incumbent MPs resigned to run (successfully)...

QLD redistribution – the numbers

Queensland is about to dive into a redistribution of state electorates, to update the existing electoral map which was created in the lead up...

Map update – ward maps for NSW and Victoria

As we get close to the conclusion of the federal election, I've started work on some upcoming elections. There will be council elections in New...

Toowoomba South results

Voters in the Queensland state seat of Toowoomba South voted today in a by-election to succeed Liberal National MP John McVeigh, who had resigned...

Close seats – two weeks in

It's now been two weeks since polls opened, and we are now getting very close to a conclusion of the House of Representatives count. There...

Close seats – Thursday morning update

We're getting close to the end! In this update, I am calling two more seats for Labor, leaving only one seat up for grabs. This...