The State of the Senate
Remarkably, the result in the Senate is much more clear-cut than the result in the House of Representatives.
The Greens are on track to win...
The State of the House
At the moment, it appears that the Coalition parties have won or are ahead in 73 seats, Labor in 72, Independents in four, and...
Moving forward
So after over 24 hours of my blog being out of action, we have returned. It appears that there was a major problem with...
One day to go: election predictions
Ever since I started this blog, I've had a tradition of making last-minute predictions of election results, recklessly making predictions about how individual seats...
3 days to go: a close election?
Over the last few days, speculation over this Saturday's election has turned to the prospect of a hung parliament. While Julia Gillard has generally...
10 days to go: Senate poll strong for Greens
Roy Morgan has released their first polling of the Senate race, showing a very strong vote for the Greens.
The poll shows the ALP on...
12 days to go: former leader edition
Following a few days of campaign cameos by John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Mark Latham, Malcolm Fraser and John Hewson, two new polls today both...
Day 19: Below the line voting insurance
Since the Group Voting Tickets were announced on Sunday, there has been wide-ranging discussions about how people can vote below the line. There has...
Day 17: Group voting tickets released
The AEC yesterday released the preference orders determined by political parties running in the Senate, which will be used to distribute above-the-line preferences, and...
Day 15: Candidates announced
The declaration of nominations took place at midday yesterday at local electoral offices all over Australia. It took most of the day before lists...