NSW draft federal redistribution
The draft federal redistribution boundaries for NSW will be announced this morning. Unfortunately I'll be in work and won't be able to break the...
Anderson to support CLP
Just to follow up on today's story, Northern Territory Labor defector Alison Anderson has announced she will become an independent and support a new...
Hanging parliaments
Two separate stories have emerged in the last few days of governments that could lose their majority with the resignations of their own party's...
Money money money
The issue of political donations and electoral funding has come to the fore again this week, with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh calling for a...
Labor letting 16-year-olds vote?
This morning, The Australian reported that the Labor Party is considering introducing non-compulsory voting for 16-year-olds as part of its second white paper.
I think...
Yet another UK map update
So I'm still working on my UK House of Commons map, and I've reached the Scottish border! As the map below shows, I have...
Queensland redistribution draft report
The Australian Electoral Commission has announced the draft boundaries for Queensland's federal redistribution, which will see the state gain a thirtieth seat. The AEC...
Democrats rebuilding effort
A friend of mine who is a former Democrats member has forwarded to me this email sent out to former Democrats members as part...
What colour are you?
Imre Saluzinsky, the Australian's NSW politics reporter, wrote in today's Australian about the Mayor of Leichhardt, Jamie Parker, and his prospective candidacy for the...
Labor MP joins Nationals in WA
Bizzarely, a regional Labor MP in the WA Parliament, Vince Catania, last night resigned from the Labor Party in order to join the WA...