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...
Day 14: Nominations declared
Apologies for the absence over the last week. I'm busily working on the election campaign for the Greens NSW and, as you'd expect, things...
Day 8: Nielsen, marginal seats polls
From the Nielsen poll in today's Fairfax papers, Labor's two-party preferred vote is up two to 54%. On primary votes, Labor is up three...