SA Greens choosing their next state MP
The South Australian Greens are also in the middle of choosing their ticket for the Legislative Council for the March 2010 state election. The...
Draft NSW boundaries map
A week after the AEC released the electoral boundaries, I have finally produced my Google Earth map of the boundaries. This took a lot...
CPRS blues
So the federal government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme was voted down today, with all non-government senators voting to block it.
It appears clear that this...
Plunging Nationals
I've been thinking a lot about the future of the Nationals, and I thought I would play through some scenarios regarding their future.
When considering...
NSW Redistribution Wrap
After today's announcement of the draft boundaries for New South Wales' federal redistribution, I thought I would summarise the consequences of the election.
It appears...
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...