South Africa update

Since I last updated yesterday morning, most of the votes in South Africa have been counted, and the vote percentages have shifted significantly. With about...

Mapping update

I've added a few more maps today. I've completed the Google Earth map for the new Tasmanian boundaries for the next federal and state...

The role of the internet in campaigning

Following Barack Obama's win in 2008, the dominant meme in election campaigning around the western world has been the importance of online campaigning and...

Early South African returns

Polls have closed now in South Africa. I'll be at work soon and won't be able to keep up with the vote-counting, but some...

Tasmanian upper house 2009

Three of Tasmania's fifteen Legislative Council electorate go to the polls on Saturday. Tasmania's Legislative Council members serve six year terms, with their terms...

South Africa votes

South Africa's voters are now going to the polls in their fourth post-apartheid election. I've previously blogged about the campaign, and will just post...

Moyes goes it alone

Every left-winger's favourite religious right politician, Gordon Moyes MLC, looks set to finally break his ties with Fred Nile's Christian Democratic Party, with Nile...

Zuma headed for landslide

South Africa heads to the polls on Wednesday for their fourth post-apartheid election, and it seems clear that Jacob Zuma will lead the African...

An alcopops-fueled election?

The federal government announced earlier this week that they will bring back legislation for a 70% tax increase on pre-mixed alcoholic drinks. The legislation...

The new wiki

I have now installed a complete wiki as part of the Tally Room. You can access it at www.tallyroom.com.au/wiki, and I plan to start...