Podcast #121: Democracy for busy people
Ben is joined by Kevin Elliott, author of the book Democracy for Busy People to discuss the value of importance of designing democratic institutions but...
How the redistributions are shifting the margins
Last Friday's analysis tended to focus on two scales: either the level of the individual seat, or looking at the party totals across each...
VIC and WA federal redistribution drafts released – live
6:12pm - I have one last update and then my margins will be finalised.
There are four seats in Victoria where independents made it to...
UK election open thread
I've had a request to open up a comments thread for the upcoming UK election.
I'm not planning to cover that election on this site,...
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If you're a listener to the Tally Room podcast, you might have heard a few ads recently.
As of today, I have a new benefit...
Podcast #120: Women in Australian politics
Ben was joined by Ruth McGowan, a candidate mentor and advocate for women in politics. We discussed the trends of increasing numbers of women...
Yes, this redistribution is taking a long time
Speculation about an early federal election never goes away, and I've noticed more recently in relation to the possibility of a federal election later...
Making votes count is about more than turning out
The NSW special minister of state, John Graham, yesterday announced that the government will ask the state Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM)...
Podcast #119: Solomon Islands elections
Ben is joined by Kerryn Baker from the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University to discuss the recent elections in the...
Tasmanian Legislative Council live
9:31 - I'm going to wrap up my coverage of this race here.
At the moment it looks likely that the result will see Labor...