Lowering the voting age?

Former punk rocker and Big Brother pest Aidan McLindon, who is currently the LNP's candidate for Beaudesert, has called for the voting age to...

Queensland Votes: day eighteen

The Greens have announced a preference deal with the Labor Party. The Greens will receive preferences in Indooroopilly for former Labor MP Ronan Lee,...

Seat in Focus: Burdekin

Burdekin is a North Queensland coastal electorate, lying on the coast starting north of the Whitsundays and following the coast to the southern edge...

Ireland: economic crisis, early election?

If this is your first foray into Irish politics, you might want to start by reading this morning's post. Ireland's most successful politician in half...

Ireland: the odd one out

As the economic crisis worsens and speculation of an early election in Ireland increases, it seemed about time to give Australian psephologists a crash-course...

ALP preferences in Indooroopilly

Via Public Polity, the Australian is full of speculation about a possible deal that would see the ALP preference Greens MP (and former Labor...

Seat in Focus: Chatsworth

Chatsworth is the ALP's most marginal seat in Queensland, lying in the outer eastern suburbs of Brisbane. The seat covers most of the centre...

Qld Galaxy poll: 51-49 to LNP

A brief note to say that a new Galaxy poll has come out tonight, giving a 51-49 lead to the Liberal National Party over...

Former US Ambassador running for Texas Governor

Via Daily Kos, former US Ambassador to Canberra Tom Schieffer has announced that he is considering a bid for Governor of Texas as a...

Global Greens fall out over Mexican Greens

It's a slightly old story, but the European Green Party, the umbrella party for all Green parties across the continent, have condemned the Mexican...