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...