Queensland Votes: day two
A few pieces of election news today:
Pauline Hanson has announced that she will stand for election in the Queensland state election on March 21....
Is this what you mean, Miranda?
From Crikey's First Dog on the Moon:
Bligh v. The Borg
It's a delightful irony that, like "Honest John" before him, Lawrence Springborg's LNP have taken to calling their leader "The Borg" with no apparent...
Anna Bligh calling March 21 election
Sky News is now reporting that Anna Bligh will go to Government House in Brisbane today to call an early election, presumably on March...
The new Andrew Fisher biography
I just finished David Day's third book in what is rapidly becoming a series of biographies of Australia's Labor Prime Ministers: Andrew Fisher: Prime...
Queensland election preparations
With the possible imminent calling of a state election in Queensland, I've moved ahead with plans for election night coverage, using my Google Earth...
By-elections in WA?
Via Pollbludger, reports out of Western Australia suggest that by-elections may be imminent in the seats of two of the former Labor government's biggest...
Antony Green’s Queensland election guide
With the continuing speculation of an impending Queensland election, Antony Green has launched the ABC elections guide to the coming election.
All the usual features,...
Margins in strong Greens seats
There are a handful of seats in the House of Representatives where the Greens are within spitting distance of winning the seat. In nearly...
UK election animation
I've come across an interesting election animation, showing the electoral map of every UK election since the Reform Act of 1832, showing the geographical...