Podcast #103: A history of Indigenous elections in Australia
Ben is joined by historian Alison Holland, who is researching the history of ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. We discuss the...
Choosing a voting system for NZ councils
I have been fascinated recently with voting systems for local government, and how they change - in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
New...
Podcast #102: A history of Australian referendums
Ben is joined by Paul Kildea and Andre Brett to discuss the history of Australian referendums. We discuss the historical origins of referendums at...
Good, bad and ugly ward redistributions in NSW
The process of redrawing local council wards for next year's New South Wales council elections is now quite advanced, with the councils due for...
Western Australia’s first step on local council voting reform
The Western Australian Labor government has been recently going through a process of changing the structures of local government elections in the state. The...
Warrandyte by-election live
9:45 - All election day booths have now reported, and the Liberal primary vote is on 57%, and the two-candidate-preferred vote is on 70.6%....
Podcast #101: Group voting tickets and ward changes in Victoria
Ben is joined by psephologist Henry Schlechta to discuss two issues of democratic reform in Victoria: the arguments around abolishing group voting tickets, and...
NT redistribution – second draft redistribution published
The second draft of boundaries for the next Northern Territory assembly election was published late last Wednesday, and it's taken me until now to...
First part of federal election guide launched
Australia's next federal election is due to be held by May 2025. There are redistributions underway for three states, but the other 50 electorates...
Podcast #100: Redistributions all around Australia
Ben is joined by ABC chief election analyst Antony Green for the 100th episode of the Tally Room podcast to discuss the many redistributions...