Podcast #106: Voice referendum wrap-up

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to recap the results of the Voice referendum. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room’s...

Voice results show similar geographic trends to 1999 and 2022

Well last night's referendum results turned out to be decisive. At the time of writing, No is sitting on 60.3% of the national vote,...

Voice referendum night

Polls have just closed in south-eastern Australia in the Voice referendum. Polls will close in 30 minutes in South Australia, in one hour in...

Referendum day open thread

Polls have just opened in south-eastern Australia in the first federal constitutional referendum in a quarter-century on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice...

Which state will be the tipping point?

Australian constitutional referendums aren't fought at the seat level. They aren't really fought at the national level. It's actually a contest in six states. A...

Podcast #105: Voice referendum final week

Ben is joined today by Peter Brent to wrap up the referendum campaign. We discuss the state of the polls, the relative position of...

What to watch on referendum night

When the results start flowing in on Saturday night, it will be our first experience of a federal referendum night in 24 years. For...

The 1999 example

The last constitutional referendums in this country were held in 1999, on adding a preamble to the constitution and changing Australia to be a...

Podcast #104: New Zealand election preview

Ben is joined by James Mulrennan from The Overhang. We preview next weekend's New Zealand national election, touching on the electoral system, the state...

Referendums – how much did support vary geographically?

For today's post, I wanted to explore how much referendum results vary geographically - how much variety there is by seat and by state. There's...