14 is not enough
According to reporting in the Sydney Morning Herald today, and from other conversations with journalists, it sounds like the federal Labor government is on the...
Podcast #163 – Home ownership, renting and voting
How does owning your home or renting impact on how you vote? For today's podcast, Ben was joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Josh Goddard...
Farrer by-election coming soon
Sussan Ley has announced that she will be retiring from politics following her loss of the Liberal leadership this morning.
That means there will be...
Podcast #162 – Thailand swings to the right
In last Sunday's Thai general election, voters swung strongly to current prime minister Anutin's Bhumjaithai Party, or BJT. In this podcast, Ben...
Two more by-elections coming up
Two different politicians announced their retirements today due to health reasons, causing two by-elections that are worth watching.
Kat McNamara won the Northern Territory seat...
Ending the OPV-CPV wars
One of the most common arguments regarding Australian electoral systems concerns whether voters are required to number every box on their ballot paper in...
In Queensland, OPV gives and OPV takes away
The current LNP state government in Queensland was elected on a promise of restoring the Optional Preferential Voting (OPV) system used in the state...
Nepean by-election coming soon
A by-election will be held soon in the Victorian state seat of Nepean, covering the Mornington Peninsula to the south-east of Melbourne.
Nepean has been...
Podcast #161 – Japan election preview
Ben was joined by Donna Weeks, emeritus professor at Musashino University, to discuss this coming weekend's Japanese general election, where new prime minister Sanae...
South Australian candidates emerge
South Australia will go to the polls in March for their state election.
The most recent polls predict an enormous landslide victory for the incumbent...