Podcast #148: A record-breaking election
Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the results of yesterday's Australian federal election, which produced Labor's best result...
Australia 2025 – Wrap-up of the night
Good morning, I have been writing this blog post after getting home to wrap my own head around the scale of the count. I...
Election night open thread
Polls have just closed on the east coast.
You can discuss the election results here tonight.
I won't be liveblogging tonight - I'll be helping with...
Election day open thread
Polls have just opened on the east coast in today's federal election.
I won't be posting today, but you can discuss the election here.
I'll put...
Federal election prediction thread
I don't have another idea for today's blog post, so why don't we use this as a thread for everyone to make their final...
How wide is the hung parliament zone?
Primary votes for major parties have hit a record low, and they may break that record this weekend. There are also more crossbenchers in...
Podcast #147: What might a hung parliament look like?
Ben is joined by Peter Brent and the ABC's Tom Crowley for the final pre-election episode of the 2025 federal election campaign. We discuss...
How results play out across election night
This blog post is an update to two blog posts I wrote in 2022, looking at the rate of counting progress on election night...
How do results vary between election day and early voting?
As increasing numbers of Australians have chosen to vote early, we have now reached a point where the country is split roughly into two...
Early voting is holding at very high levels
Rates of early voting have been increasing for a long time, but reached a record high level of 2022, in the wake of the...