The book of the 2019 election – now out
The definitive academic take on the 2019 federal election has been released today by ANU Press. Morrison's Miracle features 36 contributors covering every angle of the...
Podcast #36: Eden-Monaro preview
Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson from the University of Sydney to preview this weekend's federal by-election in the seat of Eden-Monaro.
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Big jump in postals as Eden-Monaro votes in a pandemic
We've entered the last week of early voting before this Saturday's by-election in the south-east NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. We have quite a bit...
Turning 16 WA seats into 15
Western Australia is on track to lose the sixteenth seat it gained at the 2016 election. This will trigger a redistribution before the next...
Where to put Victoria’s 39th seat?
The latest ABS population figures for December 2019 were released yesterday, and they confirmed what we have suspected for some time. Victoria will gain...
Mail-only elections for NSW councils – not so fast
There was a story in the Sydney Morning Herald last week about how the NSW state government is considering a switch to postal voting for...
Will the NT lose one of its federal seats?
I have been meaning to write a post about the impending determination and possible solutions to the likely merger of the NT's two federal...
SA redistribution – the starting statistics
South Australia is currently undergoing a redistribution of its state electoral boundaries. The redistribution kicked off late last year, with the first round of...
NSW redistribution stats released
The next redistribution for NSW state electorates has just kicked off, with boundaries due to be redrawn for the 2023 state election.
The first stage...
How the AEC is adapting Eden-Monaro for Covid
The AEC has published its plan for how it will adapt the Eden-Monaro by-election to account for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the stuff will...