Federal 2019 – the race in South-East Queensland
19There are twenty seats in south-east Queensland, stretching from the Gold Coast in the south to the Sunshine Coast in the north.
South-East Queensland currently...
Disendorsements again and again
One of the surprising dynamics of the last week has been the large number of candidates who have been disendorsed by their party.
From last...
Pre-poll stats update
One of the developing stories this week has been the continuing increase in pre-poll voting at this year's election. The AEC publishes daily updates...
Can you get elected from below the line?
2016 was a good year for candidates overcoming their party's Senate ballot order. We saw Tasmanian Labor senator Lisa Singh win re-election as one...
Podcast #24 – Federal election nominations and housing policy
Ben is joined by El Gibbs and Gareth Bryant to discuss the final declaration of candidate nominations for the federal election, Clive Palmer's United...
Gender balance in winnable seats
I posted earlier this week about the number of candidates running for each party, with a breakdown of candidates by gender. I had a...
Nominations close – final candidate numbers breakdown
Nominations were announced yesterday, with a small increase in lower house candidates but a substantial shrinking of the size of Senate ballot papers.
1056 candidates...
Clive Palmer’s case against the 2CP
Clive Palmer, newly returning to federal politics at the head of his United Australia Party, has been pursuing a case in the High Court...
Nominations update
Nominations for the federal election will close tomorrow, with those nominations being announced on Wednesday, when the ballot draws will be conducted. We should...
Podcast #23 – Federal election first week
Ben is joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Paddy Manning to discuss the latest federal polls, seats where independents are challenging the Coalition, and the...