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...
NSW 2019 – Final upper house preference count
The New South Wales election process came to a close this morning when the button was pushed for the New South Wales Legislative Council,...
Nomination checklists and ineligibility
Nominations for the federal election will close next Tuesday, April 23. This is the first full federal election since a massive number of federal...
Book review – Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage
I just recently finished From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage by Judith Brett, and I thought it was an excellent read and would be of...
Federal election called
Scott Morrison visited the Governor-General early this morning, calling the federal election for May 18.
It's unusual to call a federal election on a Thursday....