Guide to the Tasmanian election posted

I have now posted a guide to the Tasmanian state election, which will be held on March 20, 2010. This includes profiles of Tasmania's...

Turnbull replacing Abbott – why is this happening?

With Malcolm Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, we have now had three parliamentary terms in a row where the...

Tasmanian council results

Local government election results have now been posted on the website of the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, showing primary vote figures from election night. I...

Victoria – vote below the line!

I've done a video for my day job explaining to voters how they can vote below the line to avoid the risks of electing...

New website design

Some of my more committed readers may have noticed that this website was unavailable late on Saturday night. Basically an attempt to install a...

Podcast #19 – The Greens and the changing NSW party system

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Geoff Robinson to discuss the NSW state election, specifically the Greens, the moving apart of the NSW...

NSW 2019 – other close seat maps

I've been compiling booth maps of a bunch of the closest races. I have two more to post for Coogee and Upper Hunter. I...

Election day thread

Polls have just opened on the east coast in the 2019 Australian federal election. The handful of Australians who are yet to cast a...

Senate count update – week four

We're now halfway through the fourth week of counting for the Senate, and the count has got close to the finish line, although we...

Podcast #32 – The Australian Election Study

Ben is joined by the ANU's Jill Sheppard to discuss the Australian Election Study: the process and some of the findings. AES 2019 election...