Podcast #55: Northern Beaches council election
This is the second episode in our NSW local council election series.
Today I'm joined by Anthony Caruso, political analyst for Triple H FM radio, a community radio station in northern Sydney.
This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon. If you find...
The factions of Ku-ring-gai
I have been limiting my focus for the upcoming NSW council elections on the 25 most populous councils, 24 of which have elections this year.
Amongst these councils, one council stands out from the rest: Ku-ring-gai.
It's the only council where none of the major parties...
The many party systems of NSW councils
Australia has a party system. Each state has its own party system, which usually closely resembles the federal system but with its own variety. And in many local councils a local party system exists. It may have familiar features, but each works a bit...
Podcast #54: Camden, Campbelltown and Liverpool
This is the first in a series of podcasts with local experts about various major local councils in New South Wales in the lead-up to December's council elections.
Today is Eric Kontos from South West Voice discussing the council elections in Camden, Campbelltown and Liverpool.
This...
How-to-votes banned at booths for NSW council elections
Throughout the most recent outbreak of COVID-19 in New South Wales there has been a lack of information about how the election process would be adapted to deal with the risk of infection, apart from postponing the election for three months.
The Electoral Commission had...
Party politics spreads across Sydney councils
Over the last two decades, we've seen the culmination of a long trend of political parties taking on a more dominant role in local government in urban New South Wales, particularly in the Greater Sydney region. The Liberal Party has moved into council politics...
Enrolment drops in parts of Sydney in the pandemic
This is the final chapter in my series looking at electoral enrolment data in the Sydney region.
One of the things I noticed when I was looking at local trends in the last post was that, in some areas, enrolment has been declining over the...
How enrolment trends are playing out in Sydney councils
Last week I put up a number of posts analysing enrolment data in the Greater Sydney region, with a focus on Camden and Blacktown. This is my last post on the topic, looking at a number of other councils.
While I made a number of...