Map design

So I've started working on a project that I will reveal in a few weeks' time as part of this blog. One of the...

German elections

I plan on covering the German federal election, but I haven't had a chance to consider the state elections happening in Germany before that....

SA Greens choosing their next state MP

The South Australian Greens are also in the middle of choosing their ticket for the Legislative Council for the March 2010 state election. The...

Draft NSW boundaries map

A week after the AEC released the electoral boundaries, I have finally produced my Google Earth map of the boundaries. This took a lot...

CPRS blues

So the federal government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme was voted down today, with all non-government senators voting to block it. It appears clear that this...

Plunging Nationals

I've been thinking a lot about the future of the Nationals, and I thought I would play through some scenarios regarding their future. When considering...

NSW Redistribution Wrap

After today's announcement of the draft boundaries for New South Wales' federal redistribution, I thought I would summarise the consequences of the election. It appears...

NSW draft federal redistribution

The draft federal redistribution boundaries for NSW will be announced this morning. Unfortunately I'll be in work and won't be able to break the...

Anderson to support CLP

Just to follow up on today's story, Northern Territory Labor defector Alison Anderson has announced she will become an independent and support a new...

Hanging parliaments

Two separate stories have emerged in the last few days of governments that could lose their majority with the resignations of their own party's...