Costello’s new website

Yesterday, as the budget was announced by the government, former Treasurer Peter Costello launched a spiffy new website, which doesn't make much sense for...

British Columbia live

1:08pm - Polls have now closed in British Columbia. I'll report results as they come in. I'm listening to CBC Radio in Vancouver. You...

Macarthur blues

I've been pondering the fact that every single statewide submission to the NSW redistribution that I've read has proposed shifting the border in the...

STV headed for defeat in British Columbia?

Voters go to the polls in British Columbia on Tuesday to elect a new Provincial Parliament and vote for a second time on changing...

Electorate deathwatch

I wrote a piece in Wednesday's Crikey summarising the seat-by-seat comparisons I posted on this blog that same day. I've posted it below the...

Yet more maps

I have completed a couple more Google Earth maps and uploaded them to the Maps page of the blog. I have completed GE maps...

NSW redistribution submissions

I've been quiet for the last few days, mainly because I have been going through the ALP and Liberal submissions to the AEC's New...

Tasmanian Legislative Council live

7:25pm - With between 30% and 45% of the vote counted, depending on the electorate, we're getting a bit of a picture. In Derwent,...

Brilliant new booth maps

Nathan Lambert has extended the work that Possum has done in mapping election results by booth. He has produced excellent Google Earth maps showing...

Submissions to the Republic inquiry

I had a read through the submissions to the Senate inquiry into Senator Bob Brown's legislation to hold a plebiscite to gauge support in...