Queensland council election – ward map completed
It's only nine days now until Queenslanders vote for their councils for the next four years (along with a referendum on fixed four-year terms for the state parliament), and I've finally finished my Google Earth map of the ward boundaries.
Sixteen councils have changed their...
Brisbane City Council guide finished
Voters in Queensland will be voting on March 19 in local government elections, along with a referendum on fixed four-year terms for the state Parliament (which I've previously blogged about).
For the first time, I've put together a complete guide to the Brisbane City Council...
JSCEM Senate reform inquiry – video highlights
I watched some parts of today's JSCEM inquiry, and cut together a few short clips of interesting parts of the day. I thought I would post them on Youtube and here - if you have a section which you think was particularly interesting, let...
How much does an individual candidate’s vote matter in the Senate?
There's a meme going around from a supporter of the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party claiming Senate reforms are illegitimate because Ricky Muir polled more votes individually than a handful of other elected Senators.
Here's an example:
I've previously discussed how difficult it is to cast a...
How hard is it to go your own way voting in the Senate?
In the last few days, I've been involved in a lot of discussions about Senate reform, and many times I've had people insist that voters make a choice to hand control of their vote to their party, and any voter should be able to vote...