First a warning: this subject really is for election nerds, tragics and those with a statistical bent. You've been told. Read more »
First a warning: this subject really is for election nerds, tragics and those with a statistical bent. You've been told. Read more »
The Federal Parliament's library produce a chain of fabulous, indispensable research papers for the pollie junkie.
Bookmark this page http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/index.htm which will take you to the index page. It includes an archive going back 13 years. Read more »
It annoys the you-know-what out of many people eager for change that that change just does not come quickly enough. By way of illustration, read the strident (although all too often pious) contributions on just about any issue over at Tasmaniantimes.com. Read more »
The question of whether voting at local government elections should be compulsory has got a run now it has been raised at the LGAT's AGM.
Premier David Bartlett (somewhat surprisingly - politicians generally shy away from local government politics) has weighed into the debate supporting the notion. Read more »
There is a broad assumption in the analysis of electoral and campaign politics in Australia that both the major parties (the ALP and the Liberal/National coalition) enjoy a "base vote"; that is, voters who will vote for a party just about no matter what. Campaigns, the wisdom holds, are very much about attracting the group in the middle that have the propensity to "swing" between the major parties. Read more »
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