A few months out from the 2019 Australian federal election the flurry of graphs, predictions and opinion pieces about “safe seats” and “seats in danger” have begun to fill my Twitter feed. These predictions — numbers that often dictate target electorates for a procession of campaign buses — is largely based on the data of […]
Gen Y could change the #ausvotes game this May: @CharliCaruso #SmashingAvocado comments
March 9, 2019
Archive of The Courier Mail’s front pages during election 2017 #qldvotes – @Qldaah
November 5, 2017
A blog recording the The Courier Mail and The Sunday Mail front pages and how they feature in the campaign. Check back for updates.
Queensland media freaks out over #qldvotes election speculation – @Qldaah #qldpol
August 10, 2017
Tensions high in #qldpol as Labor and LNP launch Twitter election missiles.
At her discretion: Queensland election speculation – @Qldaah #qldpol
May 3, 2017
A short blog for those who like to speculate on the Queensland election date.
Vote on policy? Western Australian Election Scorecards for #WAVotes #WApol compiled by @takvera
March 9, 2017
Western Australian voters go to the polls this Saturday on March 11. There is the smell of change in the air, and in the polls. Liberal Party Premier Colin Barnett has had two terms in government since 2008 and is seeking a third term. Even so, the Labor Opposition lead by Mark McGowan needs a […]
Burnt bridges: A reflection on the demise of Sophie Mirabella by @adropex
July 20, 2016
The result in the seat of Indi is final. Only in the last few weeks, as her 2016 campaign collapsed, has the topic of Sophie Mirabella not rekindled in me the upset and anxiety of the last decade. Rather the emotion was one of grudging compassion. With hindsight, the similarity in the unrelenting […]
The Liberals have a #MissingClimatePolicy, but don’t want you to know reports @takvera #Ausvotes
June 20, 2016
The High Court has found there is an implied right of political speech in the Australian Constitution, but that doesn’t stop the Liberal Party putting pressure for an inconvenient election billboard to be taken down. Environment Victoria paid for a Billboard opposite and a bit down the road from the Liberal Party campaign headquarters in […]
Newman Government changes electoral rules and loses an MP: @Qldaah analysis #qldpol
May 25, 2014
Queensland electoral act changes pass parliament prompting a LNP MP to resign. In a late Thursday night sitting, the Newman Government used its number to push through changes to the Queensland electoral act. Among the changes, one most concerning to objectors is the scrapping of limits to political donations. Previously, caps were set at $5000 […]
