2018 a busy year for elections

A spate of elections in 2018 could well change the Australian political landscape. There is the strong possibility of a Federal election, and the states of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will definitely be going to the polls. There will also be local government elections in Tasmania and South Australia. The Federal Government does not […]

3 January, 2018

Relief for Berejiklian in state by-elections despite serious swings

Labor keeps Gosford, increases margin.

11 April, 2017

Bookies shorten odds for independent to win North Shore by-election

Will the Libs topple in leafy la-la land?

7 April, 2017

Embattled North Sydney Mayor vows to contest mayoralty again

Preference deals unlikely among North Shore independents at by-election.

22 March, 2017

NSW council anti-merger campaigners plot revenge after Skinner’s official resignation

Third by-election triggered.

22 February, 2017

Council hobbles own councillor’s bid to become first female president of local govt body

Playing politics?

17 January, 2017

Liberal Democracy: Why we may be losing it

Public support for liberal democracy plummets.

5 December, 2016

NSW councils battling mergers face election delay until 2020

Three-year wait for councils?

23 November, 2016

Ousted Victorian councillor launches broadside at Premier after council elections

Shock exits, election complaints, more women

1 November, 2016

Moore, Moore, Moore: Clover back in

Western Sydney swings to Labor.

12 September, 2016

NSW local council elections promise drama and confusion

City of Sydney, the glittering prize.

31 August, 2016

Political Databases: where privacy goes to die

Party time for unsupervised, unaudited records.

4 July, 2016

Cleaning up local government: has Baird gone far enough?

Developers banned from voting (again).

22 June, 2016

Baird refuses to expedite council elections, blames merger workload

Ratepayers must wait ‘til September 2017.

1 June, 2016