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Draft Federal Electoral Boundaries for Qld
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The Australian Electoral Commission has released its proposed new boundaries for Queensland's 30 federal electorates.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, qld
2017 federal redistribution in Queensland - Major Party Submissions
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Draft federal electoral boundaries for Queensland will be released on Friday, and several marginal seat holders will be waiting to learn their fate.
New Zealand election guide
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With the campaign over, who will be the next prime minister of New Zealand could come down to the quirks of the MMP electoral system.
Topics: elections, new-zealand
Is Pauline Hanson's sister on her way to the Senate? It's complicated Analysis
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Despite speculation, Pauline Hanson's sister Judy Smith is not necessarily on track to join her sibling in the Upper House, according to the ABC's electoral expert Antony Green.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, pauline-hanson, one-nation, australia
Antony Green: The High Court's question after Canavan's resignation Analysis
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The Government says it will refer the Matt Canavan citizenship matter to the High Court. The question the High Court will consider in this case is this: is citizenship-by-descent a disqualification for being a member of parliament?
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, political-parties, liberals, liberal-national-party-queensland, qld, australia
Everything you need to know about the UK election
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Want to know who's most likely to win the UK election? Or how long it will take to get a result? ABC's election analyst Antony Green has got you covered.
Topics: world-politics, elections, government-and-politics, united-kingdom
How a potential Senate vacancy left by Rod Culleton could be filled Analysis
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If Rod Culleton is no longer a senator at the end of this month, his position in the Senate will have to be filled. Antony Green explains how it might happen.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, canberra-2600, act, australia
Palmer United: The rise and demise of a vanity party Analysis
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Since his election in 2013, Clive Palmer and his Palmer United Party have gone from holding the Senate balance of power to becoming something of a short-term residence for political defectors. Election analyst Antony Green explores whether Palmer's glory days may be over.
Topics: clive-palmer, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, federal---state-issues, federal-elections, government-and-politics, federal-election, minor-parties, australia
Trudeau romps to election victory in Canada
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Justin Trudeau, the young leader of Canada's Liberals and the son of a popular former prime minister, surges to a stunning election victory, bringing a dramatic end to Stephen Harper's nine-year government.
Topics: world-politics, elections, government-and-politics, canada
Stephen Harper faces strong challenge as Canada election looms
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Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper is facing an uphill battle to retain office, with opinion polls showing the Liberals ahead of the Conservatives as national election looms.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, canada
Antony Green: A popular premier battles his own unpopular policy Analysis
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The fate of the NSW Coalition Government rests on whether the nation's most popular premier, Mike Baird, can overcome the weight of advocating electricity privatisation, a policy that remains unpopular.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nsw
Antony Green: Vote Compass data points to regional risk for Baird Analysis
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Regional NSW voters think their local economies are getting worse and that could spell trouble for the Baird Government, writes Antony Green.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, elections, sydney-2000, newcastle-2300, lismore-2480
Living costs top concern for Victorians, Vote Compass reveals
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The cost of living, education and the economy are the three most important issues to Victorians this election based on results from the ABC's Vote Compass survey.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, vic
What Vote Compass tells us about views on jumps racing: Antony Green Analysis
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Vote Compass data suggests views on jumps racing generally align with Victorian voters' political views, writes Antony Green.
Topics: horse-racing, state-parliament, elections, vic
The bloody road to an early Victorian election Opinion
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While November 29 is still the date set for the next Victorian election, recent events raise the possibility of the election coming on earlier, and in far messier circumstances than anyone imagined.
If the Government backs Labor in voting to expel Geoff Shaw from Parliament it could trigger an outcome that may come back to haunt the Liberals.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews last night called it a constitutional crisis, but really it is more of a political crisis.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections
Double dissolution speculation misguided Opinion
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Speculation is getting the better of a number of online commentators lately, but a double dissolution on the back of this budget is extremely unlikely.
Topics: budget, constitution, abbott-tony, federal-parliament
WA is heading back to the polls - what can we expect? Opinion
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The Senate re-election in Western Australia has the potential to both change the balance of power and seriously test the eyesight of voters.
Topics: federal-elections
Piggybacking on the Labor and Liberal brands Opinion
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Voter confusion over similarly named political parties can change the result of an election, but finding a solution to this conundrum is tricky.
Topics: electoral-system, federal-parliament, alp, liberals, nationals, minor-parties
Popular Labor MP Barry Collier stuns O'Farrell Government in Miranda by-election
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The O'Farrell Government has suffered a stunning defeat to Labor in the Miranda by-election.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Hand the power of preferences back to the people Opinion
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The debate over micro-parties and their impact on the 2013 Senate election result has a terrible sense of déjà vu for me.
For two decades I have been warning about how the loose rules on the registration of political parties, as well as the use of 'above the line' group preference ticket voting, would lead to giant ballot papers and distorted election outcomes.
The answer to the Senate's electoral malaise doesn't lie in punishing minor parties, but rather in handing the power over preferences back to the voters.
Topics: electoral-system, federal-elections
Senate voting threatens more than our eyesight Analysis
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On polling day, as Australians peer through their magnifying glasses at the Senate ballot paper, trying to distinguish between up to 110 candidates they've never heard of, they may wonder how we arrived at this farce.
The Senate is one of the most powerful parliamentary upper chambers in the world. It should be for the public to determine its balance of power, not unknown deal makers.
But our current system allows fractionalised parties with no chance of significant electoral support to play twister with their preferences and so enter a lottery for the last seat in each state.
Topics: federal-elections
Antony Green: Climate looms as challenge for all parties Analysis (video)
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Vote Compass data suggests it's not just Labor and Green voters who want the Government to do more to tackle climate change, writes Antony Green.
Topics: federal-elections, climate-change, federal-government, australia
Antony Green: Labor caught in middle on asylum seekers Analysis
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On asylum seekers, Labor is left trying to find policy solutions that straddle an irreconcilable political divide, writes Antony Green.
Topics: federal-elections, australia
Vote Compass data confirms Julia Gillard's 'bloke problem' Analysis
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Labor had a 'bloke problem' under Julia Gillard, and male voting patterns were the main gender issue driving the change of Labor leadership, writes Antony Green.
Topics: federal-elections, gillard-julia, rudd-kevin, australia
Antony Green: How do voters view our leaders? Analysis
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ABC election analyst breaks down Vote Compass data looking at how voters rate Australia's political leaders, and who won Sunday night's leaders' debate.
Topics: federal-election, federal-elections, australia
