Tasmania's premier follows the same script as his predecessor and calls an early election.
Category: Australia
Death of a journalist
Australian political journalism loses one of its stalwarts in Tim Colebatch.
EU loses a president
The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.
Bougainville still waiting
Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.
The changing role of preferences
Recommending a paper on the changing effect of Australia's electoral system with the rise of independents and third parties.
Territory representation, yet again
The federal government, via a parliamentary committee, suggests increased Senate representation for the territories. Here's why that's a bad idea.
A referendum post-mortem
Detailed results from Australia's Voice referendum show the extent of the realignment that has taken place since 1999.
Australia says No
Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum goes down to the expected heavy defeat. There's plenty of blame to go around, and no-one emerges with much credit.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand both go to the polls on Saturday: one for a referendum that is set for certain defeat, and the other to pass judgement on its Labor government, whose prospects are not a lot better.
Territory representation, referendum edition
State votes and territory votes in a referendum are not treated quite the same way. Does that matter?
The World is Not Enough 