South Australia's government loses badly despite an apparently successful record in combating Covid-19. Are voters ready to move on to other things?
Category: Australia
February election roundup
Your monthly update of electoral news around the world: features Costa Rica, Australia, Spain and Switzerland.
Seventy years on
Seventy years of an unusually successful monarch is worth celebrating. But it's also important to note how unusual it is.
From the archives: the republic referendum
While we're still thinking about an Australian republic, here's a flashback to how the issue looked 22 years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum defeat.
Debating the republic, again
Australia's republican movement makes a bid for relevance with a new "model" for how a republic would work. It has some problems.
Johnson in extremis
The political obituaries for Boris Johnson are being written following his latest adverse encounter with the Covid rules. But he has survived near-death experiences before.
Understanding preferences
Election year in Australia means more talk about preferences. Kevin Bonham is a vital resource for understanding what's going on.
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Compare and contrast the fortunes of the Greens in Germany and Australia. Voting systems matter.
Local democracy in New South Wales
Tomorrow's local elections in New South Wales display a number of features that should be copied elsewhere, in contrast to Victoria's democratic backsliding.
A deputy premier goes down
The resignation of South Australia's embattled deputy premier contains an important lesson for how we think about responsible government.
The World is Not Enough 