Self-described lovers of freedom seem to have a weak spot for authoritarians. Compare and contrast Queensland and Hungary.
Category: Australia
Another Trumpist in trouble
Not all incumbents have benefited from Covid-19: Brazil shows that a sufficiently bad performance will eventually turn the tide of public opinion.
A do-it-yourself inauguration in Samoa
A constitutional crisis in Samoa has so far failed to attract much support for democracy from the Australian government.
Tasmania wraps up
Tasmania's election result is confirmed, and the Liberal government immediately loses one of its MPs.
Liz Cheney goes down
The purging of Liz Cheney is another signal of the United States entering very dark territory. The lesson for Australia needs to be heeded.
As expected in Tasmania
Another success for the incumbents, as Tasmania's Liberal government wins a somewhat underwhelming victory.
Election preview: Tasmania
Tasmania's Liberal government is seeking a third term in office, and looks like benefiting from the indulgence that voters are giving to incumbents in time of crisis.
April results roundup
This month our regular electoral roundup brings news from Greenland, Samoa, Georgia and Western Australia.
Death of a show pony
Andrew Peacock was a flawed Liberal leader, but it is not mere nostalgia to think that he was a great deal more admirable than most of his successors.
Representing prisoners, and others
Preventing prisoners from voting in the United States has some strange effects on the workings of the electoral system. Australia is more fortunate in that regard, as a current round of redistributions illustrates.
The World is Not Enough 