A delayed and easy-to-miss election in Tasmania results in the independents being reduced to a minority in the upper house for the first time.
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South Australia's Liberal government wants to change the state's electoral system to its own advantage. But it also happens to be the right thing to do.
Still worrying about monarchy
Debate over the "palace letters" in Australia brings some focus back to the debate on monarchy vs republic. So do the woes of the former king of Spain.
Writing to the queen
John Kerr's reports to the palace show him in a poor light but fail to reveal any grand conspiracy. The political debate, however, rolls on independently of the evidence.
Oh, all right then: Eden-Monaro
By-elections rarely produce interesting results, and last week's in Eden-Monaro was no exception. A quick explanation for the lack of surprise.
Trump and Netanyahu: compare and contrast
The scheduled date arrives for Israel to take steps towards annexing (parts of) the West Bank, without much happening. This is no surprise.
Will there be a 51st state?
Democrats are set on making Washington DC into a new state. It makes political but not constitutional sense.
Representation games in Australia
Victoria is to get an extra seat in the House of Representatives and Western Australia is to lose one. The difficult problem, however, is representation for the territories.
The pre-poll revolution, part II
The investigation of pre-poll voting turns to voter behavior. Is the method of voting sorting voters along party lines? Or is it perhaps influencing how they vote?
The pre-poll revolution, part I
Australia's pre-poll voting boom shows no signs of ending, creating headaches for electoral administrators. Should we, as Antony Green suggests, start counting pre-poll votes before the polls have closed for everyone else?
The World is Not Enough 