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A roundup of election news from Austria, the United States, Mongolia and Australia.

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Charles Richardson Australia, East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 15 July 2016

Election preview: Australia

Australia votes tomorrow in an election expected to return the Turnbull government, but with a reduced majority.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections Leave a comment 1 July 2016

And the winner is: Tony Abbott

Despite the advent of Malcolm Turnbull, the Liberal Party's war against modernity has continued – as shown in its strange obsession with the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 5 Comments 14 June 201628 January 2022

Who’s betting on the Greens?

A look at some betting odds for the Greens in individual seats makes for interesting reading.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 3 Comments 30 May 2016

High Court loses its patience

The High Court expends little energy in disposing of the constitutional argument against Senate voting reform.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 16 May 201628 January 2022

Queensland government disgraces itself

Queensland's Labor government has turned the clock back to compulsory preferential voting in the pursuit of short-term electoral advantage.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Political issues 9 Comments 22 April 2016

Why local government isn’t local

The Baird government in New South Wales says that taking the "local" out of local government will lead to improved efficiency. Is there any reason to think that's true?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Political issues 3 Comments 6 April 201628 January 2022

Words that kill: terrorism and “Islamism”

Why "Islamist" is the wrong word to use to describe terrorists, and why some people want us to use it anyway.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 31 March 201628 January 2022

Three years or four?

Queensland's politicians want to give themselves an extra year before being accountable to their voters. The voters may not be so keen on the idea.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Referenda 5 Comments 19 March 201628 January 2022

Fiji, and the enabling of democracy’s enemies

Julie Bishop visits Fiji, apparently finding no cause for concern in a military ruler approaching ten years in office. And we wonder why voters seem to be giving up on democracy.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Ideas, Oceania, Political issues 4 Comments 18 March 201628 January 2022

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