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Category: Australia
Tasmania wraps up (sort of)
The final seat in Tasmania is decided at the end of a fascinating count. But it remains to be seen who will end up in government.
Redistribution time again
As we wait for final Tasmanian results, we can look at the prospect of coming redistributions in Australia. Unfortunately, the numbers they will rely on have a very poor record for accuracy.
Condorcet and compromise
A visiting elections expert advocates a move to Condorcet voting. The problems with the idea are theoretical as well as practical.
Free speech and antisemitism
The former defenders of free speech have gone quiet when it comes to suppressing pro-Palestinian opinion.
Back to the drawing board in Tasmania
The Liberals do well in in Tasmania, but the major-party vote stays obstinately below 66% and Labor may still end up in government.
Election preview: Tasmania, again
Tasmania votes tomorrow in the earliest of early elections, but a change of government will be more the responsibility of the politicians than of the voters.
Breakthrough in the South Pacific
Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.
Why proportionality matters
Elon Musk plans to start a third party, but the system is stacked against him – just as to a lesser extent it is in Britain and Australia.
Oh dear, it’s Bradfield again
The Liberal Party is angling to challenge the result in Bradfield. It would almost certainly be a waste of time and money.
The World is Not Enough 