Ben Carroll takes over as Victorian premier four months out from an election. Last-minute changes of leadership have a mixed record.
Category: Oceania
New Caledonia stays divided
Seven years on from the previous election, New Caledonia gets a very similar result.
Election preview: New Caledonia
New Caledonia votes tomorrow in elections that once again put the issue of independence at centre stage.
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.
EOFY loose ends
Ending the financial year with a roundup of recent developments in some long-running stories around the world.
January electoral roundup
Your monthly (at best) roundup of election news, featuring Vanuatu, Ghana, Mozambique and Croatia.
October election roundup
Electoral news from around the world: this month, Iceland, Mozambique, Kiribati and Indonesia.
No clear winner in the Solomons
The Solomon Islands election held last week has produced a parliament in which the currently uncommitted appear to hold the balance of power between prime minister Sogavare and his opponents.
Bougainville still waiting
Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.
Two new coalitions
Some months on, elections in Spain and New Zealand result in coalition governments being formed.
The World is Not Enough 