Statistics on the flow of preferences throw more light on the result of Australia's election and on the debate over electoral reform.
Category: Party matters
New York swings leftward
The left-wing candidate scores a convincing win in New York's Democratic primary, raising questions for the party's overall direction.
Shifting right doesn’t stop the fascists
The far right wins an unexpected Senate seat in Australia, exposing again the futility of embracing its policies.
More Liberal woes in the heartland
The Liberal Party's predicament is worse than anything it has had to face before, and its resources for tackling it are meagre.
Four European results
Yesterday was a big day for European elections. Results are in from Romania, Portugal, Poland and France.
The far right & the “Libertarians”
Australia's far right parties failed to make the electoral breakthrough that many expected. The Libertarian Party also does not seem to have done itself any good by joining their company.
Is this the Green ceiling?
It wasn't just the Coalition that had a bad election. The Greens lost ground as well, but with them there is more scope for debate about how bad it was and what went wrong.
Life gets even worse for the Liberals
In a shocking night on Saturday for the Coalition, it was the Liberals who did worst. Their National Party colleagues performed fairly well, and that won't help the overall task of recovery.
The Senate, and other final thoughts
Some thoughts on today's half-Senate election and on the Coalition's collaboration with the far right.
Let’s talk about preferences again
There's been a lot of talk of preference deals on all sides in Australia's election. They do matter, but not always in the way you might think.
