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Swings on the pendulum

Another set of interesting figures on last month's Australian election is available, telling us more about the shape of Labor's victory.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 1 Comment 20 June 202527 June 2025

Nukes and madness

The nuclear genie is already out of the bottle, and many of its custodians are less than ideal. Adding Iran to the list would not materially alter that position.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, War and peace 7 Comments 19 June 202516 October 2025

Two governments fall

Dutch and Tasmanian governments are both forced back to the polls, showing some interesting similarities and differences.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Europe 5 Comments 13 June 2025

Recounts here and there

Australia's federal election finally wraps up. Meanwhile, Canada has also been doing recounts.

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Two new presidents

Poland and South Korea both get new presidents: a conservative elected narrowly, and a centre-left candidate who had little trouble.

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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.

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Tight polls in Poland

Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 30 May 202530 May 2025

Some more Australian numbers

More counting, more Australian results.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 28 May 202518 August 2025

Holiday update

Counting in Australia continues, and blogging is taking a holiday.

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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.

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