National Affairs
11 December 2018
The Coalition wants to introduce compulsory voter ID in Australia. Here’s why we don’t need it
National Affairs
2 October 2018
A little-remarked feature of New Zealand’s political system would help make Australia more democratic
Books & Arts
1 October 2018
Australian suffragettes played a sometimes flamboyant role in the fight for the vote, at home and in Britain
National Affairs
14 September 2018
The short answer is yes, but the long answer is more complicated
National Affairs
28 March 2018
By the time a new lord mayor is elected in May, quite a few electors will have voted twice
National Affairs
2 February 2018
Conventional wisdom advises against holding referendums at election time. Conventional wisdom is wrong
National Affairs
14 December 2017
The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered
National Affairs
19 November 2017
Perhaps the most interesting results of the marriage-equality survey were to be seen outside the eastern capitals
National Affairs
15 November 2017
Both votes are a test for the government, but the second has suddenly become less predictable
National Affairs
30 October 2017
How-to-vote cards will play a key role in determining next month’s election result in Queensland
National Affairs
1 September 2017
More young Australians are enrolled to vote than ever before. But will this have the impact Labor and the Greens are hoping for?
National Affairs
10 August 2017
Could one divisive figure decide the result?
National Affairs
26 May 2017
Fifty years ago this weekend, Australians voted on two constitutional changes. One of them was defeated, and that’s still influencing election results today
National Affairs
19 April 2017
How should authorities deal with a fast-growing electoral roll that hasn’t translated into a comparable lift in voting?
National Affairs
28 January 2017
From the archive | Despite vast differences in the way elections are run in the US and Australia, we have one thing in common – allegations of voter fraud. But…
National Affairs
27 January 2017
Translating the national vote into a fair election result shouldn’t be too hard. But neither the United States nor Australia has cracked it
International
15 November 2016
Votes across America to increase the minimum wage may point the way forward
National Affairs
11 July 2016
The long festival of democracy took Kerry Ryan to – where else? – Old Parliament House
National Affairs
2 July 2016
There’s still plenty of uncertainty in the details, but Peter Brent takes a punt on the House of Representatives numbers
National Affairs
28 June 2016
Vote early and vote often, the old adage goes. Voters are taking at least the first part to heart, writes Kerry Ryan
National Affairs
9 June 2016
New figures show a significant rise in the proportion of Australians enrolled to vote. Peter Brent looks at how and why
International
20 April 2016
Discriminatory rules, long queues, gerrymandered boundaries: the decentralised US election machinery doesn’t serve voters well, writes Lesley Russell
Podcasts
16 May 2014
Senate voting needs to be simpler and more transparent. Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a plan to fix the system, and looks at the politics of the federal budget
