Counting still underway but former KAP MP Nick Dametto has romped home in the election for Townsville mayor, with nearly 62% of the first preference vote on the current count. His replacement in state parliament will be chosen in a fortnight #qldpol

Here's our guide to the Hinchinbrook by-election in Queensland on November 29 www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

Seven candidates have nominated for the Queensland state seat of Hinchinbrook, with election day set for November 29. Full guide on the ABC News website coming soon

Some early figures from the Australian Election Study here, showing generational voting trends: New figures show only one in five millennials voted for the Coalition in 2025 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader

The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

the government now seems to be saying that Senators wouldn't need permission to use the bathroom under its proposed new standing order, but that's not what the motion on the notice paper says, unless they plan to amend it

I'd be surprised if Marielle Smith's motion passes, but... if such a rule were to be agreed, is it genuinely enforceable? I am not a lawyer but this feels vaguely kidnapping-adjacent? Would Black Rod have to prevent senators from walking out one of the chambers many doors?

The by-election for the Queensland state seat of Hinchinbrook will be held on November 29. Former Katter MP Nick Dametto held it on a 13.2 per cent margin but resigned to run for mayor of Townsville. Premier David Crisafulli announced the election date today in a campaign video. #qldvotes

loving this suggestion to remove the donkey vote advantage by printing ballots on round paper with a centre hole, and installing spindles into ballot booths to "facilitate spinning if needed". i suspect it will be deemed logistically impractical, but it would certainly make voting more whimsical

This is interesting: someone has told the parliamentary inquiry looking at the last federal election that they worked as a contractor for a party or a candidate and was paid for doorknocking, phone polling, and working outside pre-poll voting centres

The Paris Agreement requires Australia (and all countries) to submit nationally determined contributions (NDCs) every 5 years, that each should be an improvement on the previous and reflect the “highest possible ambition” Does pegging the target to the OECD average satisfy that?

The Nationals want an emissions reduction target equal to the average of the emissions cut across OECD countries. Purely on the maths of that: if all OECD countries adopted the same target, it would mean an emissions cut target of 0%

i do want this o'bahn schematic diagram as a full sized poster though

all the pictures on the O'Bahn wikipedia page appear to be upwards of two decades old. Adelaide deserves better than this.

California Democrats are “fighting fire with fire” with gerrymandered congressional maps, expected to be passed by voters next wk. It makes political sense, but as America’s gerrymandering arms race widens, recall how hard fire is to control. My latest: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Two Canberra Liberals backbenchers, including the former leader, have been suspended from the party room for crossing the floor. Meaning the party room just shrank by 22 per cent www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

🗳️ 150 days until the South Australian election! If you're a declared lower house candidate (especially if you're not from one of the larger parties) feel free to email [email protected] with your biography and a high quality headshot

I have returned from leave to my first joy: gainful employment. you may once again email me.

I’ve turned on my OOO and taken my leave. Please don’t email me until late October.

Per YouGov (and @dropout.tv), Kamala Harris won the hotel toiletry thief demographic 45-43. Trump won 49-39 among Americans who never take unused toiletries from hotels open.substack.com/pub/yougovam...

Counting done for the day. Tomorrow the first distribution in Bass is the last National candidate. In Franklin we'll see the first distribution from a Liberal. We should also find out who of David O'Byrne and Dean Winter will reach quota first. #politas caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tracking-t...

I am updating this post with key updates on the Tasmania count caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tracking-t...

Here's a roundup of today's counting in Tasmania for the election-heads among us: caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tracking-t... #politas

ICYMI: A quick look at the state of play in Tasmania's count as we await the first preference counts this afternoon caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tasmania-h...

Preference distributions begin in Tasmania's election count tomorrow. Here's a quick rundown on how it will work: caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tasmania-h...

my toxic trait is that I arbitrarily switch between upper and lower camel case when naming objects based purely on aesthetics

late to this i know, but i love quarto and i wish to marry it

Info from scrutineers confirms that Peter George's preferences are behaving as expected, meaning that Labor will retain its 2nd seat in Franklin So latest is: Lib 14 ALP 10 Grn 5 Ind 4 2 seats remain in doubt: one in Lyons (SFF favoured) and one in Bass (more complex) #politas

Labor remains the most likely to win the final seat in Franklin (which would be their 10th seat) #politas

Counting of pre-poll votes today has continued to firm up David O'Byrne's position in Franklin. He has been re-elected. #politas

Final rehearsals at the tally room in Hobart. Full #tasvotes results coverage across the ABC tonight from 6pm. See you then xx

confirmed: Helen Garner has been attending the mushroom trial www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

YouGov poll, Tas state election: Labor 34% Liberal 31% Greens 13% Others 22% Statewide totals and seat totals m both imply another hung parliament, with Labor favoured to be largest party #politas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

There are 161 candidates in Tasmania, slightly down on last year, but there's been a big drop in the number of ballot columns across the state, and a big jump in the number of independent candidates. That'll make for simpler ballots for most voters... www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

the New York Times says we shouldn't tactical wee smdh www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/w...

if you were thinking about throwing your hat in the ring for Tasmanian Parliament, you have just *two hours* remaining to find 10 nominators and get your nomination form to the returning officer

Tasmania's pre-election financial outlook (prepared by public servants) says state debt in 2028 will be 30% higher than forecasted in the Liberal state budget last month www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

I can find nothing about the Greens 7th Lyons candidate except there is a speed cubing competitor by the same name. If anyone can confirm that the person who came 13th in the state speed cubing championship this year (3x3x3 cube) is now running for parliament, I would be grateful

Judge: "I infer that Mr Oliver-Taylor sought to mitigate the anticipated deluge of complaints [...] In that sense, the decision was made to appease pro-Israel lobbyists who would inevitably escalate the complaints about the ABC." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Necessary reminder that literally every digital media expert in the country have been saying exactly this since this whole sorry ordeal started. None of this is a surprise.

"I don't think the ban is viable," said Lisa Given, professor of information sciences at RMIT University, who has closely analysed the government's social media age restriction policy. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel www.404media.co/the-ai-slop-...

My ABC News guide to Tasmania's snap state election has been published. Homepage with links to all seats: www.abc.net.au/news/electio... Election preview: www.abc.net.au/news/electio... Seats overview: www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

The ACT Ombudsman says it has concerns about a procurement by the ACT Integrity Commission, after it awarded a $150,000 contract to its then-CEO, while he was still CEO. "There were no records in the Commission’s conflicts of interest register" www.ombudsman.act.gov.au/__data/asset...

Will Tasmanians endorse the Rockliff government, or will they, inspired by the season, opt for Winter? Or, will the state end up in much the same place it currently is? Here’s a first take from me on the #politas state of play as the campaign begins: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

#breaking A Tasmanian state election will be held on July 19. Statement from the Governor:

Here's the full statement from Government House:

#breaking The Tasmanian Governor Barbara Baker is "taking the time necessary to give due consideration to all available options," says her official secretary. The Premier will meet with the Governor again "by the end of the week"

This is the error in Tasmania's supply bill that delayed passage and means the Premier is visiting the Governor after sunset. That "28,862" should've been "26,862", a $2 million typo #politas