Episodes
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
36 - Eden-Monaro preview
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson from the University of Sydney to preview this weekend's federal by-election in the seat of Eden-Monaro.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
35 - Queensland local elections wrap-up
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Ben is joined by Alexis Pink to wrap up the results of the Brisbane City Council election and the Queensland state by-elections, including how these elections were influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
34 - COVID-19 and Queensland elections
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford and Chris Salisbury from the University of Queensland to discuss the Queensland state by-elections and the City of Brisbane election, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these elections.
We recorded this episode remotely from each person's home so there is a few audio problems on one of the guests' tracks, but it shouldn't seriously affect the listening experience.
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
33 - Council elections in South-East Queensland
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Ben is joined again by Alexis Pink from 4ZZZ to discuss elections for the councils surrounding the City of Brisbane: Gold Coast, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan and Sunshine Coast.
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Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
32 - The Australian Election Study
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Ben is joined by the ANU's Jill Sheppard to discuss the Australian Election Study: the process and some of the findings.
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Thursday Dec 12, 2019
31 - Introduction to Brisbane City Council
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
This episode is all about the March 2020 election for Brisbane City Council, the most populous council in Australia. Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from 4ZZZ's Pineapple Rebellion to discuss the context and some of the key wards.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
30 - can our voting system really be "fair"?
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Ben is joined by Peter Brent and Stewart Jackson to discuss whether it's ever possible for a single-member voting system to be "fair" in the context of the final defeat of the South Australian fairness clause, and the relative value of survey, polling and raw voting data in assessing the results of an election.
Monday Nov 25, 2019
29 - Redistribution update
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
I'm joined by William Bowe from Poll Bludger to run through all of the electoral redistributions which have been conducted while we've all been thinking about other things this year: specifically Western Australia, the ACT, the Northern Territory, Brisbane City Council and the likely change in federal seat numbers in 2020.
- Ben's analysis of the draft WA boundaries
- William's margin estimates for the draft WA boundaries
- Ben's margin estimates for the final ACT boundaries
- Ben's analysis of the final NT boundaries
- Estimates of margins for final BCC boundaries
- Post about the change in seat entitlements for each state in House of Representatives
Friday Nov 08, 2019
28 - Australian polling after the federal election
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
This week I'm joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the failure of Australian polls at the 2019 federal election and the limited improvements in transparency by Australian pollsters since that election.
- Kevin's website
- Discussion on polling with Katharine Murphy and Peter Lewis on Guardian politics podcast in July
Monday May 20, 2019
27 - Federal election results
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham for a quick podcast reacting to the results of the federal election.
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