The Tally Room

26 - Anti-politics and how to watch election night

Ben is joined by William Bowe and Elizabeth Humphrys to discuss anti-politics and election night - in particular what seats are worth watching and when you should expect results to come in.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

25 - Pre-poll and the federal campaign in NSW

Ben was joined by Rodney Smith from the University of Sydney to discuss the surge in pre-poll voting and the key races in New South Wales.

24 - Federal election nominations and housing policy

Ben is joined by El Gibbs and Gareth Bryant to discuss the final declaration of candidate nominations for the federal election, Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the role of housing policy in the election.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

23 - Federal election week one

Ben is joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Paddy Manning to discuss the latest federal polls, seats where independents are challenging the Coalition, and the conclusion of the NSW upper house count.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

22 - NSW election wrap and One Nation preferences

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Sinead Canning to wrap up the NSW election result (and discuss the ongoing upper house count), the role of One Nation preferences in the federal election, and the likelihood of the federal election being called this week.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

21 - NSW election results

This morning I spoke to Osmond Chiu about the results of yesterday's NSW state election.

20 - NSW election final week

Ben was joined by social researcher Rebecca Huntley and the Poll Bludger's William Bowe to talk about the key issues of the state election and the seats which will decide the result.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

• Rebecca Huntley's new issue of Quarterly Essay, Australia Fair
• William Bowe's election blog Poll Bludger

19 - The Greens and the changing NSW party system

Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Geoff Robinson to discuss the NSW state election, specifically the Greens, the moving apart of the NSW party system, and historical parallels.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

18 - Rural seats and election funding in NSW

Ben was joined by Macquarie University's Ben Spies-Butcher and the Guardian's Gabrielle Chan to discuss the rural contest in the NSW state election and the impact of the recent High Court decision on election funding laws.

We discussed Gabi's new book Rusted Off.

Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

17 - NSW election and independents with Antony Green and Jill Sheppard

Ben is joined by ABC election analyst Antony Green and the ANU's Jill Sheppard in the first episode of 2019 to discuss the New South Wales state election - in particular the rule of optional preferential voting and the increasing popularity of pre-poll voting - as well as the growing number of independents running in federal Liberal seats.