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.
May 07, 2019•35 min•Ep. 26
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The Tally Room is a podcast covering Australian elections, hosted by Ben Raue.
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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.
Apr 30, 2019•42 min•Ep. 25
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.
Apr 16, 2019•36 min•Ep. 24
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.
Apr 02, 2019•46 min•Ep. 23
21 - NSW election results
This morning I spoke to Osmond Chiu about the results of yesterday's NSW state election.
Mar 24, 2019•27 min•Ep. 22
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...
Mar 19, 2019•35 min•Ep. 21
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.
Mar 05, 2019•38 min•Ep. 20
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.
Feb 19, 2019•37 min•Ep. 19
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.
Feb 05, 2019•52 min•Ep. 18
16 - Victorian late counting
In the final episode of the Tally Room for 2018, I'm joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the close races in the Victorian state election, and to run through all eight Legislative Council contests just days out from the pushing of the button in each region. You can follow Kevin's live blog of the Legislative Council count.
Dec 08, 2018•23 min•Ep. 17
15 - Victorian election results
Ben spoke to Paddy Manning from the Monthly and Stewart Jackson from the University of Sydney about the results of Saturday's Victorian state election, including a focus on the Greens' performance and preferences in the upper house.
Nov 25, 2018•45 min•Ep. 16
14 - Victorian upper house preferences
In this week's podcast Ben is joined by Tom Clement from Geeklections and Tim Colebatch. We discussed the Victorian upper house race in depth, followed by a summary of the Victorian state election campaign. Tom's analysis of the group voting tickets Ben's blog about the preference decisions Tim's most recent analysis of the Victorian election at Inside Story...
Nov 19, 2018•30 min•Ep. 15
13 - One year since the marriage survey
Today is one year since the announcement of the result in the marriage law postal survey, and I have a special podcast episode focusing on that process. I interviewed Simon Copland and Dr Liz Allen on Tuesday at a conference about the anniversary at the ANU. Simon's Queers podcast Simon's paper on the marriage survey discussed in the interview Liz's profile at the ANU website...
Nov 14, 2018•28 min•Ep. 14
12 - Tasmanian council elections
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham for a bonus episode to discuss the Tasmanian council elections, focusing on the results of the Hobart City Council race and the features of the Tasmanian council voting system. Read Kevin's live blog from the Tasmanian council elections count
Nov 03, 2018•25 min•Ep. 13
11 - Greens seats in Victoria
In this episode, I talk to El Gibbs and Paddy Manning about the Victorian election, with a particular focus on inner-city Greens contests. This was the first episode recorded at the studios of 2SER radio in Sydney. Thanks to them for the help with the show.
Oct 30, 2018•34 min•Ep. 12
10 - Wentworth results wrap-up
Ben talked to Peter Brent in a mini-episode about yesterday's Wentworth by-election. Some links if you want to read more about the by-election: Ben's post about Sharma's recovery on pre-poll and postal votes Ben's article in the Guardian about how Sharma came back from defeat on Sunday morning Peter's article about the significance of the Wentworth by-election....
Oct 21, 2018•16 min•Ep. 11
09 - Wentworth and Victoria preview
Ben is joined by William Bowe and Georgia Tkachuk to discuss the Wentworth by-election and to begin discussing the Victorian state election. Ben's analysis of how preferences could decide Wentworth Latest published Wentworth poll The Tally Room guide to the Victorian state election...
Oct 04, 2018•34 min•Ep. 10
08 - Wagga Wagga results and Banks
Ben is joined by Ben Spies-Butcher and Amanda McCormack to discuss the Wagga Wagga by-election, the state of NSW politics six months before the state election, and the federal seat of Banks. We also discussed Ann Sudmalis' retirement announcement and Kerryn Phelps' candidacy announcement. Links to things discussed in the show: Kerryn Phelps running in Wentworth Ann Sudmalis retires Tally Room guide to the seat of Banks Fabian Society event for book 'Whitlam's Children'...
Sep 18, 2018•32 min•Ep. 9
07 - New prime minister, right-wing minor parties and Wagga
Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford from Macquarie University to discuss the new Liberal leadership, competition amongst right-wing minor parties and the Wagga Wagga by-election. Read Glenn Kefford and Shaun Ratcliff's analysis of nativist rhetoric at the Monkey Cage blog at the Washington Post....
Sep 04, 2018•34 min•Ep. 8
06 - Liberal leadership spill and Lindsay
I was joined this evening by Stewart Jackson and El Gibbs to discuss the Liberal leadership spill and the seat of Lindsay. Our discussion of the Liberal leadership spill focused on some of the broader issues but was conducted before the rumours of a second spill strengthened later tonight. I expect our chat will be somewhat out of date in the next few days but most of it should still be interesting regardless of who comes out on top. Read the Tally Room guide to Lindsay Follow El Gibbs on Twitte...
Aug 22, 2018•46 min•Ep. 7
05 - Voter representation choices and Gilmore
Ben is joined by Jill Sheppard ( @jillesheppard ) and Osmond Chiu ( @redrabbleroz ) to discuss research into what candidate attributes influence voters' choices, and profile the marginal seat of Gilmore in southern NSW. Links to things discussed in this episode: Research into voter preferences from Jill Sheppard and colleagues mentioned in this article The Tally Room guide to the seat of Gilmore Anne Wren's research on the political economy of the service transition The Human Rights Commission's...
Aug 08, 2018•39 min•Ep. 6
04 - By-election wrap-up with William Bowe
Ben is joined by the Poll Bludger, William Bowe, to discuss yesterday's by-elections in Longman, Braddon and Mayo. You can follow William on Twitter at @pollbludger or visit pollbludger.net
Jul 29, 2018•36 min•Ep. 5
03 - Mayo, Longman and Senate party-hopping
Ben is joined by Peter Brent and Amanda McCormack to discuss the upcoming by-elections in Mayo and Longman and the phenomenon of senators switching parties (and not setting up their own).
Jul 13, 2018•45 min•Ep. 4
02 - Braddon, Fremantle, Perth and how we name seats
Ben is joined by Maiy Azize and Kevin Bonham to preview the federal by-elections in Braddon, Fremantle and Perth, and to discuss how we name federal electorates in light of Batman being renamed. The news segment features discussion about the result of the Darling Range by-election and the state of single-seat polling.
Jun 28, 2018•35 min•Ep. 3
01 - Darling Range and Liberal women
Ben is joined by Stewart Jackson and Megan Clement-Couzner. We discuss the latest elections news (including the Ontario provincial election and the Maine primaries, and what they tell us about voting systems) and then preview this weekend's Darling Range by-election in Western Australia and the lack of women representing the Liberal Party in parliament.
Jun 21, 2018•36 min•Ep. 2