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The Tally Room

The Tally Room is a podcast covering Australian elections, hosted by Ben Raue.
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69 - Labor and the Greens in the federal election

Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford from Griffith University and Rob Manwaring from Flinders University to discuss the relationship between Labor and the Greens and how it may play out in this federal election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Apr 11, 202236 minEp. 70

68 - Polling and the federal election

Ben is joined by Peter Lewis from the Essential Poll to talk about the current state of polling in the lead up to the federal election, and to discuss the federal seat of Page. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Apr 07, 202223 minEp. 69

67 - SA election results

Ben is joined by Rob Manwaring to discuss the results of last weekend's state election in South Australia. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Mar 21, 202228 minEp. 68

66 - SA election final week

Ben is joined by Haydon Manning and Matt Clemow to discuss the key seats in play at this weekend's South Australian state election. Check out the Tally Room guide to the South Australian election, now free for all to access. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Mar 14, 202235 minEp. 67

65 - SA election kick-off

In this episode, Ben introduces the South Australian state election with Tom Richardson from InDaily . Check out the Tally Room guide to the South Australian election, now free for all to access. The abolition of the South Australian redistribution "fairness clause" was discussed in episode 30 of the podcast. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support....

Feb 28, 202223 minEp. 66

64 - NSW by-elections wrap-up

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss Saturday's by-elections in New South Wales, with a particular focus on how we analyse election results as increasing numbers of voters opt to use postal and pre-poll options. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Feb 14, 202232 minEp. 65

63 - NSW by-elections preview

Ben was joined by Stewart Jackson to discuss this weekend's by-elections in the NSW state electorates of Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Feb 07, 202234 minEp. 64

62 - NSW council election results

Ben was joined by Osmond Chiu for the final episode of 2021 to discuss the results of the NSW council elections. We ran through a few of the more interesting big councils, as well as the interesting referendum and plebiscite results. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Dec 13, 202124 minEp. 63

61 - Final week of NSW local government elections

Ben is joined by Roberta Ryan, Professor of Local Government at the University of Newcastle, to discuss some broader trends in NSW local government in the lead-up to this weekend's election, including council amalgamations and the role of political parties. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 29, 202145 minEp. 62

60 - Penrith council election

Ben is joined by Alena Higgins from the Western Weekender to discuss the City of Penrith, where Labor and Liberal have mostly worked together over the last five years. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 21, 202116 minEp. 61

59 - Ryde council election

Ben is joined by local Ryde resident Rose Torossian to discuss the Ryde council election, with a detour into discussion of the merits of directly-elected mayors. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 15, 202121 minEp. 59

58 - Wollongong and Shoalhaven

Ben is joined by Nick McLaren, lead news reporter for ABC Illawarra, to discuss the council elections for Wollongong and Shoalhaven, along with a brief detour to Shellharbour and Kiama. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 10, 202130 minEp. 58

57 - Inner West and City of Sydney council elections

Today I'm joined by Allison Hore from the Inner West Review to discuss the council elections for the City of Sydney and the Inner West Council. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 08, 202124 minEp. 57

56 - Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai

Ben is joined by Tina Brown, editor of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Post , to discuss the council elections in Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai. Ku-ring-gai in particular has been one of the most dramatic councils in Sydney, with a 5-5 deadlock on the council being resolved by the outcome of drawing a name out of a hat for the mayoral election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support....

Nov 02, 202123 minEp. 60

55 - Northern Beaches council election

This is the second episode in our NSW local council election series. Today I'm joined by Anthony Caruso, political analyst for Triple H FM radio , a community radio station in northern Sydney. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Oct 31, 202117 minEp. 56

54 - Camden, Campbelltown and Liverpool council elections

This is the first in a series of podcasts with local experts about various major local councils in New South Wales in the lead-up to December's council elections. Today is Eric Kontos from South West Voice discussing the council elections in Camden, Campbelltown and Liverpool. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support....

Oct 27, 202123 minEp. 55

53 - Tasmanian election results

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham to discuss the results of Saturday's Tasmanian state election. Check out Kevin's analysis of the late counting at his website. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

May 03, 202121 minEp. 54

52 - Redistribution update

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to talk about all of the recent redistributions. For further reading: Liveblog of Victorian and WA federal redistributions Post with maps of Victorian and WA federal boundaries South Australian final redistribution New South Wales draft redistribution maps Population numbers for upcoming Victorian state redistribution Be sure to check out William's live results tool for the Tasmanian state election on Saturday night at the Poll Bludger . This p...

Apr 25, 202131 minEp. 53

51 - Tasmanian election preview

Ben is joined by Kate Crowley and Mike Lester to discuss the upcoming Tasmanian state election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Apr 19, 202143 minEp. 52

50 - The day after the WA election

Ben is joined by William Bowe of the Poll Bludger to discuss Labor's massive landslide victory in yesterday's Western Australian state election, including running through each of the six upper house contests. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Mar 14, 202141 minEp. 51

49 - WA election update

We return to the WA election today, with Ben joined by the ABC's Jacob Kagi and the University of Sydney's Stewart Jackson, who discuss the campaign and what to look out for on election night. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Mar 05, 202133 minEp. 50

48 - Introduction to the WA election

We're back for 2021, and on this week's podcast Ben is joined by Christine Cunningham and Martin Drum to get us up to speed on Western Australian state politics and the early stages of the campaign for March's state election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Feb 19, 202132 minEp. 49

47 - QLD election, the next day

Ben is joined by 4ZZZ's Alexis Pink for a quick podcast to talk about last night's Queensland election results. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Nov 01, 202015 minEp. 48

46 - The day before Queensland

Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford and Shaun Ratcliff to discuss tomorrow's Queensland state election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Oct 30, 202031 minEp. 47

45 - ACT and NZ results

Ben was joined by Jill Sheppard from the ANU to talk about the ACT election results, and to briefly touch on the New Zealand results. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Oct 18, 202016 minEp. 46

44 - ACT election preview

Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham and Stewart Jackson to preview the upcoming election in the ACT. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Oct 05, 202040 minEp. 45

43 - Queensland election preview

Ben is joined by the University of Queensland's Chris Salisbury and Glenn Kefford to preview next month's Queensland election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Sep 21, 202026 minEp. 44

42 - All about redistributions

Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger and new guest Michael Maley, formerly of the Australian Electoral Commission, to talk all about redistributions: how they work now, how they used to work and how they have changed over time. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Sep 08, 202052 minEp. 43

41 - NT election results

Ben chatted with Stewart Jackson about the results of last weekend's NT election. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support.

Aug 24, 202021 minEp. 42

40 - The day before the NT election

Ben was joined today by Duncan McDonnell from Griffith University and podcast regular Kevin Bonham to discuss tomorrow's election in the Northern Territory. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon . If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support....

Aug 21, 202029 minEp. 41
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