By preferencing and emulating One Nation, the Coalition is likely enhancing, rather than limiting, Pauline Hanson’s political influence.
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With the Liberals’ 2025 election review recently leaked, what does the Greens’ version reveal about the lessons they’ve taken from the federal poll?
Australia has long had preferential voting, and it is the best system for safeguarding our democracy.
While the lion’s share of Greens preferences went to Labor, 75% of One Nation put Coalition ahead.
Here’s how to navigate federal ballot papers. In this practice election, it’s farm animals battling for your vote.
After frontbench resignations, MPs going rogue and months of speculation, the Apple Isle is headed to the polls. What can we expect?
New research examines how recent federal elections would have been affected if optional preferential voting had been used. The results were not favourable to Labor.
The Iowa caucuses have been criticised for being unrepresentative. But there are good reasons for small states to go first in the US primary process.
Thanks to preferential voting, Australian House of Representatives members are each elected by an absolute majority of the voters in the electorate they represent.
With world-first compulsory and preferential voting, Australia was born not on the battlefield but at the ballot box.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
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Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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The University of Western Australia