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Mia Amor Mottley on course for third term, as Barbados heads to the polls

PM and global climate action advocate looks set to secure another victory despite voter concerns over cost of living and crime

The Guardian - UK

Why preferential voting is superior to first past the post

The South Australian state election will be held on March 21. Preferential voting will be used to elect members for all 47 single-member lower house seats. This is the same system as used for federal House of Representatives elections.

The Conversation

Don Wenner: How One Entrepreneur Built a Real Estate Empire Rooted in Purpose

For Wenner, success isn't measured in transactions or awards, but in lives changed and communities built.

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Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move

For many years now, Australian political scientists have pointed out that established partisan allegiance is in decline. In 1967, 36% of Coalition supporters and 32% of Labor voters reported lifetime voting for their side. At the 2022 election, the Australian Election Study found the figures to be 16% and 12%.

The Conversation

Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

The Conversation

The old foe with a familiar name which could harm Labor in key seats

ACT Labor is urging voters not to be 'misled'.

The Canberra Times

Alan Kohler: If the Liberals hope to survive it must be as progressive conservatives

Maybe the Liberal Party needs to split, like Labor did in 1955. Failing that, it must regroup and rebrand to reflect modern Australia.

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Final Victorian election results: how would upper house look using the Senate system?

At the November 26 Victorian election, Labor won 15 of the 40 upper house seats (down three since 2018), the Coalition 14 (up three), the Greens four (up three), Legalise Cannabis two (up two), the Liberal Democrats one (down one), Animal Justice one (steady), the Shooters one (steady), Labour DLP…

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Adem Somyurek, Legalise Cannabis MPs win seats as Victorian upper house election results are confirmed

Former Labor MP Adem Somyurek has retained his seat in Victoria's upper house, after switching to the Democratic Labour Party, meanwhile former Liberal MP Bernie Finn has lost his bid for re-election, and two Legalise Cannabis party candidates have been elected.

ABC News

A handshake with Gough Whitlam and a divide between my parents that time couldn’t heal

The election win 50 years ago delighted by father and angered my mother. Their politics were never reconciled yet they stayed together until my father’s death

The Guardian - AU

Labor, Greens and Legalise Cannabis likely to have combined majority in Victorian upper house

There has been much more counting for the Victorian upper house since Saturday night, when under 30% had been counted in most of the eight regions. Five members are elected per region for a total of 40 seats, with the quota for each region at one-sixth of the vote or…

The Conversation

Victorian election upper house results project Greens gains, challenges for Bernie Finn and Derryn Hinch's Justice Party

Early counting of votes in Victoria's Legislative Council suggests the Greens could win as many as four seats in the upper house. Meanwhile, former Liberal MP Bernie Finn could miss out on a seat, along with controversial Angry Victorians candidate Catherine Cumming.

ABC News

‘It was a charade’: preference whisperer Glenn Druery falls for Animal Justice party’s Victorian election sting

Exclusive: Having successfully attracted the support of Druery’s clients, minor party switched its allegiances at last minute

The Guardian - AU

A Highly Simplified Guide To All Of Victoria’s Minor Parties, From Batshit To Actually Pretty Ok

Minor political parties are on the rise so here's a rundown of all of Victoria's minor parties running in the state election.

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Former Labor MP Adem Somyurek to run alongside Bernie Finn in Victorian election

Former Labor minister Adem Somyurek announces he will contest the upcoming state election for the socially conservative Democratic Labour Party, reversing a previous decision not to run.

The Guardian - AU

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn to lead Democratic Labour Party

Finn now on crossbench after Liberals expelled him over Facebook post saying abortion should be banned even for rape survivors

AAP

Expelled Liberal MP Finn finds new party

Polarising Victorian MP Bernie Finn, who moved from the Liberals to the cross bench last week, says his new party is principled and traditional.

AAP

Minor party DLP struck off federal list

The Australian Electoral Commission has formally deregistered the Democratic Labour Party after it could not fulfil membership requirements.

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