Australian election


Loose votes everywhere? Well, not exactly

Did voters express their concern about government control of the Senate when they voted last month? The evidence is difficult to interpret but the result is clear: the Coalition is better placed than Labor to throw its weight around in the upper house, writes Peter Browne.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

The first candidates to sit the Australian Citizenship test will be put through their paces today, 33 aspirants who will be quizzed on various elements of critical Australiana: spell Vegemite, name Tommy Hanlon Jnr’s father etc.