William Bowe
Editor of The Poll Bludger @PollBludger
William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, is one of the most heavily trafficked forums for online discussion of Australian politics, and joined the Crikey stable in 2008.
In an era of election surprises, the results in Eden-Monaro surprised by not surprising.
When it comes to winning the Eden-Monaro byelection, the stakes are much higher for Labor than the Coalition.
If the NSW deputy premier can steal the prized seat of Eden-Monaro back from Labor at the expected byelection, John Barilaro will be his party's newest hero.
The prevailing atmosphere of crisis is proving a boon for incumbents in the polls — including US President Donald Trump.
More than 3 million Queenslanders are soon set to vote in local government and state byelections. How is this supposed to work?
As New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern visits Australian shores, News Corp would like you to think she's lagging back home. The polls say differently.
It's almost without precedent for the Greens to actively tilt the scales in the conservatives' favour.
These areas are the litmus test of Australian politics. What do they think of the ongoing crisis?
The sports grants affair stands testament not just to the deviousness of much of the political class, but also to its egotism
It would be an understatement to say that election night in Britain has surprised before.
