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.
Victorian Labor has been fairly consistent in its reticence to let go of group voting tickets.
Though the Democrats seized the House, the results suggest Donald Trump's populist movement retains much of its potency.
With the Liberals down and out, the Greens represent the real challenge for Labor at the November 24 state election.
After Kerryn Phelps overturned a 18% margin in Wentworth, what other seats might be under threat?
The chaos of the Wentworth byelection result reveals that Australia is yet to catch up to the new era of pre-polling.
Here's where things currently stand for key candidates Kerryn Phelps, Tim Murray and Dave Sharma.
What the Liberals clearly needed in Wentworth was a locally well-connected woman. Instead, they got a bloke from out of town.
The Liberal Party can't afford to take these constituencies for granted anymore. But what does it mean to be a "Liberal" seat now anyway?
Even Liberal MPs have admitted an ample share of the blame, of which there was much to go around, lay at the feet of Scott Morrison's much-invoked "muppet show".
The Liberal leadership spill has proven to be disastrous for polling numbers. What, then, was the point?