Election
Queensland Votes
All is lost for Labor in Queensland. Opinion polls are predicting a landslide win for the Queensland Liberal National Party......
Labor accused of handing out fake How To Vote cards
In the lead-up to the Queensland election, Labor has been accused of handing out fake Greens’ How To Vote cards.......
East Timor election bodes well for young democracy
East Timor’s president Jose Ramos Horta has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential elections. It’s not clear yet who will......
Putin wins Russia’s election comfortably despite protests
Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in Russia’s election. Despite a series of large protests against Putin in the leadup to......
Will Iran join the Arab Spring?
Iran has a troubled history with elections in modern times, with the 2009 election resulting in a bloody crackdown on......
Palestinian parties edge towards unity government, elections
Palestinian territories have recently been operating under what amounts to two separate governments – one in the West Bank, run......
Tensions run high as polls open in the DR Congo
Polling booths have opened in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where locals are voting only for the second time in......
Protests in Egypt continue despite promise of elections
Egyptian military leader Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi announced this morning Australian time that parliamentary elections will be held next......
Poll position?
Some people get a little excited when the latest opinion polls are in.. but what do they really mean? Seen......
Hopes for stability in Thai politics after resounding election win
Experts hope that the decisive election results announced in Thailand today will put an end to political instability in the......