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  • 171 - Victorian election catch-up

    October 26, 2026 · 40 min

    A month out from the Victorian state election, Ben and Benita Kolovos from the Guardian discuss the last four years of Victorian politics, the issues dominating the lead-up to the election, the impact of One Nation and the race for the…

  • 170 - Just Vote 1: OPV in the 21st century

    October 19, 2026 · 31 min

    In the final part of 'Just Vote 1', Ben runs through how parties encouraged voters to not number preferences to get a political advantage as first One Nation and then the Greens became major sources of preferences. Ben also considers who…

  • 169 - Just Vote 1: Labor turns to OPV, and turns away

    October 12, 2026 · 28 min

    In the second part of 'Just Vote 1', Ben looks at the history of optional preferential voting from the 1950s to the 1990s: the role of DLP preferences in keeping Labor out of power, and the Whitlam government's failed attempt to legislate…

  • 168 - Just Vote 1: The rise of preferential voting

    October 5, 2026 · 22 min

    In the first in a three-party election history series about Optional Preferential Voting called 'Just Vote 1', Ben explores the rise of preferential voting - how it happened, who supported and how political self-interest explains the…

  • 167 - Farrer by-election preview

    May 4, 2026 · 31 min

    Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend's Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition's bigger issues losing support to One Nation and independents. You can now watch a video version of this…

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  • 166 - One Nation surge in South Australia

    March 23, 2026 · 32 min

    Ben was joined by Rob Manwaring to look over the results of last Saturday's South Australian state election, in particular the emergence of One Nation as a party polling higher than the Liberal Party. You can now watch a video version of…

  • 165 - Seats to watch on SA election night

    March 17, 2026 · 25 min

    Ben was joined by Josh Sunman from Flinders University to run through the seats that could be in play on South Australia's election night and how preference distributions could become much more complex amidst a One Nation surge. You can…

  • 164 - SA election preview

    March 10, 2026 · 29 min

    Ben was joined by Intifar Chowdhury and Anthony Zougras to bring the podcast up to speed on South Australian politics before the state election on March 21. They discussed the decline in support for the Liberal Party, the emergence of One…

  • 163 - Home ownership, renting and voting

    February 24, 2026 · 27 min

    How does owning your home or renting impact on how you vote? For today's podcast, Ben was joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Josh Goddard to discuss what we know about how home ownership (or asset ownership more broadly) influences voting…

  • 162 - Thailand swings to the right

    February 11, 2026 · 26 min

    In last Sunday's Thai general election, voters swung strongly to current prime minister Anutin's Bhumjaithai Party, or BJT. In this podcast, Ben discusses Thai politics and the results of the Thai election with Erin Cook of the Dari Mulut…

  • 161 - Japan election preview

    February 2, 2026 · 23 min

    Ben was joined by Donna Weeks, emeritus professor at Musashino University, to discuss this coming weekend's Japanese general election, where new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will be attempting to achieve her own mandate. This podcast is…

  • 160 - One Nation surges in the polls

    January 28, 2026 · 32 min

    Ben was joined by George Hasanakos from pollster DemosAU to discuss the surge in support for One Nation, which has pushed them ahead of the combined Liberal-National vote in a number of polls, as well as the split in the Liberal-National…

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The Tally Room is a podcast covering Australian elections, hosted by Ben Raue.