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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Aug 17

I’ve turned on my OOO and taken my leave. Please don’t email me until late October.

casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Aug 17

Per YouGov (and @dropout.tv), Kamala Harris won the hotel toiletry thief demographic 45-43.

Trump won 49-39 among Americans who never take unused toiletries from hotels

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 30

Counting done for the day. Tomorrow the first distribution in Bass is the last National candidate. In Franklin we'll see the first distribution from a Liberal. We should also find out who of David O'Byrne and Dean Winter will reach quota first. #politas
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Tracking the count in Tasmania

A big round of applause for counting, everyone

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 30

I am updating this post with key updates on the Tasmania count caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tracking-t...

Tracking the count in Tasmania

A big round of applause for counting, everyone

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 29

Here's a roundup of today's counting in Tasmania for the election-heads among us: caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tracking-t... #politas

Tracking the count in Tasmania

A big round of applause for counting, everyone

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 29

ICYMI: A quick look at the state of play in Tasmania's count as we await the first preference counts this afternoon caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tasmania-h...

Tasmania has reached the pointy end of the election count

You get excluded! You get excluded! You get excluded! Everybody (except for seven of you) get excluded!

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 28

Preference distributions begin in Tasmania's election count tomorrow. Here's a quick rundown on how it will work: caseybriggs.substack.com/p/tasmania-h...

Tasmania has reached the pointy end of the election count

You get excluded! You get excluded! You get excluded! Everybody (except for seven of you) get excluded!

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 28

my toxic trait is that I arbitrarily switch between upper and lower camel case when naming objects based purely on aesthetics

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 24

late to this i know, but i love quarto and i wish to marry it

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 22

Info from scrutineers confirms that Peter George's preferences are behaving as expected, meaning that Labor will retain its 2nd seat in Franklin

So latest is:
Lib 14
ALP 10
Grn 5
Ind 4

2 seats remain in doubt: one in Lyons (SFF favoured) and one in Bass (more complex) #politas

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 20

Labor remains the most likely to win the final seat in Franklin (which would be their 10th seat) #politas

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 20

Counting of pre-poll votes today has continued to firm up David O'Byrne's position in Franklin. He has been re-elected. #politas

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 19

Final rehearsals at the tally room in Hobart. Full #tasvotes results coverage across the ABC tonight from 6pm. See you then xx

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jul 2

confirmed: Helen Garner has been attending the mushroom trial www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

People turning down work shifts to spend months at the mushroom trial

There have been 23 courtroom places for the public in the Erin Patterson triple-murder trial. Competition for those seats starts early each morning.

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 30

YouGov poll, Tas state election:

Labor 34%
Liberal 31%
Greens 13%
Others 22%

Statewide totals and seat totals m both imply another hung parliament, with Labor favoured to be largest party #politas

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Polling reveals voting intentions ahead of Tasmanian election

One of the first surveys of Tasmanians' voting intentions for the upcoming state election shows Labor could win more seats than the Liberals, and another minority government is on the cards.

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 30

I've updated the ABC election guide with the full details:

www.abc.net.au/news/electio...

Election Preview

Tasmania Election Preview 2025

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 30

... but there are more independents in the 'ungrouped' column and more independents in multi-candidate groups (like the Peter George group)

More than a quarter of all candidates are independents, a big jump on last year.

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 30

There are 161 candidates in Tasmania, slightly down on last year, but there's been a big drop in the number of ballot columns across the state, and a big jump in the number of independent candidates.

That'll make for simpler ballots for most voters...

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 29

the New York Times says we shouldn't tactical wee smdh www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/w...

Is Going to the Bathroom ‘Just in Case’ Bad for You?

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 26

if you were thinking about throwing your hat in the ring for Tasmanian Parliament, you have just *two hours* remaining to find 10 nominators and get your nomination form to the returning officer

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 25

Tasmania's pre-election financial outlook (prepared by public servants) says state debt in 2028 will be 30% higher than forecasted in the Liberal state budget last month

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Tasmanian debt to be $3 billion worse than Liberal projection, Treasury finds

The blame game begins after Tasmania's Treasury finds the 2028 state debt will be $3 billion worse than predicted in the May state budget.

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 25

I can find nothing about the Greens 7th Lyons candidate except there is a speed cubing competitor by the same name. If anyone can confirm that the person who came 13th in the state speed cubing championship this year (3x3x3 cube) is now running for parliament, I would be grateful

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 25

Judge: "I infer that Mr Oliver-Taylor sought to mitigate the anticipated deluge of complaints [...] In that sense, the decision was made to appease pro-Israel lobbyists who would inevitably escalate the complaints about the ABC."

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Live: Antoinette Lattouf wins unlawful termination case against ABC

The Federal Court found the ABC contravened the Fair Work Act by terminating journalist Antoinette Lattouf's employment, for reasons "including that she held a political opinion opposing the Israeli m...

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · Jun 20

Necessary reminder that literally every digital media expert in the country have been saying exactly this since this whole sorry ordeal started. None of this is a surprise.

casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 20

"I don't think the ban is viable," said Lisa Given, professor of information sciences at RMIT University, who has closely analysed the government's social media age restriction policy.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 20

"I don't think the ban is viable," said Lisa Given, professor of information sciences at RMIT University, who has closely analysed the government's social media age restriction policy.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

www.abc.net.au

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