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At the end of every second month, this site offers a humble reminder to its valued readers of its reliance on their patronage for its survival and prosperity. This particular occasion coincides with me doing something which I like to think might warrant a small reward from those of you who have an interest in the subject in question, namely the publication of my Western Australian state election guide.

Donations can be made by clicking on the PressPatron button at the top of the page, or the “become a supporter” buttons that appear at the foot of each post. If you are having technical problems with the donation facilities, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

At the end of every second month, this site humbly beseeches its readers to spare a few pennies through the PressPatron “become a supporter” buttons that feature at the top of the page and the bottom of each post. I’ve usually got some reason why this would be a particularly opportune moment to show your support, and now is no exception: COVID-19 travel restrictions cost me the extracurricular election work I normally rely on, and I was reduced to covering the campaign on my blog like a bum.

For readers, this had the upside that I was able to hustle together a live results reporting facility, and while it didn’t work too well on the night (all part of that learning curve), in the days that followed it was surely the best place on the internet to follow the late results, as it featured such detail as the preference flow by candidate data in considerably more accessible form than the Electoral Commission of Queensland site. Even now it remains the only place where you can find two-candidate preferred results by booth, which the ECQ in its wisdom removed from its reporting as the counting reached its conclusion. Then there was my Groom by-election live results reporting, which continues ticking over as we speak, and was the only place where booth results were publicly available on the night.

There are also some of you out there who are still in my system as donors but whose payments are not being processed due to expired credit cards — if that sounds like you, you can update your details by logging in at PressPatron and clicking on “edit payment” under “payment details” on the “My Contributions” page. If you encounter technical problems, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

At the end of every second month, this site rattles its tin in the hope of unloosening some spare change from the pockets of its valued readership. Donations are gratefully received via the PressPatron button at the top of the page, or the “become a supporter” buttons that appear at the foot of each post. If you are having technical problems with the donation facilities, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

Motivations to donate might include my just-published guide to the Queensland state election, the guide to the looming Australian Capital Territory election that will be along fairly shortly, and the deluge of effort that will be put into covering these campaigns over the coming month, together with the elections that loom in New Zealand and especially the United States.

To donors and non-donors alike, thanks are due for all who contribute to the Poll Bludger experience. If you encounter technical problems with the payment facility, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

At the end of every second month, this site rattles its tin at its valued readership in the hope of cadging enough change to spare its proprietor’s kneecaps from the ministrations of sundry loansharks and gambling creditors for a while longer.

You may perhaps feel particularly motivated to do so at present because you enjoyed my Eden-Monaro by-election coverage, which featured exclusive publication of full polling booth results live on the night, and are hoping to encourage repeat performances of this time-consuming endeavour at future elections. Or perhaps because you are looking forward to my comprehensive guide to the Northern Territory election on August 22, which I hope to unveil in all its glory at some time next week. Or maybe you are simply among the growing number whose recurring monthly contributions are showing up in the system as “failed payment” on account of expired credit cards, which you can learn how to rectify here.

Whether you do or you don’t, thanks are in order to you all for contributing to the Poll Bludger experience. If you encounter technical problems with the payment facility, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

At the end of every second month, this site offers a humble reminder to its valued readers of its reliance on their patronage for its survival and prosperity. Donations are gratefully received at all times, though perhaps especially during the lean periods between elections (like this one), to say nothing of pandemics. They can be made by clicking on the PressPatron button at the top of the page, or the “become a supporter” buttons that appear at the foot of each post. If you are having technical problems with the donation facilities, which have been known to crop up from time to time, please drop me a line at pollbludger-AT-bigpond-DOT-com.

The High Court will bring down its judgement on George Pell’s appeal against his conviction on child sex abuse offences. Since this may generate vigorous discussion of at most tangential relevance to this blog’s core subject, I ask that those wishing to argue the toss do so here.