As democracies go, Australia isn’t as dysfunctional as the United States. But its electoral system still ensures that many votes are undervalued or wasted. Australia’s two major parties — the ...

Western Australian electoral commissioner Robert Kennedy has resigned after six months of intense scrutiny. Kennedy took ...

A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Early voting in the Australian election began on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative opposition ...

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A new study reveals the reasons behind Labor’s landslide win at the 2025 election, including short-term and long-term factors ...

When you ask people in Melbourne, Sydney or Australia’s national capital Canberra if they vote, it’s almost always an enthusiastic, “Yes.” Thanks to the nation’s century-old tradition of mandatory ...

South Australia's Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia has quit as Liberal leader three months before the state election.