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 ...

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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 ...

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and US President Donald ...

Australians will vote in a May 3 ballot in which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is campaigning to become the nation’s first leader in more than two decades to win back-to-back elections. But Albanese ...

Is Australia really immune to Trump (and Hanson) style populism? The polling suggests otherwise.

John Barron's commentary about Australian politics ["Election? Here's How You Do It, Mate," Outlook, Dec. 9] was misleading. Although the leading contenders for prime minister indeed mirrored each ...

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and US President Donald ...