The Greens would control parliament and “run this state” if a plan to scrap Victoria’s group voting ticket system goes ahead, ...
A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be ...
Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell has fired a warning shot at Premier Jacinta Allan over plans to overhaul ...
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Australia's flame-haired populist Senator Pauline Hanson and her anti-immigration ...
The Victorian government’s changes attempt to improve our democracy, but they’re too little and very late.
American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system ...
On November 18, the Chief Election Commissioner launched the "Postal Vote BD" app and announced the registration schedule for ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. We begin with one of the enduring oddities of the Australian electoral system - preferential voting.
There are a lot of misconceptions about voting, particularly among marginalised groups. But these "democracy ambassadors" are ...
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Donation law shake-up to skirt High Court challenge

Minor parties and independents will be able to draw down campaign funds from nominated bodies after a constitutional challenge on state political donation laws.
Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny conceded the legislation – which will include maximum penalties of life in prison for teenagers convicted of aggravated home invasions and carjackings – was in breach ...