Compulsory voting makes our elections run smoothly, yet the requirement to participate often leaves civics knowledge and ...

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

But the growing draw of Ms Hanson’s party also relates to dysfunction and infighting inside Australia’s centre-right opposition, which is making it harder for more sophisticated diagnoses of Australia ...

Hong Kong's legislative election on Sunday drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates ...

Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell has fired a warning shot at Premier Jacinta Allan over plans to overhaul ...

If you are concerned about the vast areas represented by rural MPs, there is one solution that doesn’t value some voters over ...

A new report shows Australians don’t want to be reduced to merely voters. They want a democracy that listens, including ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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” ...

Changes to electoral donation rules in Victoria were introduced into state parliament on Tuesday. They cap a political ...

Troy Thompson has been ­labelled a “pathological liar” by his replacement, as Premier David Crisafulli vowed to close any ...

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 ...