Australia has one of the biggest ballot papers in the world. Here's why
In past state and federal elections some ballots have measured over a metre long from the sheer number of candidates and ...
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Why Australia holds federal elections every three years
The last election was just three years ago in 2022, leaving the incumbent party only a few years to achieve its agenda before ...
Police share CCTV after Liberal senator James Paterson’s electoral office vandalised
The Australian Federal Police has released footage of a man they believe can assist with their inquiries into vandalism at ...
‘Not true’: MP crashes Labor minister’s doorstop on donor reforms
Independent MP Zali Steggall has crashed a Labor minister’s media appearance to challenge the Albanese government’s political donor reforms.
Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy
The new politIcal donation laws will have a dramatic affect on how federal elections are funded in Australia. Could they ...
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Lidia Thorpe repeats, then repeals, sovereign citizen myth
The claim is a common conspiracy theory among the sovereign citizen movement. Senator Thorpe referenced the theory in a speech to the Senate (18:18:40) on February 11 when she was tabling documents ...
Coalition-led senate inquiry calls for overhaul of $4 trillion super industry amid 'conflicts of interest'
The inquiry recommends better protections for members when claiming death and disability benefits and calls for more ...
Election funding legislation unifies major parties before they head to the polls
For once, in this parliament, it seemed the government was not just sitting like a hapless duck in the crosshairs of a ...
As it happened: Trump to consider tariff exemption after call with PM; A-G denounces Dutton’s ‘complete fabrication’
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has flatly rejected a claim from Peter Dutton over an angry debate on the rise of antisemitism, ...
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Over-invoicing worth Rs69.5b unearthed
A massive money laundering scandal has been unearthed in the import of solar panels that has shown over-invoicing of Rs69.5 ...
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Albo to finally get his Trump phone call
Anthony Albanese will have had his first official phone call with US President Donald Trump with the two to talk tariffs, and ...