For those counting, the billionaire mining magnate and major political donor is now 0-5 before the High Court.

Palmer labelled the electoral act “Draconian and unconstitutional”, arguing that it breaches the implied freedom of political ...

Gold prospectors, 4WD enthusiasts, shooters, horse riders and other bush users’ groups, backed by the Electrical Trades Union ...

Australian Labor Party (ALP) senator Doug Cameron summed up his eleven-year senate career with characteristic candor. “It all comes down to one thing: socialism,” he said. Cameron’s words — and the ...

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

Polling booth for the Werribee by-election, February 2025 Most significantly, in the outer suburban working-class electorate of Werribee, the Labor Party ... of rule of Australian capitalism ...

While the Liberal and Labor parties each ... the public’s trust in Australian democracy. At a time of economic and geopolitical insecurity, we need the two-party system more than ever.

Former Miss America Grace Stanke is on her Australian tour, spreading awareness about the benefits of nuclear power and why ...

A commissioned art collection has been introduced as part of an initiative to broaden culture and community in Melbourne's ...

One federal Labor MP told The Australian it was “no surprise” the party suffered a massive swing in the Werribee by-election, while others warned the brand damage from the Allan government was ...

Aggregation of donations will still be allowed by groups such as Climate 200, provided the Australian Electoral ... Pratt was the biggest donor to the Labor Party in 2023-24.