Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – ...

With the Australian federal election a week away, for those interested in the democratic shifts that are taking place in the country, the overall result of the election may be less intriguing than the ...

On the fraudulent pretext of protecting the electoral system from control by “billionaires,” the Australian Labor government, backed by the Liberal-National Coalition, is seeking to rush through ...

Power, principle, politics; all three collided to expose the fragility of our democracy. Watch what led to November 11, 1975, and how it changed the way we operated.

Online influencers might not change the way Australians vote in the looming federal election but they’ll almost certainly shape how and why political events become “news.” In a nation where up to 40 ...

The launch of the South Australian (SA) Socialists was held in the state capital of Adelaide on Saturday. The event was the first of a series, following the announcement after the May 3 federal ...