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

Australia’s post-pandemic politics may look more divided, but fears of a rising populist backlash are overstated.

American electoral politics is not very “malleable” and can feel “set in stone,” in the words of three prominent political scientists. Australia, by contrast, has a rich history of improving its ...

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 ...

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When it comes to elections, every country has its own unique traditions and rules. Some of them can be quite surprising! RBC-Ukraine takes a look at 7 countries where electoral systems look unusual ...

We begin with one of the enduring oddities of the Australian electoral system - preferential voting. Vaunted by mathematicians and theorists as a fairer way of voting. Adopted, uniquely, by Australia ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Early voting in the Australian election began on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative opposition ...

The World Socialist Web Site is today publishing statements from electoral members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia opposing the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) rejection of ...