Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas. With the Australian federal election a week ...

The federal election is fast approaching, bringing Australia's preferential voting system into the spotlight. When voting in a federal election, citizens vote on two ballots – one for the House of ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will hold a general election on Saturday, May 3. Opinion polls indicate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ruling centre-left Labor party is ahead of the conservative ...

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 ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - Australia will hold a general election on Saturday, May 3. Sign up here. A large number of independent and minor parties are also seeking reelection and could become ...

Early on the morning of March 28 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid a visit to the governor-general, asking her to dissolve Parliament so that a federal election can be held. This was no ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Momentum is building in Australia for electoral change that could see tiny single issue parties blamed for U.S.-style gridlock in the upper house senate squeezed out, clearing the ...

This is a thread to discuss the upcoming (no later than May 2025) Australian Federal Election. Policies, polls, news stories, and any other topics directly related to the election are welcome. For ...

Two state governments are up for re-election in Australia, while the US midterms offer an opportunity for the Democrats to ...