When you ask people in Melbourne, Sydney or Australia’s national capital Canberra if they vote, it’s almost always an enthusiastic, “Yes.” Thanks to the nation’s century-old tradition of mandatory ...

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 ...

A state electoral commission has raced to reverse an issue with their postal voting system which saw dozens of voters receive ...

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 ...

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It's been three years since we last voted in a federal election, so you might be a bit rusty on how to fill out your ballot paper. Australia has a preferential voting system, which means you can't ...

When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.

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 ...

Mr Palmer currently leads the count for the Queensland seat of Fairfax by 362 votes but has spent the past week raising allegations of misconduct by the AEC. He's concerned about the number of ...

The anti-democratic ruling comes amid a deepening crackdown on opposition to Israel’s genocidal onslaught against the Palestinians, which is fully supported by the Labor government and the ...