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

MIDCOAST councillors have voted overwhelmingly against a motion which sought to remove the Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country from Council meetings. The motion was brought to Council by ...

Businessman Clive Palmer has lost a bid to re-register his United Australia Party ahead of the federal election, leaving his ...

What do the weekend byelection results in Victoria tell us about Peter Dutton’s prospects in one of Labor’s strongest states?

Liberals candidate Robert Dwyer and NSW Nationals candidate Dr Warwick Yonge have answered questions regarding key community ...

New Zealand's centre-right government announced on February 9 that it will ease visa regulations to attract more foreign ...

Michelle Grattan is a press gallery journalist and former editor of The Canberra Times. She is a professorial fellow at the ...

Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy ...

It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's ...

Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

A motion to ban Welcome to Country ceremonies before meetings of a Mid North Coast council has bitterly divided its elected ...