The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing – and in fact may grow more powerful ...

After spending $110 million at the last election all to get one single senator elected, Palmer was effectively forced to rebrand his United Australia Party as the Trumpet of Patriots. He reckons t ...

Albanese's Labor party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022, but most recent opinion polls show the party neck ...

Peter Dutton, who seeks to become Australia's prime minister in a May 3 national election, is known as a plain-speaking ...

Anthony Albanese hopes to become the first Australian prime minister in 21 years to lead a political party to consecutive ...

The real political shift in Australia is the public’s increasing attraction to independent candidates.

Australia’s conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton is a former police detective who gained a reputation during his years ...

He replaced Menzies as Prime Minister after Menzies resigned as United Australia Party leader, the UAP then voting to support Fadden as Prime Minister. Fadden is therefore the only Country Party ...

Pearce was elected for Labor in 1901, became a Nationalist in 1917 following Labor's split over conscription, before becoming part of the new United Australia Party in 1931. Pearce is Australia's ...

The first in his family to attend university, Mr Albanese studied economics and engaged in student politics.  Read more at ...

The US has been a constant in Australia’s foreign policy since the year 2000. The Trump administration, though, is raising ...

The budget revealed plans to lift annual defence spending to A$74 billion by the year to June 30, 2029. Read more at straitstimes.com.