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At a time when democracy is under threat, it remains robust and deeply valued in Australia. Perhaps this is why our elections ...

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 ...

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 ...

We Should Be So Lucky is a missed opportunity to analyse the contradictory effects of the neoliberal revolution – and its ...

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 ...

Informal voting at federal elections has more than doubled since 1987. New research shows why some young people spoil their ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians have elected a divided parliament stacked with fractious independents and minor parties but the nation's weary political leaders are united on at least one front: the ...

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 ...