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

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

A New York Times detailed how many in the Democratic Party fear it's too fractured to be able to learn from its mistakes that ...

They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to ...

If Peter Dutton becomes Australia's next prime minister, David Littleproud would be in the running to become his deputy. Here ...

Nationals Leader David Littleproud has warned Australians about the "risk" of voting for minor parties or independents after ...

The survey showed a hung parliament would be the most likely outcome if the poll numbers were to be replicated at an election ...

The decision was made as the looming election is characterised by mass hostility to the official parties and a growing desire among workers and young people for a genuine alternative.

The combined wealth of Australia's 50 richest people has climbed nearly 10% to A$243 billion ($152.92 billion) in the past 12 ...

Australia’s Clean Energy Council said 2024 was the best year for renewable energy investment since 2018, with AU$9 billion ...