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

Australian Labor Party (ALP) senator Doug Cameron summed up his eleven-year senate career with characteristic candor. “It all comes down to one thing: socialism,” he said. Cameron’s words — and the ...

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, news.com.au has the latest politics news and updates on the Liberal National Party and its leader, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has conceded the Werribee by-election to Labor candidate John Lister after a tight ...

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

Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart increased her donations to the center-right Liberal National opposition by more than ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The state of Western Australia has called an election, setting the stage for a final test for Australian ...

Former Western Australia premier Colin Barnett has slammed the Prime Minister's treatment of his home state. Speaking to Sky News Australia on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Barnett said Prime Minister Anthony ...

The campaign for the Western Australian election is now under way, with the state Liberal Party fighting to win back “electorate respectability” after it was almost obliterated in 2021.