Don Farrell insisted he wanted to win the crossbench over to his electoral reform bill. They didn't believe him.

IT’S early morning and I have just been woken by a pair of cackling kookaburras. The sky is cloudless blue and the ...

Miriam Webber is a federal politics and public sector reporter, with an interest in integrity, transparency and ...

The Commonwealth minister in charge of electoral matters, Senator Don Farrell, is a traditionalist. It was entirely in line ...

Federal election campaigning, ALP presents a narrative of stability and progress despite global challenges while Dutton ...

No candidate was able to secure 30 per cent of primary votes in the byelection. It’s a warning sign for Labor and the ...

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 ...

Attempts to undermine Kevin Rudd’s ambassadorship – from the opposition and in the Murdoch press – have been described as ‘revenge’ for his criticism of the media mogul.

Labor has outpaced the Coalition with a rush of advertisements reflecting the belief that voters’ views on Peter Dutton are still evolving and a negative campaign will work in the government’s favour.

Malcolm Turnbull had his lovely wife Lucy on his arm as the couple took in a little musical theatre on Friday night.

Peter Dutton has made a bold prediction for the upcoming federal election saying he believes the Liberals “can win” and that ...