Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re living longer. It’s time we stack the deck in favour of young people. Here’s how ...

In most democracies, casting a ballot is treated as a personal choice, something you can skip without a second thought. A ...

For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be given two ballot papers: one ...

Australia is perceived as a country weathering the current global degradation of democracy well. Its systems of compulsory and ranked choice voting, combined with a national disposition that is ...

Independent MP for Kooyong Monique Ryan has vowed to introduce another bill to parliament pushing for a lowering of Australia's minimum voting age, after the United Kingdom reduced its voting age from ...

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tom Rogers, who was the Australian Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2024. They spoke about the structure of Australian elections, how ...

SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) - Early voting in the Australian election began on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party holding a slim lead over the conservative ...

Australia's adversarial two-party system is stifling democratic reform, making the case for proportional representation ...