Before you head to the polls at the federal election, here's a quick breakdown of how the Australian political system works so you can know exactly what you're voting for. The parliament consists ...

Four out of five diverse young Melburnians The Age invited to talk politics are turned off by the major parties and two-party ...

The Teal independents claimed inner-city seats in 2022, but as political disenfranchisement continues, will we see the same ...

Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered, ...

Billionaire Clive Palmer has munched on a favourite Australian snack while expounding on his new party's Trump-style policies ...

Australia’s continuing failure to divide federal funds equitably looks even more ridiculous in light of WA running budget surpluses of $3.5 billion a year while eastern states face deep budget ...

More fundamentally, it will do nothing to halt the reality of the growing dominance of billionaires and their corporations over the political system in Australia and globally. The “electoral ...

The runaway costs of a policy to compensate Western Australia after its share of the GST collapsed is testimony to ...

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says Australia’s migration system was “fundamentally ... shut for two years,” Ms O’Neil told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.

Australia’s two major political parties have committed billions in new funding to Medicare before the election date has even ...

WA premier say an independent review is needed into the outsourcing of parts of the management of Saturday’s voting process ...