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Labor claims by-election victory with slim margin
A former Labor stronghold is now held on a slim margin, with the party claiming an electoral win after suffering a primary ...
Liberal Party concedes Werribee by-election following extended vote count
Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has conceded the Werribee by-election to Labor candidate John Lister after a tight ...
Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy
The new politIcal donation laws will have a dramatic affect on how federal elections are funded in Australia. Could they ...
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...