Australian billionaire Clive Palmer launched on Wednesday a political party he said was directly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, months out from a nationwide federal election.

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Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that a federal government led by him would run a deficit "to invest ...

A direct rail linking Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast needs to press ahead despite exploding costs because it underpinned the ...

As Peter Dutton and the Coalition campaign on a super-for-housing scheme, the corresponding New Zealand policy has been shown to push up house prices and slash home ownership.

As political parties gear up for a federal election campaign that could begin as soon as March 10, the Conservatives appear ...

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 ...

A doctor has been dumped as a NSW by-election candidate just three days after being preselected, but his party has refused to ...

Offshore wind is proving a key challenge for the government, with hecklers interrupting the prime minister's announcement of Labor's new candidate in the Illawarra.

The NT Police Association says the backpedal will 'divide the membership' and fails to recognise officers who have dedicated ...