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 ...
Libby Mettam: WA Liberal leader has a mountain to climb
Earlier this year, Ms Mettam became a grandmother when her eldest daughter, Bianca, gave birth to a girl, Remi. Bianca, 25, ...
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Australia’s Labor Party Must Return to Working-Class Values
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 ...
What to know about Peter Dutton, the leader of the opposition vying to be PM
Peter Dutton is seeking to defy almost 100 years of political history by defeating Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and ...
Independent candidate Anita Kuss joins race for federal seat of Grey
South Australia's largest seat only has two candidates as the federal election nears, with an independent joining the race.
Donations deal strikes at the heart of Climate 200’s business model
Reforms to political donations laws will make it harder for campaign groups to bankroll candidates, but whether the changes ...
Why are young people like this 18-year-old fronting the pro-nuclear push in Australia?
Some polling suggests older Australians are more supportive of nuclear power than their younger counterparts. So why are ...
'Uninformed and unfair’: Moira Deeming hits back at internal criticism of parliamentary absence while cutting short overseas trip
Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has hit back at “uninformed and unfair” criticism from a senior party colleague while ...
Macquarie becomes first Australian bank to exit Net Zero Banking Alliance
Macquarie Group has withdrawn from the world’s largest climate banking alliance, making it the first major Australian ...
Australian state by-elections underscore disaffection with major parties
Two by-election results in the Victorian capital of Melbourne have triggered further alarm in ruling circles that the next federal election will produce a fragile minority government.
Liberal Senator Jonathan Duniam’s push for party figures to join Tasmanian Club
A Tasmanian senator is pushing to have some senior Liberal figures, including the party’s president, become members of a ...
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 ...