In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

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 ...

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, news.com.au has the latest politics news and updates on the Liberal National Party and its leader, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart increased her donations to the center-right Liberal National opposition by more than ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The state of Western Australia has called an election, setting the stage for a final test for Australian ...

Earlier this year, Ms Mettam became a grandmother when her eldest daughter, Bianca, gave birth to a girl, Remi. Bianca, 25, ...

The Labor Party has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of cash and gifts received from external entities ahead of the upcoming federal election.

The campaign for the Western Australian election is now under way, with the state Liberal Party fighting to win back “electorate respectability” after it was almost obliterated in 2021.

South Australian Liberal party leader Vincent Tarzia said "this is part of our democratic system" after he emerged from a closed Renmark function room in late November. Mr Tarzia was referring to ...