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

While the Liberal ... Australia Party in 1943 after it won barely 22 per cent of the vote which led to the establishment of the Liberal Party in 1944. Until then, there were frequent splits on the ...

The immigration issue has eaten British politics. Not just any immigration but uncontrolled immigration, legal and illegal.

What do the weekend byelection results in Victoria tell us about Peter Dutton’s prospects in one of Labor’s strongest states?

While iron ore royalties have delivered a windfall to WA’s coffers, the state’s hospital system has been marred by record-high rates of ambulance ramping, industrial action and a number of ...

The Liberal Party of Canada announced Saturday afternoon it will host two leadership debates — one in English and another in French — in Montreal at the end of February. In a news release ...

It also donated $500,000 to Advance Australia, which the Liberal Party did not know about. Advance Australia is a conservative advocacy group campaigning heavily against the Greens and progressive ...

Melbourne suburbs Werribee and Prahran have seen the Liberal party secure a major election ... has been an uninterrupted seat since 1979. Australian Correspondent Steve Price joins the show ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada says it will hold two leadership debates later this month. The party says a French debate is scheduled for Feb. 24 and an English debate is scheduled for Feb ...

The Country Liberal Party’s plan to stop “activist delay games” and red tape stymieing projects in the Northern Territory ...

Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has conceded the Werribee by-election to Labor candidate John Lister after a tight ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in January that he will step down as leader of the Liberal Party, setting off speculation about who might replace him. Tonda MacCharles is Ottawa Bureau ...