MPs need to represent the people better and foster a greater sense of inclusion to safeguard democracy, which is under strain ...

Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

Democracies worldwide are suffering from legitimacy problems. This is reflected in low levels of public trust in key political institutions, the polarisation of politics, and the erosion of public ...

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Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception. Increasingly, people feel politics is something done to them, not with ...

A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be trusted.” Australia is perceived as a country weathering the current global ...

"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...

The market economy made us comparatively rich, subject to increasing regulation and taxation, which both hindered and helped.

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tom Rogers, who was the Australian Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2024. They spoke about the structure of Australian elections, how ...

An RFID-enabled interactive exhibition is putting Australia’s democratic history in the hands of students at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD). The system allows groups of students equipped ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called "budgy smugglers" to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday with some unique and quirky ...