With the Australian federal election a week away, for those interested in the democratic shifts that are taking place in the country, the overall result of the election may be less intriguing than the ...

The federal election is here, bringing Australia's preferential voting system into the spotlight. When voting in a federal election, citizens vote on two ballots – one for the House of Representatives ...

Australia has a rich history of changing its voting system to create a more representative government and a more democratic society. As a result, voting is mandatory in Australia, voters rank ...

Last weekend’s local government elections confirmed that WA voters have embraced the optional preferential voting system which was introduced at the 2023 polls.

The Coalition’s primary vote fell to 24%, just nine points higher than One Nation. One Nation could be on track to overtake ...

Online influencers might not change the way Australians vote in the looming federal election but they’ll almost certainly shape how and why political events become “news.” In a nation where up to 40 ...

Australians have been required by law to vote for 100 years. Compulsory voting, as it's called, has led to astoundingly high turnout and other less obvious benefits. During his second term in office, ...

The World Socialist Web Site is today publishing statements from electoral members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia opposing the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) rejection of ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - General election voting has closed in Australia's populous eastern states, including the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, with two more hours of voting left on Saturday in ...