Pre-election national opinion polls firmed in Labor’s favor, but Australia’s preferential voting system and the declining dominance of the two major parties makes it difficult to predict who ...

The Australian electoral system is among the most complex in modern democracies. It comprises three levels of government—federal, state and territory, and local—each with its own election cycles.

Supporters cheer during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s victory speech at the Labor Party’s election night event in Sydney, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. - Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images ...

A1: The landslide victory for Labor and wipe out for the Liberal Party of Australia will affect both parties—and the direction of the Australian government. The Liberal Party is heading into the ...

Just months after claiming a seat in parliament in an election upset, One Nation senator Warwick Stacey has resigned from ...

Only Australian citizens will be able to vote in future SA council elections under a new reform to boost integrity.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after his re-election on May 3, 2025. [AP Photo/Rick Rycroft] The election resulted in a victory for the incumbent Labor Party and a wipeout of the ...

At the 2022 election, the website registered 2,200 of Australia’s 7,000 polling places as serving democracy sausages or other snacks and Dawson expected at least that number would participate on ...

Australia's prime minister says he had 'warm' conversation with Trump on tariffs after recent re-election 'I thank him for his very warm message of congratulations,' Australian PM Anthony Albanese ...

So Canada and Australia have both elected centre-left governments recently. What can be learned from that? This is not meant to be a re-hash of the Aus and Canada election threads, but a question ...

Supporters cheer during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s victory speech at the Labor Party’s election night event in Sydney, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. - Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images ...