As Australia gears up for its May poll, social media users have circulated a fake flyer that says the Labor and Greens parties pledged to fund gender-affirming procedures under the country's public ...

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 ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House, in Canberra, Australia, on March 28, 2025. AAP/Lukas Coch via Reuters Despite widespread ...

CANBERRA, AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government is urging Vietnam to free on health grounds a 72-year-old Vietnamese-born Australian serving a 12-year prison sentence for supporting ...

A Chinese-Australian writer has received a suspended death penalty in China, five years after he was detained on espionage charges, according to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Yang Hengjun, ...

The Australian Labor party has just defeated the Coalition government led by Scott Morrison. While it is still unknown whether the party, led by Anthony Albanese, will reach the 76-seat majority ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Many Australians arriving at polling places on Saturday followed their civic duty by eating what’s become known as a democracy sausage, a cultural tradition as Aussie as ...

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui, a high-profile participant of the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, has been granted asylum in Australia - Copyright AFP Anthony ...

Mark Evans has received funding and in-kind support to complete democratic audits in the United Kingdom (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) and Australia (Museum of Australian Democracy at Old ...