Australia's democratic system is unlike any other on Earth. As a nation, we sort of vaguely understand this, and take a generalised pride in the triennial democracy sausage, and the beige, competent ...

Episode 1 of new ABC series begins with one of the enduring oddities of the Australian electoral system – preferential voting.

Is anyone in Canada really ready for the Motoring Enthusiast Party? Canada may have beaten Australia out of the starting gate with Confederation in 1867; it wasn’t until 1901 that our colonial cousin ...

“I think, overall, no matter what happens here in Griffith, we are in an exciting part of the Australian electoral system. There are shifts in demographics that are happening in real time." Massey ...

Recent scandals have placed a spotlight on Australia’s electoral system. However, the discussion about possible electoral reforms has largely failed to go beyond touch-ups to an increasingly obsolete ...

Mr Palmer says there is a staggering lack of security provisions around the election, claiming unsecured bags of pre-poll ballot papers were left in a building owned by a Liberal National Party member ...

The city most synonymous with capitalism is now in the hands of a self-avowed socialist. Australians like to look at people ...

The UK’s decision to lower the voting age to 16 is being hailed in progressive circles as a democratic leap forward. It isn’t. It’s a politically convenient move masquerading as civic advancement, and ...