Before you head to the polls at the federal election, here's a quick breakdown of how the Australian political system works so you can know exactly what you're voting for.

Rum connoisseurs should consider visiting Husk Farm Distillers to taste authentically made Australian rum and to learn about ...

Among the convicts that were transported to colonial Australia, there was a small group accused of very different crimes to the others. Of the roughly 162,000 convicts sent here from 1788 to 1868 ...

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in ...

The struggle for political equality has shaped Australian democracy. But it’s undermined by having a political donations system that benefits the rich at the expense of other Australians.

The Australian federal election season has begun and, before you head to the polls, here's a quick breakdown of how the Australian political system works so you can know exactly what you're voting ...

PAUL Kelly is correct (“Politics in crisis and a nation in denial”, 2/7). The Australian political system is in crisis and it is a crisis of legitimacy. This is a political phenomenon that has ...

With an Indigenous history stretching back more than 60,000 years, the continent now known as Australia was colonised in 1788 and, while politically independent, has remained part of the British ...

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in ...