The Liberals never gave members the same scope to be involved and influence policy as Labor did. Now, they are paying the price for it.
- Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
If the new premier cannot unify his party and present a clear path forward, Labor will struggle to convince voters it deserves a fourth term.
The Andrews-Allan government has been in power for almost 12 years. But sliding popularity and leadership turmoil could see it lose its golden electoral touch.
One Nation’s recent rise is partly because Australians have been growing more comfortable in voting for a minor party that has advanced specific issues.
We know that Australian children’s civics education is at an all-time low. The government’s social media ban may make this worse.
Labor won the election, but how did your state vote? Here’s the breakdown of the key seats nationally.
With polling day just around the corner, six experts analyse the political movements across the country, and what it might mean electorally.
In the third of a planned four leaders’ debates, the leaders played to their strengths, and took some shots at their opponent.
If recent trends continue, about half of all voters could cast their ballots before election day, May 3. How is early voting changing the way candidates campaign?
We’re more than halfway through the march to polling day and politicians are zig-zagging across the country. Here’s what’s happening in each state.
A lot has happened since the 2022 election. For starters, at least two MPs elected as members of the Coalition will be contesting as Independents at this election.
In what’s sure to be a closely fought election, every vote counts, but some seats will see particularly tight races. Which ones are most at play?
Barring its inability to initiate or amend supply bills, the Senate has almost the same powers as the House of Representatives.
The new premier has a great deal of experience in politics, but inherits the premiership with the state facing a series of major economic problems.
Much attention will be on whether voters turn away from Labor and the Coalition, and what that means for minor parties such as the Greens, and the ‘teal’ independents.
There’s an expectation the “teals” will provide further challenges to the established parties in the Victorian election. But there are some key differences from May’s federal election.
Once referred to as its ‘jewel in the crown’, Victoria has turned its back on the Liberal Party, taking with it some of its key MPs.
In the first week of the campaign we journeyed around the country with a team of politics experts. Now we retrace our steps to look at what’s happened since.
What are the key seats and issues affecting Australians? Six experts tell us what to expect in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Only 38% of year 10 students reached the benchmark of knowledge on civics and citizenship required for their year level in 2019.
Young voters want leaders who are transparent, honest, and display integrity. They also crave stability.
Young people voting for the first time in the upcoming federal election can be broadly grouped into five categories: impulsive, collective, instinctive, principled and pragmatic.
With just days to go before the election, Labor is making a last-minute appeal to voters to stay in power, while the Liberals are pressing for change.
Ahead of Saturday’s crucial byelections, senior Labor Party figures have described a vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party as a vote for the Coalition. What do the records show?
Results from the latest report into civics and citizenship education show by the time students hit year ten, the majority of them have little knowledge about Australian civics and democracy.
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