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To succeed, Community Strong will need to preserve community connections within their electorates, maintain their independence and ensure intra-party stability.
The party may never happen - but independents do face genuine financial barriers.
Voters have been growing dissatisfied with the major parties for decades. And they are no longer as willing to be told where to send their preferences.
Australia’s earliest female political aspirants were staunchly independent, setting up a tradition that would remain more than a century later.
The first sitting weeks of the 48th parliament will see MPs of all persuasions adjusting to the new status quo - and avoiding political pitfalls.
While Gen Z and Millennials combined are the biggest voting bloc in Australia, their votes show a quiet divergence between the two generations.
Yes, Labor has won a huge majority. But it will still need to work constructively with the crossbench in both the House and the Senate.
Whoever forms government after this weekend, here are 5 key areas to get better value for taxpayers’ money and reduce the sway of powerful lobby groups over policy.
With polling day just around the corner, six experts analyse the political movements across the country, and what it might mean electorally.
Research shows Australians are increasingly drifting away from the major parties. Can independent candidates capitalise on this?
The Greens broadly failed to make the most of its greater presence in parliament this term. Here’s what it should do differently.
The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing – and in fact may grow more powerful still.
A loophole in the Electoral Act means it’s perfectly legal to lie to voters – as long as it doesn’t happen during official election campaigns.
While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds our political parties at election time.
Postelection analysis of 2024 voters’ behavior reveals several ways self-described political independents differ from those who say they are Republicans or Democrats.
Despite the power that political independents are anticipated to have over the election results, there’s a lot that remains unknown about this group.
Independents’ political views and policy preferences reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day. Democrats and Republicans have different sources for their views.
Both the Biden and Trump campaigns will work to mobilize their bases and maximize turnout among their supporters. But those votes alone will probably not be enough to ensure victory.
What deep-dive polls reveal at the political landscape of America as the 2022 midterm election approaches.
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