If Peter Dutton becomes Australia's next prime minister, David Littleproud would be in the running to become his deputy. Here ...

Billionaire Clive Palmer misspoke and called his party the “Trumpet of Parrots” before correcting himself in the press ...

An unusual series of military exercises by Chinese warships in the sea between Australia and New Zealand has prompted ...

The survey showed a hung parliament would be the most likely outcome if the poll numbers were to be replicated at an election ...

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today, and the ones that fell by the wayside.

The mining magnate said his new Donald Trump-inspired political party would “Make Australia Great Again” and “drain the swamp in Canberra”. The mining magnate is the chairman of his new ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor party is seeking re-election amid sagging popularity and polls showing voters want a change of government.

That bond has endured at the national level, with just occasional breaks, through to today, giving Australia what some have called a two-and-a-half party system. The relationship was not ...