Independent MP for Kooyong Monique Ryan vows to introduce a bill to parliament aimed at lowering the minimum voting age, ...

Nature’s in systemic decline, and so is productivity. Henry warns it’s time to overhaul environmental laws or lose our last ...

The submission covers human rights concerns monitored by Human Rights Watch, including treatment of asylum seekers, Indigenous peoples’ rights, children’s rights, disability rights, older persons ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is playing down concerns about a recent uptick in the unemployment rate, describing the figures as ...

The UK’s proposed changes are designed to boost participation and trust in the electoral system, but opinion is split over ...

For two decades, Labor voters have hidden their embarrassment over having vested their hopes in Mark Latham. Amid the latest Lathamisms – a term for a squalid little ooze of gall from the so-called ...

Britain’s government says it will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next general election in August 2029.

Much of the federal election campaign in the ACT was focused on the Coalition's plan for cuts to the public service.Now that Labor has been re-elected, what exactly is the party promising for Canberra ...

Entering the home straight of a state election campaign, health remains a key battleground as the major parties pitch ...

Residents have given powerful testimony condemning the destruction of their homes, but the overall thrust of the inquiry is ...

Calls for a proportional representation (PR) system are gaining traction in Bangladesh’s post-Awami League political landscape. But will PR democratise the system or simply complicate it?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pledged to lead an overhaul of Australia’s tax system that will include lower income taxes but no changes to the GST, as he admitted taxes overall would probably need ...