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 1977 – ...

Mark Evans has received funding and in-kind support to complete democratic audits in the United Kingdom (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) and Australia (Museum of Australian Democracy at Old ...

PROF. JOO-CHEONG THAM, CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY: Some donors give because they support the policies and the platform of political parties. Some donors give, to put it quite bluntly, to secure ...

More rifts have erupted in the Coalition since Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley sacked Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry last week.

Many members of the country's booming Chinese and South Asian migrant communities are keen to engage in the democratic system but do not fully understand how the Australian political system works, new ...

When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.

The rise of “dark advertising” — personalized advertisements increasingly powered by artificial intelligence that evade public scrutiny — means Australians face a murky information landscape going ...

(Sydney) – Voters in the upcoming Australian election on May 3, 2025, should consider where political candidates stand on key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said today. Before casting their ...