Democracy feels intuitive, fair, and rational, yet mathematics tells a far more troubling story. In the mid-20th century, a formal proof showed that no voting system can fairly translate individual ...

We may not want to cry for Ley – or even for the Liberal party itself. But we should take pause for what it says about ...

On the eve of a pivotal election that took a popular uprising to achieve, the fact that Bangladesh’s next leader is still ...

Julian Aguiar checked in at #17 in this year’s Community Prospect Rankings thanks to the most recent round of voting. The big ...

The most inspiring and forward-thinking teenagers in the state will come together for The Advertiser’s 2026 Teen Parliament this Friday.

Support for One Nation and its leader is surging, putting a once-unthinkable scenario into the national conversation.

Mr Turnbull – who once told the incredulous former publisher of this astute organ that his colleagues had dumped him because ...

The nature of public political sentiment in the modern era – as a result of a polarising climate of social media, the biases ...

Carlton might have recommitted to Michael Voss, but he’s under more pressure than anyone as we enter the new season. Coaches, of course, rate highly among those under the pump, but they’re not the ...

Both sides of politics are struggling to adjust to the end of a bipolar political contest. Seats like Kooyong are an example of that change, writes .

"Disunity is death" is a phrase often used in Labor circles, but it’s rarely discussed how government unity at all costs ...

One Nation questions if man-made climate change is real, wants to wind back access to abortion care, and plans to pay the ...