After this byelection, the Nationalist government introduced preferential voting, resulting in Labor losing the Corangamite byelection in 1918 to a Victorian Farmers candidate by 56.3–43.7, despite ...

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 ...

Does compulsory voting encourage turnout among voters in the “centre” with little interest in politics who would otherwise stay at home — or does it perhaps encourage political entrepreneurs such as ...

Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling ...

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy spent 10 times as much as the second-biggest donor ahead of the 2025 election, giving close to $53 ...

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

David Crisafulli will change Queensland’s electoral system to optional preferential voting ahead of the next election in 2028, despite some experts saying it could be a “major own goal” for the LNP if ...

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.

The Liberal Reform Association believes it can save the Liberals (and conservatism) by empowering members and changing party ...