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

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, news.com.au has the latest politics news and updates on the Liberal National Party and its leader, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Earlier this year, Ms Mettam became a grandmother when her eldest daughter, Bianca, gave birth to a girl, Remi. Bianca, 25, ...

The Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) government announced on January 28 it would stop providing puberty blockers and hormone therapies to young transgender people. The ban applies to new ...

Hancock Prospecting, headed by billionaire Gina Rinehart (centre), donated $325,000 to the Liberal National Party of Queensland while billionaire Anthony Pratt (right) put $1 million into Labor's ...