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

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

The two major political parties are determined to dismantle a three-seat inner Brisbane stronghold the Greens sensationally ...

The state of Western Australia has called an election, setting the stage for a final test for Australian Prime Minister ...

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.

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 ...

The campaign for the Western Australian election is now under way, with the state Liberal Party fighting to win back “electorate respectability” after it was almost obliterated in 2021.

When South Australian Liberal MP Tim Whetstone faced a challenge to his candidacy, the decision came down to just a few ...

Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart increased her donations to the center-right Liberal National opposition by more than ...

Queenslanders have had 50c public transport fares locked in for the next four years, but not all economists are not sold on ...

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

A Newspoll survey conducted for The Australian newspaper last week showed the Liberal-National coalition ahead of Labor 51-49 on a two-party preferred basis under Australia's preferential voting ...