With the Australian federal election a week away, for those interested in the democratic shifts that are taking place in the country, the overall result of the election may be less intriguing than the ...

The federal election is here, bringing Australia's preferential voting system into the spotlight. When voting in a federal election, citizens vote on two ballots – one for the House of Representatives ...

Australians will head to the polls on Saturday to vote in federal elections and choose their next parliament. Voters will elect representatives for their area – members of parliament (MPs) – to the ...

Australia has a rich history of changing its voting system to create a more representative government and a more democratic society. As a result, voting is mandatory in Australia, voters rank ...

American electoral politics is not very “malleable” and can feel “set in stone,” in the words of three prominent political scientists. Australia, by contrast, has a rich history of improving its ...

In the past, Paul Strangio receives funding from the Australian Research Council. For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an ...

Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered, even if they don’t swing votes. Online influencers might not change the way ...

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