On Saturday, Queensland will be waking up to one of its most contentious and important election day. With issues like cost of ...

“If everyone voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.” He mentioned Australia, one of about two dozen nations with compulsory voting. It’s had a requirement ...

“If everyone voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country ... If you don’t vote in a federal election in Australia, you face a fine of 20 Australian dollars ...

Steven Miles and David Crisafulli both hit the hustings to make their last few promises to Queenslanders.

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Anthony Albanese will run a negative campaign against Peter Dutton’s “arrogant, aggressive and reckless” personality at 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 ...

At 16, you can learn to drive, open a bank account, get a job, pay taxes, be on the Organ Donor Register, and apply to join the army. But there is something you are still considered too young to ...

Since Australia enacted mandatory voting a century ago, nationwide turnout has been 89% or higher. But the people who live in Yuendumu, most of them Indigenous Australians from the Warlpiri tribe ...

One of Australia’s leading psephologists says the chances of Fatima Payman’s party securing even a single seat at the next election are slim. More than twice as many voters believe the ...

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