The Australian federal election season has begun and, before you head to the polls, here's a quick breakdown of how the ...

Australia has had a number ... governmental power - and are key to a vibrant democracy. This is an edited extract from How Australian Democracy Works, a new book from leading authors at The ...

Australia’s most recent experience of a hung parliament was the Gillard-Rudd government of 2010–13. Many still see that as an unhappy era, with internal division within Labor’s party room in ...