Foreign social media page uses Australian politics to push fake news

Foreign-run social media pages are spreading disinformation about Australian politicians quoting fabricated news reports and ...
Yahoo

Australia's prime minister has survived a volatile political era

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese smiles at the end of a press conference in Sydney, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) MEBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese hopes to ...

‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse

Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.
Yahoo

Australian political leaders launch election campaigns focused on first-time homeowners

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s rival political leaders offered Sunday competing policies to help Australians buy a home ahead of the nation’s first federal election in which younger voters ...
The Diplomat

A Look Beyond Seats: How Independents Are Gaining Ground in Australia

Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to make ...

Australia leaves the fate of its IS brides to the American army

Documents released in Senate estimates show the 37 Australian women and children could be extracted from Syria by the US ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Australia Cracks Down on Political Cash to Avoid US-Style Spiral

Australia will cap donations from individuals and enforce greater transparency on contributions as part of a push to reduce the influence of big money in politics, as it tries to head off US-style ...
The Diplomat

As Australia’s Election Called for May 3, Both Labor and Liberals See Cause for Hope

After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today called the 2025 federal election for May 3. This will be an election for all 150 House of Representatives seats and 40 of the 76 ...
Jurist

NGOs call on Australia political parties to foster respectful discourse ahead of federal elections

Over 35 human rights organizations on Friday issued an open letter, addressed to the leaders of Australia’s three major political parties, urging them to foster a “civil and respectful discourse” on ...

Australian PM Anthony Albanese Marries Jodie Haydon in Secret Canberra Wedding, a Historic First

Australian PM Anthony Albanese secretly marries partner Jodie Haydon at The Lodge, making history as first sitting leader to wed while in office.

Better policies; better leader: new study reveals why Labor won the 2025 federal election

A new study reveals the reasons behind Labor’s landslide win at the 2025 election, including short-term and long-term factors ...
The Conversation

Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research

Josh Holloway receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Duncan McDonnell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Michelle Evans receives funding from the Australian ...