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 ...

Politicians bank on people not caring about democracy – but research shows we do

A new report shows Australians don’t want to be reduced to merely voters. They want a democracy that listens, including ...

Australia leader defends social media ban as teenagers brag about staying online

A day after the world-first law took effect, the country’s social media feeds were flooded with comments from people claiming ...
The New York Times

Whose Politics Are More Turbulent, America’s or Australia’s?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, citing the revolving door of prime ministers, said his own country was in no position to criticize the United States. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly ...
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 ...
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 ...

Hypocrisy and folly: why Australia’s subservience to Trump’s America is past its use-by date

In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies.
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 ...
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 ...

Australia’s anti-migration populist Pauline Hanson eyes political resurgence

Australia's flame-haired populist Senator Pauline Hanson and her anti-immigration party have rocketed up opinion polls, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age, rewriting the rules of Australian politics

Millennials came of age as the internet and smartphones redefined the world, and now they are the generation rewriting the rules of Australian politics. They are defying the long-held wisdom that ...
The Diplomat

Meet the Influencers Courting the Australian Vote

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 ...