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Australia’s multicultural policies are creaking and in need of repair. While the government has voiced “in principle” support ...

A pro-Palestine activist’s successful fight against NSW anti-protest laws has been dubbed a “win for democracy” after a court ...

Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...

For evidence that the taxpayer-funded public broadcaster is out of touch and all but devoid of viewpoint diversity, look no ...

Former prime minister Tony Abbott leads a powerful exploration of the ideas, faith and determination that turned Australia from a penal colony into one of the world’s great democracies in a new ...

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui, a high-profile participant of the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, has been granted asylum in Australia - Copyright AFP Anthony ...

Australia has granted asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui, he said in a social media post, in a move likely to raise tensions with China. Mr Hui, a former Hong Kong parliamentarian, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker who are wanted by the city’s authorities have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia, respectively. Tony ...

Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the United States and Europe. But Australian democracy is not safe from threats. One ...

Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui who is wanted by the Chinese city has been granted asylum in Australia, he said in a social media post, calling on Canberra to do more for those who ...