When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.

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

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Many Australians arriving at polling places on Saturday followed their civic duty by eating what’s become known as a democracy sausage, a cultural tradition as Aussie as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...