Jim Chalmers has started his second term as treasurer just like the first one ended: trying to frame the budget on his terms, ...

The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to make gains. Australia’s recent federal election produced a commanding win ...

The Australian election result “masks a more sobering political reality: that Albanese and Labor were increasingly unpopular not all that long ago.” Australian voters went to the polls on May 3, in a ...

The Labor Party's landslide victory at the polls in 2025 was shaped by several factors, including a clear advantage on policy issues, the relative popularity of Anthony Albanese and strong support ...

As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with ...