2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1074+ words) July 11, 2026 — 2:19pm Micro-parties which receive a tiny share of votes will no longer be able to use complex preference deals to leapfrog into parliament, with the Allan government to legislate against the practice when MPs return from the winter break. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (89+ words) Sky News host Jaimee Rogers says the “conservative vote isn't disappearing; it remains divided”. “Today's Newspoll has been billed as a comeback for Labor, I think it's something else entirely,” Ms Rogers said ​“Both Hanson and Taylor are more popular…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (267+ words) In his new role as director of the Greens’ think-tank, Max Chandler-Mather argues that the major political parties and parts of the media often limit policy debate – which, on issues such as housing and wealth inequality, shuts down real alternatives…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (752+ words) May 26, 2026 — 5:00am The revolving door between public office and the multibillion-dollar lobbying industry thrives on opacity. What little we do learn about it, meanwhile, generally comes from the attorney-general’s lobbyist register, hosted on one of the most poorly designed websites on…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (475+ words) Three Conservative Worcestershire county councillors have quit the new power-sharing cabinet, after receiving a diktat from the Tories' national leadership. Councillors Adrian Hardman, Marcus Hart and Karen May all resigned from the leadership after Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) issued its…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (711+ words) The Conservative Party has suspended its group leader in Worcestershire, after he struck a deal with the Green Party and others to oust Worcestershire County Council's minority Reform UK administration. Councillor Adam Kent's suspension came after a full council meeting…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (81+ words) Reform take leading positions but new leader says “There is no coalition between the Conservatives and Reform.”...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (219+ words) It is easy to forget that what we think of as ‘constitutional democracy’ covers fewer than half of the world’s sovereign states. Constitutional democracy as we know it was developed in England over the course of about 500 years, and was…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (584+ words) Former MP Tom Hunt has been working for Pauline Hanson’s party in the seat of Farrer, where One Nation hopes for a game-changing breakthrough One Nation has recruited a former UK Tory MP who is now a member of Nigel…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (504+ words) Expect to hear a lot about "Australian values" between now and the next federal election. Liberal leader Angus Taylor has made it clear that immigration policy will be a central part of his push to win back voters from One…...