"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...

Democracies worldwide are suffering from legitimacy problems. This is reflected in low levels of public trust in key political institutions, the polarisation of politics, and the erosion of public ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called "budgy smugglers" to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday with some unique and quirky ...

Modern Australia has been built by countless individual acts of service, bravery, ambition and kindness – resources that we ...

New research led by Western Sydney University, in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Wesley College Melbourne, reveals how Australia's major print newspapers have played ...

When Australians are asked what the core values of the nation and its people are, there often is a collective self-conscious shuffling of feet. Coyness is a virtue, but the answer is simple and has ...

Yang Hengjun, a China-born Australian democracy blogger, received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court on Monday. The Australian government, which has consistently advocated for Yang, ...

Democracy is under an all-out assault in the Asia-Pacific region. People from Hong Kong to Myanmar to Thailand have risked their lives to join peaceful protests or speak out for democratic freedoms ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will raise the plight of a detained Australian democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during a state visit to China.