Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women are independents. As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations of some of Australia’s ...

Asia Is Racing to the Arctic, But It’s Not Easy Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas.

After the country’s most deadly act of gun violence in nearly thirty years, some politicians asked whether the real problem ...

In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if Adolf Hitler’s fanatical racist oratory would have been as charismatic if delivered in English. It’s ...

One of the most interesting democratic movements of recent years has been Australia’s Community Independents Project. The movement is a grassroots initiative, built on an intimate understanding of ...

The political point scoring that has erupted after the terror attack last week is unusual in Australia, where leaders tend to unite after catastrophes. By Yan Zhuang ...