Here is more about how the elections in Australia – where it has been compulsory to vote for the past century – will work: ...

The Australian federal election is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025, to elect the 48th Parliament, with 150 seats in the ...

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Australians are now world leaders in sending independents to represent them in Parliaments as they look for alternatives to ...

Record numbers of Australians have already hit early polling booths to cast their votes ahead of election day on Saturday.

Australia is one of the few countries in the world with compulsory voting for all citizens aged 18 years and older. Around ...

Opponents of Tasmania's farmed salmon industry filled the lawns at Hobart's Parliament House on Sunday to protest ... Tasmanian director of The Australian Institute Eloise Carr also addressed ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly ... “Naturally, we respect the laws decided by the Australian Parliament," Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms said.

Blue collar boys . The election will pit left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against staunchly ...