A woman who turned 21 on the day of Australia’s federal election in May has been declared the nation’s youngest ever senator.

All federal elections reshape power within political parties, but the Liberals’ devastation on May 3 has allowed Sussan Ley ...

Canberra is likely to consider establishing an eastern cache as part of a sweeping review of the country’s energy system.

A local Sydney council has voted to consider a total ban on election corflutes on all public infrastructure, citing “visual pollution” and a perceived “impost on campaigns” for the move.

Of the six Queensland Senate seats up for grabs, Labor has won two, the LNP has secured two, the Greens have taken out one, ...

Liberal and National MPs insist their nuclear power plan didn’t cost them votes in the federal election. But evidence ...

Goldstein and Bradfield seats face recounts after close federal election results, with outcomes pending for days or weeks. In Goldstein, a partial recount is set after Liberal Tim Wilson leads ...

The verdict by the US Court of International Trade is a win for the rule of law and, by extension, American democracy. Yes, ...

As the SA government prepares to hand down its last budget before a state election, it recognises a need to build a bypass to ...

Jane Hume’s exile to the opposition backbench does not mean she is being scapegoated for the Coalition’s decimation at the federal election, Sussan Ley says.

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