The AEC has finished recounting votes for the electorate Goldstein, confirming who will take the highly-contested seat.

Compulsory voting was introduced in 1925 after the voter turnout in federal elections had dropped to just 78.3 per cent.

Surprise Senate results will see Pauline Hanson's One Nation double its representation in the next parliament, meaning it ...

Residents of a small NSW town say incorrect how-to-vote information from Australian Electoral Commission staff saw nearly ...

After a marathon of counts, recounts and wins-by-a-nose, where are we in the House of Representatives? And what happens next?

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 ...

Defeated Coalition MPs who don’t have an investment portfolio or private family company to fall back on face a tough time.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his government’s defence spending plan, after a new report warned the nation was ...

SYDNEY--Australian retail sales fell in April amid a myriad of factors weighing on confidence, including the approach of a federal election in early May and volatility in financial markets as traders ...

SYDNEY--Australian retail sales fell in April amid a myriad of factors weighing on confidence, including the approach of a federal election in early May and volatility in financial markets as traders ...

Australia's conservative Liberal-National coalition - the nation's main opposition political party - has split after a ...

More than 50 serious threats to the safety of politicians and candidates were made during the federal election campaign.