In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

The Morrison-era minister formally retired in January, after flagging that he would not contest the coming federal election ...

The National Party has hidden former leader Barnaby Joyce by creating a rule that effectively bars him from making political ...

Nationals leader Dugald Saunders, deputy Gurmesh Singh and Nationals state and federal MPs from across the state's Mid North Coast presented Warwick Yonge to a media con ...

WA's little-known opposition leader is fighting for recognition, his seat and the future of his party. On a road trip through ...

If you were a little bleary-eyed after the Christmas Holidays and still couldn’t stomach the thought of politics all the way ...

If Peter Dutton becomes Australia's next prime minister, David Littleproud would be in the running to become his deputy. Here's a basic rundown of the National party leader's life and career.

The campaign for the Western Australian election is now under way, with the state Liberal Party fighting to win back “electorate respectability” after it was almost obliterated in 2021.

Labor insiders do not believe the party ... say the seat is not on their "watch list" as one to worry about. Fellow National and former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer was Australia's first ...