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

Ahead of the 2025 federal election, news.com.au has the latest politics news and updates on the Liberal National Party and its leader, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

A long-serving Liberal MP who died following a cancer battle has been praised for his duty and decency as parliament resumed ...

Once called a "thug" by a former PM and leader of his own party, Peter Dutton is now the frontrunner to become the next ...

There’s a popular belief that a good leader will win an election for their party, while a bad one will lose it. The numbers ...

Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy ...

Earlier this year, Ms Mettam became a grandmother when her eldest daughter, Bianca, gave birth to a girl, Remi. Bianca, 25, ...

As the Greens concede in Prahran, just a few hundred votes separate the Liberal Party from Labor in the race for the seat of ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The state of Western Australia has called an election, setting the stage for a final test for Australian ...

Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart increased her donations to the center-right Liberal National opposition by more than ...

Two by-election results in the Victorian capital of Melbourne have triggered further alarm in ruling circles that the next federal election will produce a fragile minority government.

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.