The CLP has won majority government in an election that saw the Labor Chief Minister lose government and her own seat.

Participating in the Australian democratic system is not straightforward for newcomers. New research finds Australia should invest more effort into ensuring new migrants understand the voting system.

His recent remarks about Christians never having to vote again may have been misunderstood – but they are telling nonetheless.

While there have been moves to making voting optional in Australia, voters have consistently expressed their support for it being compulsory.

A new government report is a thoughtful and considered contribution to a debate on our democracy. Now it needs to spend money on debate and education.

While it’s easy to demonise environmentalists for using the courts to further their causes, a fundamental part of any democracy is access to the legal system.

You’ve heard of debunking, but what about prebunking? Getting ahead of misinformation can pay off, but it’s not a silver bullet.

Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.

Deepfakes and disinformation are on the rise as the world faces the ‘biggest election year in history’. But AI doesn’t have to spell the end of democracy.

Decades of Treaty scholarship have failed to arrive at a consensus about its meaning and purpose. Dispensing with various mistaken interpretations would improve the chances of productive discussion.

In 2024, more than 40% of the world’s population is eligible to vote in an election. The scale is unprecedented, but not all elections are made equal. What will it mean for democracy?

Two human rights activists have been acquitted of defaming a powerful government minister. It’s the latest in a string of concerning authoritarian uses of Indonesian law.

Social media platforms are abandoning news – which is bad news for traditional media organisations that have come to rely on them for consumers.

The ACT Party claims revisiting the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi is about political equality. But removing a Māori cultural dimension to New Zealand’s democracy would have an opposite effect.

Today, the government released a review into Australia’s patchwork of a secrecy law system. The proposed changes are a step in the right direction, but there’s so much more work to do.