In the age of social media and evolving expert evidence, judge-only trials have become more popular. But there are simple things that can be done to improve and safeguard trials by jury.

Prabowo’s party wants to revert to Indonesia’s original authoritarian Constitution. Are there enough guardrails in place to protect the country’s fledgling democracy?

The increasing influence of Bloomberg Philanthropies on cash-strapped city governments raises questions about the reliability of philanthropy over the long term – and its democratic legitimacy.

In recent years, Australia has been dubbed the “defamation capital of the world”. High-profile legal stoushes in the headlines seem to back this up. How can we reconcile this with freedom of speech?

Centralising power in a president is more likely to foster personalised, corrupt governance that is democratically unaccountable.

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.