A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be ...

Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Many Australians arriving at polling places on Saturday followed their civic duty by eating what’s become known as a democracy sausage, a cultural tradition as Aussie as ...

"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...

Democracy is under an all-out assault in the Asia-Pacific region. People from Hong Kong to Myanmar to Thailand have risked their lives to join peaceful protests or speak out for democratic freedoms ...

James Walter previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. We are social beings. So, within every group, decisions must be made about how to live together, preserving wellbeing and ...

The 2025 Boyer Lectures will be broadcast on ABC Radio National and ABC News Channel on Sundays from October 19. The sci-fi author William Gibson has said the future is here, it's just not very evenly ...

A J Brown AM is Chair of Transparency International Australia. He has received funding from the Australian Research Council and all Australian governments for research on public interest ...