Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

Institute of Public Affairs Director of Research Morgan Begg discusses the disconnect between politicians and those outside ...

Australian voters have never been allowed to vote on — or hear a proper debate about — the disastrous AUKUS pact.

As we approach another Federal election, which I believe to be my 25th as a voter, this proud Old Bushy finds himself asking ...

Kostas Tziras' novel 'Η Δημοκρατία, η Σιωπή και ο Φασισμός' (Democracy, Silence, and Fascism) has officially arrived in ...

Young people know too little about how our democracy works, and we fail to teach democracy to immigrants. According to the Australian Historical Association submission to the Inquiry into Civics, ‘We ...

The 2024 test results for civics show just 28 per cent of year 10 students and 43 per cent of year 6 students are proficient in civics. It's the worst result on record since the Australian Curriculum ...

Readers discuss the pressure on Canberra to choose between China and the US, and Dr Sun Yat-sen's legacy Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by ...

This poses a serious threat not only to the functioning of democracy (especially around elections), but also to a person’s identity. Current copyright laws in Australia are inadequate when it comes to ...

Australia lags in adopting similar measures ... That is not an information system compatible with democracy. Professor Daniel Angus is a leading expert in computational communication and ...