How do Australian elections work? A federal election takes place every three years in Australia through a preferential voting system. Voting is compulsory in Australia for citizens aged 18 and older.

Australia’s government has criticized plans announced in recent days by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu for a sweeping new ...

Early on the morning of March 28 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid a visit to the governor-general, asking her to dissolve Parliament so that a federal election can be held.

Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030 — 26 percent from 2005 levels — has been described by other world leaders as a disappointment. It’s half what the United States and Britain ...

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an election for May 3, kicking off what’s expected to be a closely-fought campaign centered on cost-of-living pressures and a housing ...

On average, a household in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, needs to earn about 280,000 Australian dollars every year (US$180,000) to be able to afford the median house price of 1.4 million ...