Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, joining the leaders of France, Britain ...

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.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will formally recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September.

Albanese, leader of the center-left Labor Party and a veteran of Australia’s rough-and-tumble politics, won an election in 2022 with one of the slimmest majorities in the country’s history.

Polls have closed in Australia in a national election dominated by cost-of-living concerns that’s being closely watched abroad for signs of a Donald Trump-inspired swing against conservative ...

Supporters cheer during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s victory speech at the Labor Party’s election night event in Sydney, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. - Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images ...

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 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 ...