Political Parties and Movements

The Tasmanian ALP branch was placed under national control in mid-2022, following a year of internal division and a state election campaign marred by infighting. With expectations high that Tasmanians will go to the polls as early as next month, Labor's national executive has voted to end its administration of the state branch.

More than 27,000 voters in the marginal inner Adelaide electorate of Dunstan will head to the polls in March to elect a new MP following former premier Steven Marshall's resignation.

The scrapping of the prison population reduction target is part of the coalition government's 100-day plan.

A Tasmanian state election could be called imminently as an independent MP whose vote props up the minority Liberal government announces he cannot work under "extreme" terms forced upon him by the premier.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton laughs off Malcolm Turnbull's description of him as a "thug" and accuses him of "retrofitting" a narrative to suit his own purposes.

Senior Liberals lift the lid on the "week of madness" that consumed Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership and elevated an unexpected contender to the top job.

"Why should well-heeled corporate types get to spend time at a table with a minister ... when a normal voter would not even get an audience?" a retired teacher asked the inquiry. That's a question we'd all like an answer to, writes Linton Besser.

Australia's last Liberal government has been on the brink of an early election for nine months. So how does Jeremy Rockliff keep surviving? The answer could be a fear of what comes next.

Exiled former Tasmanian Labor leader David O'Byrne has finally quit the party, saying he wants to put a "difficult time" behind him and stand as an Independent at the next state election.

The former merchant banker and bush accountant enjoyed an unlikely but successful political partnership. That all changed when Malcolm Turnbull strode into his courtyard and denounced Barnaby Joyce in front of the nation over his affair with a staffer, Vikki Campion.

Details of the companies and individuals pouring money into the coffers of the nation's political parties last financial year have been published, with some of the country's wealthiest individuals topping the list.

The Move Forward Party was attempting to change some of the world's strictest defamation laws and now faces the risk of dissolution and a ban on its leaders after losing the legal case.

When Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took office more than a year ago, dealing with a sex scandal would have been at the very bottom of a list of threats to his government. But for the past week in Fiji, it's all people are talking about  

The NSW Government is threatening to 'name and shame' members of the group who had been gathering over the Australia Day long weekend.

Ken Wyatt told Nemesis he was rarely invited to participate in meetings or give feedback on key issues for Indigenous Australians.

It depends on who you ask.

The former prime minister infamously bit into a raw onion during a visit to Tasmania in 2015.

Over months of filming and 60 on-camera interviews for the ABC's landmark political docuseries Nemesis, the free character assessments between former Coalition colleagues fly thick and fast. But as well as the blue language and invective, there are also moments of remorse and regret.

French media is reporting he will replace Elisabeth Borne, who resigned earlier this week.

Eric Abetz, the veteran conservative Liberal senator, has launched a bid to return to politics at the state level, saying he wants to "make a positive difference for the people of Tasmania".

Christian and Bridget Ziegler had been rising stars of the Florida Republicans, promoting conservative family values. Then came revelations of a threesome with a woman, who alleges she was later raped by Mr Ziegler.

Would you spend close to $30,000 for a chance to rub shoulders with those in charge of WA? Those with cash to splash have been doing just that — and many donations can remain hidden due to a legal loophole.

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state has removed former US president Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

When Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took power last year, many celebrated, hoping it signified a new dawn for the country. So, has Fiji changed for the better?

The news sparked controversy in the island, with think tank Taiwan Economic Democracy Union warning authorities to investigate suspicions of election bribery and political interference.