Democracies worldwide are suffering from legitimacy problems. This is reflected in low levels of public trust in key political institutions, the polarisation of politics, and the erosion of public ...

A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be trusted.” Australia is perceived as a country weathering the current global ...

Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception. Increasingly, people feel politics is something done to them, not with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian federal election in Sydney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called ...

The crippling economic inequality between the young and old, especially for housing, is starting to show in attitudes towards ...

SYDNEY, May 3 (Reuters) - Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called "budgy smugglers" to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday with some unique and quirky ...

"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 ...

Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the United States and Europe. But Australian democracy is not safe from threats. One ...

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 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has arrived in Australia where his family will settle after the Australian government provided an exemption to its closed border policy and ...