It’s almost inevitable that a media professor who migrated from the United States six years ago to live and work in Australia will be asked to compare the state of democracy — and the threats it faces ...

Australia has a rich history of changing its voting system to create a more representative government and a more democratic society. As a result, voting is mandatory in Australia, voters rank ...

Peter Hartcher’s article makes sobering reading (“Democracy’s fragility laid bare”, August 30). Democracies around the world are either struggling or have transformed into “flawed democracies” or ...

For 15 years, I’ve photographed children at play in some of the hardest places on Earth — post-disaster Haiti, Middle Eastern refugee camps, war-scarred regions from Palestine to Bangladesh. Time and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

While Canadians elected a minority Liberal government this week, our Commonwealth cousins "Down Under" are heading to the polls in Australia’s general election on Saturday. The stakes are high for ...

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 ...

The Strengthening Australian Democracy report released by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil this week provides a sophisticated diagnosis of the challenges facing democratic governance around the ...