OP-ED. The attack carried out on December 14 on Bondi Beach in Sydney caused even greater shock because it remains an ...

Authoritarianism no longer arrives only with tanks and uniforms. In our generation, it often comes disguised as populism or ...

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict ...

A developer has been given another eight months to finish building a £20m bridge and bypass in Walton-on-Trent. In February, Countryside Partnerships was given a final deadline of December by South ...

As interest in US politics surges and Australians' views shift for the worse, Americans reflect on what it's like to be an ...

A new report shows Australians don’t want to be reduced to merely voters. They want a democracy that listens, including between elections.

Pastor Frederick Haynes III jumps into the race for Texas' 30th district as shifting maps and surprise candidate moves reshape the state's political landscape.

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 ...

Australian Electoral Commission boffins have gone on 14 international trips this year – costing taxpayers tens of thousands ...

Earlier this year, while preparing to start a media training with a group of women elected leaders, I noticed one of the participants was missing — the mayor of a Minnesota suburb. A colleague ...