Democratic backsliding is raising alarm around the world – and there is some evidence of it happening in Australia, too.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around the world, democracy as a system of government is backsliding. After more than 50 years of liberal democracy in ascendancy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia's trust in democracy is under strain, with calls for parliamentarians to better represent the public and build ...

Australia is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarch, combining features of the British and U.S.

Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repression ...