Across the world, concern about democratic backsliding – the erosion of democratic institutions and civil liberties – is growing. It has become a live issue even in established systems, where erosion ...

Non-government members of the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee are calling for the body to be reformed, ...

A Labor government-instigated parliamentary committee inquiry last week called on universities to adopt a far-reaching definition of antisemitism that effectively prohibits criticism of Israel’s ...

An Australian parliamentary body is recommending a number of reforms in the food and drinks sphere to tackle rising cases of diabetes and obesity, particularly in children. The House of ...

A heated exchange prompted a Liberal senator to step in and call point of order on the Labor chair after several insults ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated on Saturday by the defeat of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice ...

Senator Farrell told the National Press Club on Monday that “increasing the size of parliament is what great Labor leaders do”, and although the proposal had yet to receive support, he had not given ...

The parliamentary committee says it is not for it "to answer the questions raised by the Legislative Council members", pushing back that the government should provide answers to convince upper house ...