Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you.’ It is not often that a 1970s folk-rock satire captures the strategic dilemma of a modern political party, but ...

The South Australian election shows we’re entering a political hall of mirrors, with votes pinging wildly around our preferential voting system. Such a non-linear moment deserves a non-linear approach ...

Eminence Advisory’s Dimitri Burshtein discusses compulsory preferential voting in Australia, reflecting on the problems associated with the system.

Civic groups call for sweeping reforms to restore falling trust, which experts have linked to a resurgence of populist "protest" voting at the expense of the major parties.

The electoral watchdog has launched a pre-emptive strike against a rising tide of invalid ballots, fearing a “congested” information environment could disenfranchise thousands of regional voters.