In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

Just south of Melbourne, the golf-rich Mornington Peninsula is like Scotland with nicer weather and better wine.

Two by-election results in the Victorian capital of Melbourne have triggered further alarm in ruling circles that the next federal election will produce a fragile minority government.

A new measure of what's needed to maintain health has identified Australia's healthiest areas to live based on a range of ...

Woodside, the largest Australian oil and gas producer, says it is too late to prevent a blowout in energy bills after years ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents has been swiftly rejected and denounced by American allies and ...

Countries that malign migrants are in quite serious need of new people. Nations in the wealthy world face a top-heavy future- ...

Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, unable to return to their homes after vast tracts of the country’s east have been ...

That map, from 1607, labeled parts of North America “Mexican America” and was shown during a press conference earlier this month. On Monday, Google announced that Google Maps users in the US ...

Australia is "awaiting further advice" from the United States government on the ongoing operation of its refugee programme, suspended by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Jan ...

It will only appear on Google Maps with the new name for people based ... 12 nautical miles away from the coastlines of the United States of America," Sheinbaum said. Google has not yet responded ...