Political Parties and Movements

Senator Fatima Payman announced that she quit the Labor Party and will be running as an independent.

Voting in the UK's general election began on Thursday as a media blackout descended across the country and silenced its political hopefuls. 

If the polls are correct, the Conservative Party will be kicked out of power after 14 years.

The results indicate Emmanuel Macron's decision to call the snap poll appear to have backfired, with France now the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War II.

After the first round of snap parliamentary elections, France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War II. So, what does this all mean for France? How does it work? And will President Macron stay in power? 

NSW Liberal MPs will meet to discuss the Coalition's future on Tuesday after opposition leader Mark Speakman sacked Nationals MP Wes Fang after Mr Fang criticised him on Facebook. Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders refused to accept that decision.

Two senior West Australian Labor MPs back the decision of the parliamentary party's leadership to suspend Fatima Payman from Labor's caucus, over warnings she will cross the floor again.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is timid and slow and was once described as "a haven for white-collar crime". A parliamentary inquiry due this week is expected to be brutal in its assessment of the regulator. Will its recommendations chart a path forward?

Exit polls show Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party has secured 34 per cent of votes in the first round of polling in France's snap election. 

Eleven years ago, the first formal fact check was published at the ABC. A lot has been fact checked between then and now — here's how to spot a dubious claim.

Voters are heading to the polls a year early to usher in new leadership at a time when the Iranian regime faces deteriorating domestic support and rising regional turmoil.

Polls show the Conservative UK government headed for a massive defeat, with Labour set to win power after 14 years in Opposition and minor parties also set to capitalise.

The opposition leader says women in the labour movement can step away from their work and campaign for office and retain their positions, while the same can't be said for the business community.

A far-right wave is sweeping through France and while it is polarising the country, there is something many can agree on: a desire to see President Emmanuel Macron's party booted out of office.

WA politicians have recently been promised a pay rise to bring them in line with other states and territories, but some say it's not enough for an "unstable, unforgiving job".

Farmers have been told to stand "shoulder to shoulder" after the federal inquiry into phasing out the export of sheep by sea recommended the bill be passed.

With even the conservative bastions of British media predicting a bruising defeat for the Tories at next week's UK election, perhaps this is a sign Britons grappling with the cost of living would prefer bland stability over charisma.

Andrew Barr is the last COVID-era government leader still in office. Now also the ACT's longest-serving chief minister, he is preparing for an election in October.

Rishi Sunak's campaign to hold onto government has gone from bad to worse, as multiple figures within his orbit become embroiled in a rapidly escalating scandal.

Time is running out in South Africa to find solutions to its real-world problems — otherwise the country may well become another textbook case on what happens when inequality is allowed to fester.

Radical-right political parties have made significant gains in the European Parliament elections, as nationalist and populist groups continue to gain dominance in national settings across EU capitals.

Narendra Modi's is only the second prime minister in the country's history to clinch a third term in office. Here are five quick questions on what we know about the election results. 

Charlotte Mortlock who founded Hilda's Network, a group that encourages female candidates in the Liberal Party, throw support behind female candidate in Kooyong.

The party of the late Nelson Mandela receives just 40.27 per cent of the vote in national parliamentary elections, down from 57.7 per cent in 2019, as supporters abandon it due to anger over joblessness, inequality and power shortages.

While the ANC looks likely to remain the country's largest political force, voters appear to have punished the former liberation movement for years of decline.