Australian Capital Territory voters are younger, more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree, and more likely to work in the public service than Australians generally. Their politics is mostly centr...

Click on the article title to read more.

After the second world war, cheap oil was a foundation of global economic stability. That changed dramatically in 1973

Greens voters overwhelmingly preference Labor over the Liberal Party across the country — and a look at the data from the 2024 ACT election suggests there's no reason to think that would be different ...

Fifty years later, what impact has the Dismissal had on Australian democracy?

The first expansion of parliament was passed in 1948, and came into force at the 1949 election. It was also the largest increase we’ve seen, either proportionally or in raw numbers. The House…

When the new electoral map was published in 1984, it kicked off a game of musical chairs, but with a difference – this time there were more seats than players. Some of these seats were more a…

YouTube video by Tasmanian Electoral Commission

Canberra doesn't have to choose between protecting the ‘garden city’ and building more affordable housing.

We’re calling on all Australians to help us build the next chapter of Australia’s political history by collecting ephemera from the 2025 federal election.