Elections

Both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will be sweating on the outcome of the March 2 by-election. It will determine their immediate political fortunes and the all-important momentum for 2024, writes David Speers.

The agreement comes amid repeated allegations of vote rigging from supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan's PTI party. Journalist Lynne O'Donnell says it was a complicated process.

Recent election campaigns from Pakistan, India and Indonesia have shown radical new uses of generative AI that change how campaigns are run. Here's what's coming for Australia and the rest of the world.

Our political leaders have shied away from confronting negative gearing, but encouraging ownership of multiple properties ensures house prices remain out of reach for the next generation, writes Ian Verrender.

Labor and the Greens are advocating for short-stay accommodation regulation, while the government proposes a short-stay levy.

Experts warn the presumptive new president's personality and questionable past could cause some headaches for Canberra.

A New York trial date has been set for the hush-money case against the former president, who is alleged to have paid off a porn actor and model ahead of the 2016 election.

Resty Woro Yuniar says the election result is not a surprise and new President Prabowo Subianto will likely continue the programs of Joko Widodo.

A former military commander, who was once barred from entering Australia because of his human rights record, has become Indonesia's new president.

Indonesians in Australia who voted in this week's presidential elections have expressed scepticism about the provisional results and concerns about the future should the provisional winner, Prabowo Subianto, be officially confirmed as the country's next president.

The Liberals, Labor and the Greens have started the Tasmanian election campaign in furious agreement — the state has many problems that need solving.

The quick count shows the man once banned from entering Australia over human rights concerns won the top job after waiting for 15 years.

Opposition politicians in the Solomon Islands are vowing to make public or even scrap a deeply contentious security pact with China if they manage to oust Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in elections this April.

Tasmanians are heading to the polls on March 23. Who are the major players, what are the main issues the election will be fought on, and what else will we be watching out for?

A former military general once banned from Australia over his human rights record is leading Indonesia's election count, according to unofficial results. Here's what that could mean.

Candidates vying for a position in Queensland's local government next month will, for the first time, need to keep their personal campaign spending and donations under a cap.

Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the nominee for Pakistan's next premier to lead the country's new coalition alliance, after national elections returned a hung parliament.

Today millions of Indonesians headed to the polls to elect a new leader. Here's a look at who's in the running and the issues that could have swayed voters.

The son of the incumbent president is on the ticket of the leading campaign in the Indonesian election.

Secret camera footage appearing to show South Korea's first lady accepting an expensive Dior handbag threatens to impact her corruption-busting husband's election campaign. And it's not even Kim Keon Hee's first scandal. 

Roger Cook has just over 800 hours of WA Parliament's time at his disposal to lay the groundwork for his re-election campaign next year – so what's he going to do with it?

Former Liberal cabinet minister Linda Reynolds has announced she will stand down from politics at the next federal election.

A campaign blackout is now in place for three days before millions of voters in South East Asia's biggest democracy head to the polls.

The former military general is leading in the polls ahead of the election, despite accusations Subianto was involved with the deadly kidnapping of activists in 1998.

After vying for Indonesia's top office for more than a decade, Prabowo Subianto is finally eyeing victory at this week's presidential election.