Five things you need to know about the Coalition's $660m car park fund scandal – video
Guardian political reporter Paul Karp explains the five key things you need to know about the car park scandal
December 2020
Liberal plan to change federal voting laws may have crossbench support
Exclusive: Labor and the Greens are against the push for optional preferential voting, but crossbenchers say it puts the power back in voters’ hands
November 2020
Opinion poll 'failure' at Australian federal election systematically overrepresented Labor
Inquiry into performance of national polls finds inaccuracy was not the result of a last-minute shift in votes, or deliberate misleading of pollsters
October 2020
Twisted Sister frontman tells court Clive Palmer 'not good for my image' in copyright case
US glam rock band are suing Palmer in Australia’s federal court for allegedly infringing copyright over his version of their song We’re Not Gonna Take It
August 2020
‘Can’t do it all’: Chris Bowen says ALP must narrow its focus ahead of next federal election
Opposition frontbencher says Labor also needs to reframe climate change as an economic issue to win over workers
July 2020
Australian Politics
How has polling changed since the election? – Australian politics live podcast
The Guardian Essential report
Morrison's election upset forced a reckoning on pollsters. Here's what we've changed
Peter Lewis
March 2020
Six grants worth a total of $260k approved in marginal seat of Longman before election
Nigel Scullion approved $560m in grants in lead-up to election
February 2020
Former Liberal party state director won't be referred to high court over Chinese election signs
Federal court finds Simon Frost should not be referred over the signs designed to look like AEC material in the electorates of Chisholm and Kooyong
Coalition dished out $636m in grants in six months before 2019 election
Analysis shows the extent of spending in six programs, five of which gave ministers discretion over where the money would go
Australian democracy is at risk. If we want to save it, we must all play a part
Katharine Murphy
Sports rorts. Unlawful robodebts. More than $80m in election donations. Is this the governance we want?
January 2020
Upmarket tennis and golf clubs among recipients of major sports grants
The fresh revelations come as Scott Morrison backs Bridget McKenzie’s handling of scandal-plagued $100m program
Scott Morrison personally announced sports grants for clubs in his electorate
The prime minister boasted the program ‘isn’t about sport’ but ‘community’ while unveiling one $200,000 grant
Scott Morrison backs Bridget McKenzie in sports grants scandal and will ‘clarify’ legal issues
Auditor general’s scathing report questions legal authority for former sports minister to approve grants, many of which went to marginal seats
December 2019
From Mediscare to Chisholm’s signs: it’s time for political parties to declare a truce in the misinformation war
Parties go to great lengths in search of an electoral advantage. The federal court’s Christmas eve judgment shows it could potentially be a crime
Gladys Liu and Josh Frydenberg's election upheld after challenge over Chinese-language signs
Federal court rules the elections in Chisholm and Kooyong were valid, but finds the signs implied the AEC was recommending a Liberal vote
Complaint about fake how-to-vote cards preferencing Peter Dutton rejected
Climate change concern helped Labor at 2019 election but Coalition won on economy – survey
Anthony Albanese sounds alarm on Facebook 'laws of the jungle' trumping Australian law
