Annabel Crabb explains the basics of preferential voting, why Australia's electoral system is so robust and how The Franchise Act excluded First Nations people for over six decades.

In Australia, voting entails more than just ticking a box. We've got a preferential system, meaning you'll need to choose who you want to represent you most, least and everything in between. It might ...

Now that the final round of Oscar voting is over, it is a good time for a refresher course in how the winner will be decided. Don't worry, it is nowhere near as complicated as the nominations ...

For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be given two ballot papers: one ...

Winning the Oscar for best picture means the film has secured an esteemed place in history. Aside from the industry influence and cultural impact the film will generate like ripples in a pond of ...

In 2009 -- when the academy went to 10 Best Picture nominees for the first time since 1943 -- the preferential system of voting, which had been used from 1934 to 1945, was reintroduced. The academy ...

It turns out state Opposition Leader Steven Miles will need to include the Queensland Socialists on his Christmas card list ...