In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tom Rogers, who was the Australian Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2024. They spoke about the structure of Australian elections, how ...

Annabel Crabb explores the Australian tradition of the democracy sausage, how compulsory voting came about and what elections look like in other democracies around the globe.

If the case I made for compulsory voting was as self indulgent, citizen-blaming and superficial as Suzy claims, I doubt whether the 78% of the people attending the Fabian conference would have voted ...

If democracy dies in this country, it can be blamed on people who did not bother to vote last November. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought tooth and nail over ...

"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...

Voter turnout in New Zealand elections has been sliding for decades. Research suggests compulsory voting could reverse the ...

Australia and Singapore, two of the 20-odd nations with compulsory voting, are set to go to the polls this weekend. On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general ...

Introducing compulsory voting in the United States and other majoritarian democracies, with meaningful and enforceable penalties for abstention, has the potential to reduce political polarization and ...

In the U.S., we love to tout how important our right to vote is — but what about our right not to vote? Voting is currently mandatory in 23 countries. In some, violators of the law can be fined, lose ...

A bill for mandatory voting for all eligible Nigerians passed the second reading at the House of Representatives penultimate week. Jointly sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and a lawmaker from ...

If the bill sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas eventually scales through, Nigerians of voting age will be compulsorily required to cast their votes during ...

A recent survey highlighted that less than a third of the Australian population believe that “people in government can be trusted.” Australia is perceived as a country weathering the current global ...