Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
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National Anti-Corruption Commission bill passes the lower house - and donkey voting in elections
Stuart Jeffery and Billy Williamson break down the latest political news.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #23: Can the Governor-General dismiss Prime Ministers?
47 years on from the 1975 constitutional crisis, a look at what the Whitlam Dismissal can tell us about constitutional conventions.
Sustainable Australia MP says minority government is 'best outcome' at Victorian election
Clifford Hayes has spoken to 6 News about what he's done in parliament since 2019, his party's immigration policy & group voting tickets.
No, the United Australia Party isn't dead - they're running in the Victorian election
Claims that the party is "dead" have spread after they were deregistered.
Labor MP shares Crikey article claiming The Greens can "kill" Voice referendum - is that true?
Several viral claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament have spread online recently.
Third tier of government? Fact-checking & analysing claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
There's a lot we don't know about the Voice - but let's look at what we do know.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #8: Are secret ministries constitutional?
A look into the facts surrounding the Scott Morrison portfolios scandal.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #4: Being Speaker is such a drag
Milton Dick has been announced as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Meet James Bond: Ungrouped Victorian senate candidate that wants to "vote out the boomers"
Bond was one of two senate candidates getting attention for their name.
Voices for the Senate: Australia's newest registered party was meant to run in the federal election
The party was originally known as Independent Voices for the Senate.
Did more people vote Liberal than any other party at this year's federal election?
The claim was made by Peta Credlin, something Senator Jane Hume said was "exactly right."
Rex Patrick thanks staff on final day as senator - read the full list of senators not re-elected
Today is his final official day as a senator, with a similar situation for many around the country.
Ryan slams "attack on the crossbench" as PHON, JLN & Pocock release joint statement on staff numbers
The amount of personal staff for crossbenchers has been cut by the Prime Minister.
Ungrouped senate candidate Max Dicks says he got over 2,500 votes: "I want YOU for Dicks Party"
Dicks was one of 12 ungrouped candidates trying to win a Victorian senate seat.
Bye Bye Barnaby - again? Nationals leadership in chaos for the second time in 12 months
The party will meet in Canberra on Monday where they will discuss the leadership joining forward.
ANALYSIS: If Frydenberg & Dutton get voted out, who will be the next Liberal leader?
There’s only 9 days to go until Australia Decides, with both leaders blitzing marginal seats and pledging policies to the undecided.
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