Commonwealth Knowledge #40: An independent Prime Minister - once in a teal moon
A look at whether it is possible for an independent to become the Prime Minister of Australia.
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Do any of the Aston by-election candidate actually live in the electorate?
6 candidates have been announced for the by-election on April 1.
Arafura Decides: Country Liberals could win by-election in NT electorate following incumbent's death
The by-election was triggered by the sudden death of the incumbent Labor MP.
One Nation and most other parties in Western Australia lose registration
11 out of the 18 parties registered with the WAEC are on the chopping block.
Controversy grows over the Gabba redevelopment for 2032 Olympic Games
A Greens MP has labelled one decision an "absolute disgrace".
Musical chairs in parliament: Does Lidia Thorpe's senate seat belong to her or The Greens?
The now-independent will be in the senate until her term expires in 2028.
Lidia Thorpe quits Greens: New party could be formed, Jacqui Lambie may be the biggest winner
The Victorian senator has resigned from the party in order to pursue Treaty before the Voice.
All the candidates no longer running in the NSW election
Multiple candidates from different parties have quit ahead of the March 25 election.
NSW Greens candidate pulls out of election and deletes social media accounts
Bradley Stanton was set to run in Wollongong at the March state election.
Here's everyone who has & hasn't committed to pokies reform in NSW
The issue is taking centre stage ahead of the state election on March 25.
Nationals won't contest seat where their candidate died while facing sexual assault charges
Narracan candidate Shaun Gilchrist was due to face court before he died.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #30: Constitutional issues in the New Year
The major issues we'll be seeing in 2023.
Parliament Recalled for Government's Energy Price Relief Plan
The Prime Minister met with State and Territory leaders to discuss the proposed Energy Price Relief Plan on Friday. Queensland and New...
Labor sending out leaflets using Liberal colours and logo in seat they could lose to The Greens
Exclusive: 6 News has seen images of the material which is being sent out in the marginal seat of Richmond.
Animal Justice Party and Glenn Druery go to war on Twitter as preference sting row continues
Today is the third day of pre-polling in the Victorian state election.
'Kim Jong-un' to run against Dan Andrews in the seat of Mulgrave
Exclusive: Howard X has confirmed he will rule Victoria 'with an iron first' if elected.
Liberal candidate John Pesutto responds to claims he's being misleading with 'Teal Party' claim
Pesutto is aiming to win back his seat of Hawthorn.
Reason MP Fiona Patten 'isn't sure' Adem Somyurek knows much about the electorate he's running in
Exclusive: Somyurek announced today he would run for the Democratic Labour Party in a different region to his old one.
'More than the vibe': Greens senator David Shoebridge on why his party wants to legalise cannabis
Shoebridge & Professor Graeme Orr spoke about The Greens' plan legalise cannabis nationally.
Liberal candidate says his party has problems and 'can do better', before 'clarifying' comments
Exclusive: Lucas Moon spoke to 6 News about being the first Liberal candidate in Richmond since 2014.
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