Turbay, presidential candidate for the right-wing Democratic Centre party, celebrates after voting against a labour reform referendum in Bogotá on 14 May.

Stan Grant has revealed his deep 'sadness' over how the ABC failed in its 'duty of care' to him when he and his family were ...

Referendum success should be based on four pillars: bipartisanship, popular ownership, popular education, and sound and sensible proposals. Constitutional reform needs to be normalised. Australia ...

The city wants to put on a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044, by refurbishing existing sports ...

compulsory voting is perhaps the biggest structural hurdle for referendums in Australia. Getty A big difference is that voting is not compulsory for the Swiss (the turnout rate is around 54 per cent).

In a constitutional referendum Saturday, Australia overwhelmingly rejected an Indigenous advisory body, or “Voice,” to Parliament. “They kicked us in the guts yesterday, so now, stand up ...

Voting in constitutional referendums is compulsory (as it is in all Australian elections), and the population is relatively accustomed to national conversations of this scope. Nearly twenty ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. What hope is there for future referendums in Australia at the federal level following on from Saturday’s outcome? Very little.

It was to be an advisory body for the national parliament and government. Had the referendum succeeded, Australia’s Constitution would have been amended with a new section 129: In recognition of ...

(ABC News: Loretta Lohberger) Tasmanian Yes campaigner Rodney Dillon apportions the referendum loss to a "rampant online disinformation" campaign and persisting racism in Australian society.

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively ...