On Sunday, President Donald Trump threw down the gauntlet to people who want to preserve constitutional democracy in this ...

Activity levels for the shorter-term politicians appear slightly more frenetic ... Correction: This article originally said New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom have fixed election dates. This ...

Countries such as the US have set election dates but Australia does things differently. Here's why the dates can change.

Unsurprisingly, there is little political will to move to fixed dates for federal elections ... reflecting long-term Labor Party policy. The Liberal Party has generally been more ambivalent.

Unsurprisingly, there is little political will to move to fixed dates for federal elections ... the issue of senate term lengths is an obstacle to reform. Current tradition sets senate terms ...