Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

In the shadow of one world war, democracies everywhere began to crumble. This is the story of how economic fear and political chaos paved the way for authoritarian rule on a global scale. Bolton: ...

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and curbs on civil liberties across the world. EIU, our s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden White House after stepping off Marine One, on March 1, 2026 - Mark Schiefelbein/AP When ...

The Freedom House report was, overall, appropriately depressing. It found: “Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025. A total of 54 countries experienced deterioration in their ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Democracies’ anti-corruption efforts are flagging, with global corruption perception indexes hitting their lowest ...

Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception. Increasingly, people feel politics is something done to them, not with ...

To the Editor: This letter is based on Alan Dowd’s article in the July 2025 issue of the American Legion Magazine. He stated, “a world without American leadership is a world out of order — and a world ...

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing ...

Michael Jordan has gambling, Tiger Woods finds himself in more hazards off the course than on and Ludwig van Beethoven had a temper loud enough to drown out his own symphonies. All the greats have ...

The US has again illegally bombed the Islamic Republic of Iran during negotiations. While agreeing to give up entirely its nuclear enrichment, making every concession to avoid war, Iran couldn’t ...

When the first Trump administration authored its national security strategy in 2017, democracy figured prominently. It labeled democracy something that “we hold dear.” It said the democratization of ...