This paper reports on political and policy attitudes collected in a March 2026 poll of Australian adults. Australians retain broadly expansive views on the role of government but the belief-in-government index declined. More Australians describe their income taxes as too high but simultaneously favour increased government spending across most budget areas.

This report presents findings from the 2025 Australian Election Study. It provides insights into what informed voter behaviour in the election and voter attitudes towards policy issues, political parties, leaders and Australian democracy. Key themes presented are public policy, leaders, minor parties and independents, generation and gender, political trust and democratic reform and foreign policy.

The United Nations (UN) Charter is an international treaty that is binding on all 193 member states. The current geopolitical environment and major power competition is challenging the UN Security Council (UNSC) as it struggles to uphold its obligations under the UN Charter. This paper outlines shifting alliances, reform, UNSC resolutions and UN challenges.

Despite occasional fearmongering about ‘hung’ parliaments, minority government and 'coalitions of chaos', the reality is that power sharing governments are common in Australia. This discussion paper examines the history of power sharing in parliaments around Australia.

In order to support an informed discussion about the Voice referendum and its aftermath, the Australian National University collected a detailed survey immediately following the referendum (the October 2023 Australian Constitutional Referendum Study (ACRS)/ANUpoll) from a broadly representative sample of over 4,000 adult Australians. This research report outlines the findings.