What does Québec want? Politicians should heed what voters have repeatedly told them
Mar 18, 2024 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Questions about what Québec wants have shaped Canadian politics for decades. Its now been 30 years since Jacques Parizeau led the Parti Québécois to a majority victory in 1994. The threat of...
Mar 18, 2024 08:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Lech Blaine and Peter Dutton are both from Queensland, where the political culture is tough and masculine and politics south of the border always good for a spot of confected outrage. So Blaine, author of Quarterly...
Ukraine recap: Russian election special – and the winner will be … Vladimir Putin
Mar 16, 2024 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Russian voters have been heading to the polls this week. But it would be misleading to say they were voting to choose a president. Thats already been done for them itll be Vladimir Putin. If there had ever been any...
Crypto Voters Lean Donald Trump in 2024 Election Poll: Paradigm Survey
Mar 15, 2024 03:09 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency Politics
A Paradigm survey reveals that US voters who own cryptocurrency show a tilt towards Donald Trump, with 48% supporting him compared to 39% for Joe Biden. The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies with 1,000...
3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win, that is
Mar 13, 2024 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Russians will vote in a presidential election from March 15-17, 2024, and are all but guaranteed to hand Vladimir Putin a comfortable victory, paving the way for him to remain in power until at least 2030. While the...
Mar 13, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Ireland, more than any other EU country, has a long and colourful history of referendums. Another chapter in that history has played out in the form of resounding defeats for two government proposals aimed at modernising...
Artdocfest is a crucial outpost of free expression on Russia’s doorstep
Mar 13, 2024 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the day of the funeral of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putins most prominent opponent, the biggest festival of documentary film in the former Soviet countries opened in Latvia with a minutes silence. Artdocfest Rigas...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do