Why is the government proposing caps on international students and how did we get here?
May 16, 2024 02:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The federal government is due to introduce legislation on Thursday to enable new caps on the number of international student places at educational institutions in Australia. These include universities, TAFEs and private...
Britain is not as broken as everyone seems to think
May 16, 2024 02:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
According to many politicians and commentators, the UK is in a very sorry state. Ahead of the general election expected this year, Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to fix broken Britain. He has spoken of his vow...
Belief in democracy is on the decline in Africa
May 16, 2024 02:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Democracy in Africa has not had a good year. Military juntas from Mali to Niger appear to have cemented their grip on power. Sudans democratic dreams were dashed when the countrys two most powerful strongmen opted for war....
May 16, 2024 01:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theres no denying that the current Congress has been one of the most chaotic in recent memory. The paralysis in 2023 and 2024 over the selection of the speaker of the House helped lead to one of Congress most unproductive...
An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November
May 16, 2024 01:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
President Joe Biden might not appear on the November 2024 presidential ballot in Ohio. Ohio law requires that presidential candidates be certified that is, the state must be notified that presidential candidates have been...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
May 15, 2024 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians,...
How German media attention idealises female Ukrainian refugees
May 15, 2024 07:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
According to the latest available data, around 3.7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, while nearly 6.5 million have registered as refugees globally. With 1.13 million, Germany has taken in the largest...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects