One Nation, Climate Denial and those Jewish Bankers

Jul 10, 2016 20:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Malcolm Roberts, the Queensland One Nation candidate who seems set to be elected to the Senate, sees the world through the eyes of the archetypal conspiracist. Dark forces move with malign intent behind world...

Electronic voting may be risky, but what about vote counting?

Jul 10, 2016 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics

Several advantages of online voting were identified in a recent post by Conversation columnist and software researcher David Glance who backed the introduction of such a scheme in Australia. He is correct that an online...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Britain's next Prime Minister will be a woman, and Theresa May is in pole position

Jul 10, 2016 20:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Now we know. The next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister will be a woman. Following the elimination of Michael Gove from the Conservative leadership contest, home secretary Theresa May will fight it out with the...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

UK and EU both need major democratic reform to survive Brexit fallout

Jul 10, 2016 20:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Brexit referendum vote on June 23 was the outcome of the disillusionment and disengagement that permeated the UK for much of the 2000s. Sections of the British public (predominantly English and Welsh) voted...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit

Jul 08, 2016 23:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The EU referendum was, for many people, a referendum on immigration. A survey conducted on behalf of Lord Ashcroft shortly after votes had been cast, showed that 33% stated their main reason for voting Leave was because it...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

How project fear turned into Bregrexit

Jul 08, 2016 23:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The UKs EU referendum campaign was played out on emotions, using strong emphasis on immigration, the economy and national sovereignty to sway voters. The feelings that dominated both sides were overwhelmingly negative, and...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Return of the town hall: will Brexit bring British democracy closer to the people?

Jul 08, 2016 23:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

In the lead up to the EU referendum, the Leave campaign urged voters to take back control from Brussels. Their message invoked the dominance of EU laws and institutions such as the European Commission and the European...