Australia likely to witness a hung parliament just as in 2010

Jul 04, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Commentary Politics

The Australian economy is likely to face a hung parliament for the first time since 2010in its Federal elections that were held on Saturday, the results of which are due on Tuesday. A hung parliament is one where any...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Letter to David Cameron – split your party and start a new one to save Britain

Jul 03, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Dear Mr Cameron, As you know, you are responsible for the most disastrous development in the UKs political and economic history since 1945. Your error has been far more serious than Edens at Suez. His foray into...

The Myth of Public Opinion

Jul 03, 2016 11:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Australians voted for instability, and theyve got it in spades. Nikki Savvas post-election remark on the ABCs Insiders is the kind of statement political commentators frequently make. It is, of course, rubbish. No...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

We must stop living as strangers after the EU referendum

Jul 03, 2016 03:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Gallons of ink have already been spilt celebrating or mourning the UKs decision to leave the European Union. As the dust begins to settle on the referendum campaign, the nation appears fractured. In such uncertain times...

Bojophrenia: a new word for a new world

Jul 03, 2016 02:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Boris Johnson stood before the media and his supporters on June 30 to announce that he will not be contesting the leadership of the Conservative Party. He will not, after all then, become prime minister of a United Kingdom...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

The uncharismatic Brexiteer: Gove brings vision in a confident pitch to be PM

Jul 03, 2016 02:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

On Wednesday, very few people expected Michael Gove would be making his pitch to be Conservative Party leader on Friday morning. But in the Machiavellian twists and turns of post-Brexit politics, Goves actions have been...

Schools don't give voters tools to challenge politicians' economic claims

Jun 30, 2016 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

During the UKs EU referendum campaign, the economy was reported to be an important topic for the electorate. Yet voters said they were not being told enough to get a clear view of the economic consequences of their...