Colombians displaced by conflict are moving home, but still living in fear
May 23, 2016 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Colombia is finally close to signing a peace accord to formally end to its decades-long armed conflict, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, led to the disappearance and kidnapping of tens...
Why has climate change disappeared from the Australian election radar?
May 23, 2016 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Two weeks into a protracted election campaign, it is looking ever-more likely that climate change is to be placed way down the order of business at least for the major parties. The contest over climate change that...
Indian state elections give Modi a boost – but the country is fracturing
May 23, 2016 00:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the face of it, the results of elections in four important Indian states seem like an endorsement of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Baratiya Janata Party (BJP). But scratch the surface, and plenty of other...
Newspoll shows ALP ahead, Shorten and Turnbull level pegging in net satisfaction
May 23, 2016 00:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Labor has retained its 51-49% lead over the government in the latest Newspoll, which shows Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten now level in their net satisfaction ratings. Going into the third week of the eight-week...
If this is the Facebook election, the major parties should be a little concerned
May 20, 2016 10:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Technology
Every Australian federal election since Kevin 07 has been hailed as an internet or social media election. The 2007 campaign was branded the YouTube election and the Google election, while the 2013 campaign was described as...
Infographic: PEFO 2016 at a glance
May 20, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Politics
CC BY-ND Helen Westerman, Business + Economy Editor, The Conversation This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
Dear young people: here's why you need to vote in the EU referendum
May 20, 2016 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
What will you be doing on June 23 this year? Perhaps youll be packing your tent and donning your wellies, ready for the start of Glastonbury. Or maybe youll be celebrating the end of your A Levels, or preparing to...