May 17, 2016 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Richard Di Natales address to the Lowy Institute was something of a landmark in the evolution of the Australian Greens policy agenda. For too long the Greens have been preoccupied with the touchy-feely end of the policy...
May 17, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Commentary Politics
As of now, Democratic front runner, Hillary Clinton is leading with 2240 delegates to Bernie Sanders 1473 delegates. Any democratic candidate will have to win 2383 delegates to secure an outright nomination. Mrs. Clinton...
U.S. Election Series: Why Trump can win the Presidency?
May 17, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Dumbfounding many political pundits and proving many more wrong, Donald Trump has emerged as presumptive Republican nominee for the race to the White House. As of now betting markets are predicting with more than 60%...
Election FactCheck: has the government cut $80 billion from schools and hospitals?
May 17, 2016 08:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The same $80 billion of cuts to schools and hospitals still in this budget. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, budget reply speech, May 5, 2016. Among Labors most popular refrains is the claim that the government has...
Cutting through political spin requires a new approach to financial literacy
May 17, 2016 02:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attempted to defend negative gearing by explaining that it had allowed a baby to enter the housing market, he triggered a debate still raging on the facts of the issue. The minutiae...
Britain is no longer an island: a historian's take on the Brexit debate
May 16, 2016 13:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When, in 1962, Labour politician Hugh Gaitskell opposed joining the European Economic Community because it meant the end of a thousand years of (British) history, he was appealing to a well-entrenched mindset. This was...
Along with soulful gazes and key changes, politics is never far from Eurovision
May 16, 2016 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
From now on, when people ask me why Eurovision is worth paying attention to, Im going to give them a short answer: 2016. This year the contest has given us disputes over political lyrics, exclusions due to bankruptcy,...