Briferendum Series

Briferendum series: Brexit may not lead to Scoxit

Mar 18, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Commentary Politics

One of the key argument for pro-European Union campaigners and Pound doom Sayers have been possibility of a Scottish exit from United Kingdom, if Britain votes to leave the union. Well there exists a strong possibility...

Exhausted senators tick off on sweeping change to upper house voting

Mar 18, 2016 04:58 am UTC| Politics

The Senate has passed the governments comprehensive rewriting of its voting system, designed to limit the prospect of micro players being elected. This paves the way for a July 2 double-dissolution election if Malcolm...

Senate voting changes pass – so how do we elect the upper house now?

Mar 18, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Politics

After a marathon debate in the upper house, the Turnbull governments changes to the way Australians elect their senators passed on Friday. Under the changes, voters will have more control over their preferences. The...

US Election Series

Sounds presidential: 2016's candidates are struggling with campaign songs

Mar 17, 2016 23:06 pm UTC| Politics

Amid the increasingly surreal scramble for the Republican Partys presidential nomination, one of the most bizarre promises of the primary season appears to have gone relatively unnoticed. During the dispiriting slog he...

'The 30-minute city': how do we put the political rhetoric into practice?

Mar 17, 2016 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promoted the benefits of a 30-minute city in explaining his approach to cities and urban transport. The opposition infrastructure spokesman, Anthony Albanese, notes he talked about this...

High-stakes drama as South African president and finance minister square off

Mar 17, 2016 08:36 am UTC| Politics

South Africas political landscape is shifting almost by the hour. The gloves are off in a power struggle that pits President Jacob Zuma against a group of reformers, led by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. It is a...

What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?

Mar 17, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Law Politics

On March 16, President Obama announced his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: Merrick Garland, chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The President described...