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Analysis
Revealed: how Australian politicians would bridge the trust divide
But how do politicians view the growing trust divide? Authors The Conversation We set out to answer this question in an attitudinal survey of federal politicians, which we co-designed with…
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Australasia
Australian economy tipped to grow slower than Greece as signs…
The IMF believes the Australian economy will grow by just 1.7 per cent this year, making it weaker than the economy of Greece, which has gone through several years of…
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Australasia
For female migrant victims of family violence, their visa holder…
They’re some of the most vulnerable members of the community: Women, newly-arrived in Australia, who find themselves the victims of family violence. Gareth Boreham SBS News And a new report…
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Analysis
Kurds targeted in Turkish attack include thousands of female fighters…
Since bombing began on Oct. 9, Turkish military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria, Washington’s staunchest and most effective allies in the war against the Islamic State,…
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Architecture
How Notre Dame is being rebuilt from 50 billion scraps…
On April 15 2019, Notre Dame de Paris, the monumental cathedral in the heart of the French capital, lost its roof to a fire. Pauline Bock Wired Flames destroyed Notre…
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Australasia
‘Few and far between’: Boss slams Millennials for being afraid…
“People are expecting more than what they put in. Dominic Powell The Age Some of the people coming in for interviews, their expectation of what they should be paid versus…
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Analysis
There’s no airport border ‘crisis’, only management failure of the…
Labor’s Immigration Spokesperson, Senator Kristina Keneally, has labelled this a “crisis”, stating: Authors : The Conversation Peter Dutton’s incompetence and recklessness has allowed people smugglers to run riot and traffic…
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Analysis
Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics…
Those processed offshore, and deemed refugees by the time they have arrived in Australia, are entitled to fee support for university. Authors The Conversation But the almost 30,000 boat arrivals,…
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Analysis
The Return of Geoeconomics
FOR DECADES, the study of international security has been divorced from the study of international trade and investment, along with domestic economic development. Michael Lind The National Interest In political…
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Analysis
Trump, Syria, and Counter-Revolution
While the “rapid” withdrawal initially suggested by Trump’s tweet has not come about, discussion among U.S. rulers ultimately points in that direction for the simple reason that the United States…
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Civil Liberties
Europe’s Poland puzzle
WARSAW — For centuries, there’s been a Poland-shaped hole at the heart of Europe. Jan Cienski Politico As other countries adopted representative democracy and economic liberalism, Poland was fighting for…
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Democracy
Nicola Sturgeon refuses to rule out ‘hard border’ with England…
The First Minister insisted she does not wish to see border checks if the country votes to become an independent and re-join the EU. Scott Macnab The Scotsman She was…