In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?
This Voice referendum slogan wasn’t about facts; it was about emotion. And it targeted some vulnerable groups we don’t talk about nearly enough.
The new premier has a great deal of experience in politics, but inherits the premiership with the state facing a series of major economic problems.
Daniel Andrews’ decision to resign will cause potential challenges for the state Labor Party, and opportunities for the Opposition to become more electorally competitive.
Australia has leapt to 26th in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, but we’re still behind countries such as New Zealand and Rwanda.
Australian radio pays between just 10-27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world, meaning local artists are being considerably underpaid.
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines, but the gambling industry won’t accept these changes quietly.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
As the Voice to Parliament referendum nears, the impact of what’s now known as the Anglosphere continues to have major implications for Australia’s domestic policy settings and institutionalised sense of self.
If we’re to effectively tackle the critical challenge of climate change, we urgently need a better and more coordinated global transformation to environmentally-friendly economies.
The battle lines being drawn between Israel’s judiciary and government has potential long-range implications on the country’s very essence as a Jewish and democratic state.
If the 2018 election, which produced the so-called “Danslide”, was a disaster for the Liberals, this election amounts to a catastrophe.
Can candidates supported by Climate 200 impact state politics to the extent national counterparts did at the national level earlier in the year?
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
The Likud leader looks set to return as Israel’s prime minister after a period of political instability in the country – and five elections in less than four years.
On 1 November, Israelis will vote again, for the fifth time in less than four years. Recent polls predict either another hung parliament or a narrow victory for the Likud-led coalition.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
There’s an expectation the “teals” will provide further challenges to the established parties in the Victorian election. But there are some key differences from May’s federal election.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
Legislation must be created to ensure that Scott Morrison’s underhanded ministerial power-grab never happens again.
Judging by what the new federal government has promised, the answer appears to be a resounding “Yes”.
Australia’s prime ministers in recent years haven’t stayed in office for long. If the Australian public can be patient, Albanese’s style may offer greater longevity.
Although election night started well enough, another miracle victory quickly evaporated as voters turned their backs on the incumbent government.
Dummy text