Fellow travellers: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets his Swedish Social Democrat counterpart, Magdalena Andersson, at the NATO summit last month.
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Global climate movements have espoused nonviolence, but some are adopting more radical tactics in light of the increasing threats posed by climate change.
Going to plan? Victoria’s transport infrastructure minister, Jacinta Allan, tours Melbourne’s Parkville Station site in April.
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Infrastructure has been rife with controversy for years. Can a new department secretary make a difference?
Joe Biden is the oldest person to be sworn in as US president. New research shows politicians are likely to live longer than the populations they represent.
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US President Calvin Coolidge hasn’t gone down in history for his triumphs or failures as president during the 1920s – but his dry sense of humor carries on.
Premier Mark McGowan (left) with Anthony Albanese at Labor’s federal campaign launch in Perth last month.
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By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.
US Supreme Court justices arrive at the US Capitol in February 2022
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The Supreme Court held off at least another day before announcing a ruling on abortion rights. High profile cases take more time to finalize, but there are also political and public relations factors.
Anthony Albanese, as depicted by cartoonist David Pope.
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Political cartoonists have found their own ways of coping with a new government
A child from the Mayuruna ethnic group stands on a pier on the banks of the Atalaia do Norte River in Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 12, 2022. Federal police and military forces are searching and investigating the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araujo Pereira.
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History shows that opposition leaders elected after an election job struggle to hang onto their jobs. Will this time be different?
Some Nigerian women displaying their voter cards at a polling units during one of the country’s elections. Photo:aap/
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The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
Queen Elizabeth presents winners trophy to Althea Gibson who won the women’s title in the All England Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon in July 1957.
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The Platinum Jubilee serves as an opportunity to reflect on the complex interactions and historical evolution of the British monarchy and the transformations in sport, politics and society.
Eight presidential candidates on stage during Kenya’s first presidential debate in 2013.
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Experts and undecided voters from pubs across the country awarded the debate to Albanese, in what was a much more civil contest than the previous debate.