There are generally two kinds of federal election: one when the government is returned; the other when it is defeated. History tells us the former is far more common.
The level of democratic satisfaction in Australia has steadily decreased in recent years.
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The dire level of trust in Australia’s government and politicians has serious implications for the health of our democracy. Whoever wins the next federal election must make fixing it a priority.
With the Coalition and Labor presenting several policy differences, this can be seen as a very ideological election.
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As Australians’ trust in politicians continues to slide, whoever wins the 2019 will need to work hard to restore it if it has any hope of bringing about genuine reform.
Blockchain technology was supposed to make trust unnecessary – but that turns out not to be true. Most people will want laws and regulations to help make blockchain-based systems trustworthy.
It is just possible for the banks to regain our trust, but it won’t be easy.
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Scholars and skeptics warned about Facebook long before its founder was even born. Technology companies keep asking for more and more data and proving they can’t be trusted.
A man tries to get his dog out of a flooded neighbourhood in Lumberton, N.C., in September 2018 in the aftermath of hurricane Florence. Many people opted to ignore evacuation warnings, suggesting a distrust of authorities.
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A peaceful society requires us to trust our public institutions, but in order to do so, we must question them. Questions are a healthy and necessary response to a world filled with uncertainty.
Cryptocurrencies even have their own investment companies.
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Bryan Keogh, The Conversation; Jeff Inglis, The Conversation, and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Bitcoin and other digital currencies have been running wild in recent years, soaring and then plunging in value. A few stories from The Conversation’s archive offer a glimpse into their world.
Research shows that trustworthiness involve three major attributes: Ability, integrity and dignity.
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Three trends suggest people in less developed nations – who are coming online in greater numbers – use and trust the internet very differently those in more developed economies.
There’s a strong correlation between happiness and innovation.
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A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn’t highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the Institute of Statistics in trouble, the situation is likely not to improve.
David Davis: In search of a new deal on security after Brexit.
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