Wonder why Nigel Farage is on so often? Maybe because he’s very willing to turn up.
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How has sexuality, gender and race played a role in the career of Kathleen Wynne, who stepped down as Ontario Liberal leader after her party’s disastrous showing in the provincial election?
Today’s media consumers are being bombarded with bias and sensationalism – and could use a dose of Mad’s media literacy.
Whether politicians refer to ‘assisted dying’, ‘assisted suicide’ or ‘euthanasia’ tells us a lot about how they feel about the issue, and the emotional response they aim to convey.
Just a handful of federal members of parliament represent hundreds of Australia’s threatened species.
Here is a handful of extremely useful expressions with political application which have fallen by the wayside, but remain apt and adept today.
Black politicians throughout US history have struggled to overcome deep, negative stereotypes held against them by white Americans. Obama succeeded at the highest level. Here’s how.
Ridiculed and ignored in 2016, what can the ‘dismal science’ offer us now?
Politicians need to stop meddling with education policy and invest in teachers if Australia’s science, mathematics and reading standards are to improve.
Unlike most occupations, MPs are not obliged to take part in any education and training programs to prepare them for their role.
Business people who become politicians can bring fresh energy into the public service. They come from an ecosystem that is driven by urgency to produce measurable results.
Not voting can have serious consequences regarding the kind of society we end up living in. Disengagement can mean a lowering of quality of life.
Many voters feel completely powerless in the election process and their engagement with democracy; they talk in terms of ‘us’ and ‘them’ and of not being respected by those in power.
Eight weeks of deadlines, debates, press releases, public appearances and handshaking. What should politicians and their teams do to stay healthy and sane?
If a machine can write a speech for a politician, why not go the next step and replace the elected human with a programmed robot?
Political speeches can teach us a great deal about how to win over an audience – and we can all apply the simple lessons.
There may be only one way to tell the truth, but there are at least five ways to “lie.” And our politicians seem to be the master of this art. A scholar decides to teach this to his students.
What you make of the federal budget will be based on quick judgement rather than any careful analysis. And that’s just the way politicians like it.
The relationship between politicians and businesses has become murky in the past decade.
In his spare time, the former foreign secretary enjoys reading, taking walks and doing odd jobs.
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University
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Senior lecturer, University of Twente
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute
