In a time of growing partisanship and general political uncertainty, a short research project provides a snapshot of the young people who might one day walk the halls of power.
Christian leaders in Ghana are pushing the envelope of influence in political affairs.
Opposition Leader, Foreign Minister, Governor-General, and defender of the constitutional status quo: Bill Hayden had a significant public career.
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Former Labor Leader and Governor-General Bill Hayden has died aged 85. Hayden is remembered for his role in establishing Medibank (later Medicare) and for leading Labor’s recovery after 1975.
A recent survey found that just over half of boys in India consider themselves politically engaged compared with less than a third of girls.
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A survey of over 600 teens and young adults across India found boys are more politically engaged than girls and also less aware of the barriers women face to becoming active in politics.
Ugly incidents in the run-up to the election mirror the rise of online violence against women in politics. The next government needs a plan to tackle the problem before it’s too late.
Leaders of African American, Latino and Native American communities protest the name of the Washington Redskins, November, 2013.
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France’s withdrawal from Niger could hurt the regional fight against terrorism, create an opportunity for Wagner’s influence and increase Europe’s migrant crisis.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sydney, May 23, 2023.
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Today there are few countries in the Indo-Pacific which share so much in common, in both values and interests, than India and Australia. Andrew Charlton’s new book examines the possibilities.
Pierre Poilievre speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period on Parliament Hill in June 2008 when he was 29.
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While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.
There is a rising number of predatory journals in academia, challenging scholars to determine which publications are legitimate.
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In some cases, it can be difficult for academics to know which journals are not credible – but other times, people feel pressure to publish in these publications.
President Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone at a Baskin-Robbins in Portland, Ore., in October 2022.
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When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of the political line see them as people and like them more.