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.
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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.
Jon Stewart’s Tuesday night announcement that he’ll be leaving the Daily Show garnered an audible cry of disbelief from his live studio audience. Stewart himself was visibly emotional: “What is this fluid…
Who cares what Gordon Brown says? Weighing in at this late stage to throw his well-worn Labour hat into the ring … Who cares, really, what he thinks he may add to the debate by now? Who cares what any…
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