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The United States and other countries are right to reject the TPP, but President-elect Donald Trump’s claims about it are misguided.
For the first time in recent memory the possibility of imprisoning political rivals has entered the political discourse of a modern western election. But ostracism is an ancient democratic tradition that offers an alternative approach.
Many are dreading meeting relatives for Thanksgiving after Donald Trump’s surprise victory. A student of the cultural divide around climate change offers tips for opening dialogues on politics.
Brexit and Trump aren’t to blame. The rise of ‘post-truth’ is rooted in the middle-classes, not the masses.
The pressure on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to bend to the conservative right factions of the Liberal and National parties has been compounded by the election of Donald Trump.
How does Donald Trump, the son of a millionaire, manage to be an ‘outsider’? A clue might be found in The Apprentice, a melodrama which uses exaggerated emotion to tell the story of an underdog overcoming adversity.
Business Briefing: breaking down the 457 visa myths
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Policies targeting the 457 visa workers scheme aren't going to improve the employment prospects for low skilled workers and Australia's unemployed, an expert says.
Super is the wrong tool to provide an adequate support in retirement for low-income earners. Our research shows top-up measures to help this group are poorly targeted and too expensive.
Greek and Turkish Cypriots may get to vote again on whether to end 40 years of division.
Trump’s trickle-down economic ideas to cut taxes and invest in infrastructure may not go to plan. So it’s not the type of fiscal policy leadership the world needs.
Hillary Clinton failed to unleash the power of the meme.
An industry in crisis needs a government that can deliver help where it’s needed.
Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election will frustrate China, leading the country to try and assert its economic and political leadership. This means Australia may have to choose.
President-elect Trump sounded very different from candidate Trump.
Theresa May was supposed to meet with bosses of the Indian conglomerate, but an age-old issue with the family firm has got in the way.
Would a competent entrepreneur plough on with a decision that started to look a bit dodgy?
Despite media reports that single parents might find relying on welfare payments more appealing than working, analysis shows they are better off working and more than half in Australia are.
Corruption is a political tool is China and it all depends on where you stand, as to who’s to blame. One thing is for sure- Western standards don’t apply.
The central bank’s governor is locked into a white-hot political spat, but what can he actually do in the next two and a half years?
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