Our political system might lend itself to mockery, but are satirists stepping up?
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As any political observer could tell you, sometimes you need to laugh to keep from crying. But as another federal election wraps up, Australia’s political satire landscape looks a little grim.
Barnaby Joyce of the Nationals and Senator Nick Xenophon and his team may have more influence post election.
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Business Briefing: Hanson, NXT and The Nationals, bad for business?
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The newly elected Senate crossbenchers and a stronger Nationals representation could mean bad news for trade deals but good news for local industry.
Boris Johnson led the Leave campaign. Now Brexit might have positive implications for UK trade.
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Australia could stand to benefit from trade with a newly liberated UK.
The economic slogans from all the major parties seemed to have fallen flat during this election campaign.
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For an election that is supposed to be based on who will manage the economy better, the debate has been disappointing.
What does it mean to be an American?
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Just who do we think we are? A social psychologist from Cal Poly Pomona explains why our national identity will define the election, and our future.
What’s behind the carefully curated, cartoonish personas played out in political media?
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Voters judge political parties as best we can. But the way political narratives are presented – with their heroes and villains, twists and triumphs – rewards archetypes rather than nuanced reality.
Pick your man.
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Whichever way the referendum goes, it will take a long time to rebuild trust.
The Property Council has been lobbying hard to keep negative gearing.
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The Property Council of Australia, a lobby group representing the biggest real estate developers, has shaped election debate about negative gearing and some taxes.
If it’s an election, you can bet that our cash-strapped publishing industry is preparing to unleash another volley of those hardy perennials known as the election campaign diaries. Penned by seasoned political…
Thinking inside the box.
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How to shift the political landscape from the classroom.
The scope for systems like universal banking is smaller in an age where consumers can shop around for financial products.
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The idea of separating out the retail arms of the Big Four banks, featured in the Greens election policy, has merit and has been done before.
Australia PBO could be more politically active.
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Business Briefing: how does Australia’s policy costing agency, the PBO, compare?
The Parliamentary Budget Office is being used to cost policies in this election but could it be more politically active?
Trading up?
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A landmark trade deal between the US and Europe has been left floundering. So what has killed progress?
Pericles had some rather advanced ideas about politics.
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What would Aristotle have thought of modern liberal democracy? It’s complicated.
WE GOT THIS.
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When all the evidence points in one direction, people can quite happily go the other. Whether it’s Trump, Brexit or climate change.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten after the leaders’ debate.
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Why has the political debate become such an uninspiring event today? It’s difficult to find someone political who wants to genuinely argue for their position.
The treasurer and his shadow went head to head in a debate that covered tax reform, education, superannuation and economic management.
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Analysis tweets from the debate between Treasurer Scott Morrison and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen at the National Press Club
Ready to surge? Iceland has wrestled itself out of recession.
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One of the worst hit countries during the financial crisis has regained economic strength inside a gilded cage – to the extent that it can now step outside, melt it down and re-sell the gold.
Waving the Austrian flag: the leaders of the Freedom Party.
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Austria and the almost victory of the far right is a canary in a coal mine. A new political divide is emerging on both sides of the Atlantic.
High impact usage. Lightning strikes Toronto.
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