COVID-19 has accelerated the disintegration of New Zealand's media. A state-led reconstruction strategy is the only answer.
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The US president is punishing Twitter for using a factcheck to point out that one of his tweets is incorrect.
Privacy regulation can’t keep pace with the supersystems collecting, analyzing and using personal data.
From Kashmir to a controversial citizenship bill and the supression of dissent, the first year of Narendra Modi's second term has been busy.
Over the first 100 days of the pandemic, countries that quickly implemented strong policies successfully lowered their death rates faster. There were also some surprises in the successes and failures.
A delayed election could balkanise the country along ethnic lines and become the most severe political crisis in Ethiopia's modern history.
The coronavirus crisis has given experts and specialists worldwide a lot of power. As countries like New Zealand begin to recover, we need to question that power more than ever.
News-making practices in private radio broadcasting in Ghana need a re-think.
His COVID-19 response has thrown the negative aspects of his presidency into sharp relief.
Public servants are supposed to be apolitical. But there is a difficult line to walk between their freedom of speech as citizens and impartiality as government officials.
Emily Klancher Merchant, a historian of science and technology at the University of California at Davis, shares some of the most interesting stories behind the 2020 census questionnaire
Innovative ideas during the lockdown could protect democracy and make it stronger and more inclusive.
An external shock such as coronavirus merely presses pause on conflicts and offers little hope for solutions.
Young voters are important to the continuity of democracy because voting at a young age leads to continued voting throughout life. This year more than most, they'll have a hard time getting started.
National emergencies allow for the purest expressions of sovereign power, testing the government’s commitment to human rights. Some leaders are failing the coronavirus test, experts say.
Democracy 2025 - How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb.
In this special hour long podcast presented by Mark Evans, professor of governance and director of Democracy 2025, the panel discusses Australian democracy with Emeritus Professor Ian Chubb and Michelle Grattan.
The government now has the power to do whatever it deems necessary to manage the crisis, effectively for an unlimited period of time.
The 'war cabinet' is vital in a time of crisis, with the federal and state governments all having a say. And once the crisis has passed, parliament will resume its normal function.
The 2020 census will now count some groups differently than it has in the past. That could make a difference in the final count – affecting which states receive funding and congressional seats.
The 20-week adjournment of parliament will harm our capacity to fight the virus and subverts Australia's identity as a parliamentary democracy.
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Assistant Professor in Politics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of Governance and Director of Democracy 2025 - bridging the trust divide at Old Parliament House, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University
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Professor in Economics and Humanistic Studies, Princeton University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Senior research fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney and McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer, Public Policy and Political Communications, University of Melbourne
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Fellow and Centenary Professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
