Thérèse Coffey’s recent suggestion that Brits eat turnips instead of tomatoes during food shortages was mocked – but the turnip hasn’t always been so unpopular, as a food historian explains.
The Foreign Minister’s focus on the Pacific is already beginning to pay off with new security treaties and increased military collaboration with neighbouring Pacific nations.
The Albanese government’s decision to eliminate the cashless debit card has been celebrated but the effect on First Nations communities has raised concerns.
Efforts to control the fossil fuel industry lobbying of the federal government must step up or we could face greater inequality and lessened democracy.
Women candidates in PNG often lack support and funding, but increasing women’s political participation could lead to more equality and greater democracy
Experts, and not those with deep pockets or connections, should be charged with making the decisions that affect us all
The UK is experiencing a spike in industrial action as workers facing the cost of living crisis try to negotiate for wage increases.
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New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to ‘change the way’ we do politics and ‘rebuild respect’. An expert on political participation explains what to do next.
Québec Minister of Education Jean-François Roberge speaks during a news conference.
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Given the harmful consequences of trust erosion, leaders must consider how they can maintain trust. The two trust dimensions, knowledge and emotions, can provide a helpful guide.
People attend the Xe xe Smun’ eem-Victoria Orange Shirt Day Every Child Matters ceremony, on Sept. 30, 2021.
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Reconciliation can help address the interrelated global problems of climate crisis, interspecies displacement, gendered and racialized violence and white supremacist structures.
A man holds a sign on Parliament Hill to support trucks lined up in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions.
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‘Freedom convoy’ protesters are turning the language of freedom against their own governments. The implications and repercussions of this are enormous.