In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
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Medieval Europeans thought about politics in terms of leadership and often criticized rulers for ‘tyranny’ − both in government and in the church.
Political trust is paradoxical. No one should be entrusted with power without conditions.
For at least 50 years, pollsters have been asking Americans whether they think their country is on the right or wrong track. That question may have outlived its usefulness.
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
When rightwing politicians talk of bringing back greatness, they are doing it for a reason.
Georgia is backsliding toward Russia’s sphere of influence.
Haiti will be able to emerge from the crisis it is in if it has a strong public administration and co-ordinated international aid from countries that respect human rights.
A new change to Meta’s apps will see users no longer recommended political content by default. The ramifications of this will be far-reaching.
Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.
With the conduct of the 24 March elections, Senegal’s President Macky Sall appears to have saved his legacy.
A 2023 federal government inquiry recommended a ban on gambling advertising. What needs to happen should a ban be implemented?
Despite a swing against it, the Liberal party has likely won the most seats, but will fall short of a majority. While the vote counting will continue, the political fight is now to form government.
Neuropolitics is the science of using your brain activity to predict your political preferences. You might not like it but it’s already in use.
Tasmanians head to the polls on Saturday in an election that was called more than a year early. After a largely uninspiring campaign, here’s your guide to state election.
Vaughan Gething succeeds Mark Drakeford as Welsh first minister, following a vote in the Senedd.
Russell Blackford’s How We Became Post-Liberal purports to offer a detached, historical account of why liberalism is in trouble.
The prime minister has flagged he has draft legislation on religious freedom waiting in the wings, but unless Peter Dutton agrees to it, it may never see the light of day.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
I’m a scholar, not an activist or an advocate. But now one of the most intimate, personal events of our lives had been turned into a political event by the state’s highest court.
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