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Politics & Society

Episode 3: USA Votes – Harris or Trump?

In this episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge we look at the 2024 US Presidential election – will the outcome be decided on personality or policy?

Informed Opinion

Television screen showing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during 2024 US Presidential election

How Australians should watch the US election

We must recognise that the future of global democracy, including our own, will be shaped by what happens in America this November

What a mixed-race presidential candidate means for America’s diversity

This US election is no longer a contest between ‘two old white men’, and the implications for American politics and identity could not be more profound

Republican Presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters about the economy

Why Donald Trump could win the US election

The first in this two-part series explores why the Republican candidate and former president may have an advantage over his Democratic rival

Sciences & Technology

The Australian research helping to verify US election results

In an era of increasing digitisation of electoral processes, Australian researchers have developed an algorithm to make democracy more accountable

#ICYMI - In Case You Missed It

Two iPhones showing social media platform X feeds of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Your social media feed is changing democracy

AI algorithms have completely altered the way we consume information. So what does this mean for our decision-making come election time?

Protestors holding up angry emoji signs

Is rising inequality fuelling our moral outrage?

Moral outrage is on the rise – and it’s creating polarisation and division in democracies around the world in a vital election year

Australia needs a democracy fix

International Day of Democracy and Biden’s forthcoming Summit for Democracy should prompt a greater focus on renewing Australia’s democratic system

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