Elections

Politics & Society

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

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

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?

Politics & Society

Why Kamala Harris could win the US election

The second in this two-part series explores why the Democratic presidential candidate and current vice president could become the first woman elected as US president

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Opinion

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

Health & Medicine

A social media platform that is actually good for democracy?

Australian communities are experimenting with innovative digital democracy tools to find agreement on contentious issues like climate change, inspired by powerful examples from Taiwan

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Opinion

The words we hear in this US presidential debate have power

Language is the first step in making extreme ideas seem normal. And Donald Trump’s use of illiberal rhetoric should be a warning sign for democracy

Health & Medicine

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

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Opinion

‘Labor is a fair-weather friend of unionism’

With various Australian elections on the horizon, it shouldn’t be a surprise Labor governments are distancing themselves from the CFMEU. It’s happened throughout their history

Politics & Society

It’s worth keeping an eye on Mexico’s future president

Mexico’s 2024 General Election will be the largest in the country’s history with around 20,000 posts up for grabs – but the key race is the one to Palacio Nacional

Politics & Society

Rebuilding Victoria’s forgotten integrity institution

Victorian voters rank public integrity as a key problem in the upcoming election, but how can integrity and public trust be restored?