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Is Queensland different?

Queensland swings dramatically back to Labor: will other states follow suit?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections Leave a comment 2 February 2015

Greece’s new government with an uphill task

Greek voters have put their trust in the radical left, but the new government will have to convince Europe's power-brokers that it's worth cutting a deal.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 27 January 2015

Election preview: Greece

Greece looks like electing a radical left government tomorrow. The uncertainty is over just how radical it will be, and what that will mean for Greece's future in Europe.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 24 January 2015

Update on freedom of speech

Fairfax publishes a prime example of how not to engage in the debate about racial vilification.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Political issues Leave a comment 23 January 201528 January 2022

Close elections start the year

The psephological year kicks off with presidential elections in Sri Lanka and Croatia, both upset victories by narrow margins.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe 3 Comments 19 January 2015

OK, let’s talk about free speech

It's human rights commissioners at twenty paces, as Australia argues about the meaning of free speech and the local implications of the massacre in Paris.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Political issues 7 Comments 15 January 201528 January 2022

Sanctions, east and west

American sanctions against Cuba have had more than fifty years to work, but haven't. Sanctions against Russia, however, are doing unexpectedly well.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Latin America, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 20 December 2014

We’re back!

World blogging returns, with news from Greece, Japan, the US, Moldova, Tunisia and Hungary.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Middle East, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 16 December 201428 January 2022

UKIP scores again

The UK Independence Party wins itself a second seat in the House of Commons. It's bad news for the Conservatives, and not much joy for Labour or the Lib Dems either.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 22 November 201428 January 2022

Lessons from Victoria

Some recent stories on the Victorian election contain lessons of more general relevance.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Media, Party matters Leave a comment 21 November 201428 January 2022

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