It looks as if the Liberal Party is likely to get a conscience vote on introducing same-sex marriage in Australia. The interesting question is what it will do with it.
Author: Charles Richardson
And so it came to this
A hundred years ago, Europe descended into the nightmare of the First World War. Could something like it happen again?
Ukraine loses a prime minister
Ukraine looks set for parliamentary elections later this year, to complete the political transformation set in train by February's revolution.
Some thoughts about “terrorism”
Terrorism everywhere, it seems: Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza. Or are we using the label as a substitute for serious thought?
Joko’s victory to be made official
Joko Widodo will be the new president of Indonesia, but his rival – with the media's help – has succeeded in sowing doubts about his victory.
Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy
Hong Kong looks like getting the universal suffrage that Beijing promised, but how democratic it will really be remains to be seen.
Juncker gets the job
Luxembourgish Christian Democrat Jean-Claude Juncker will be the next head of the European Commission. At best it's a small step towards democratic accountability.
Newcomer nails it in Slovenia
Slovenians vote against official corruption, on a low turnout. The new government looks like being a centrist coalition with a solid majority.
Election preview: Slovenia
Slovenia's voters seem poised to punish the established parties for failing to deal with official corruption. A cleanskin law professor is the most likely beneficiary.
How not to address political corruption
Thirty years on, public funding of Australian election campaigns has recorded a striking lack of success at stopping corruption. As should have been expected all along.
The World is Not Enough 