Canada's new prime minister Mark Carney looks set for victory in tonight's election. He mostly has Donald Trump to thank for it.
Category: Australia
Update on pre-polls & odds
Two notes on the Australian election: there's huge growth in the pre-polls, and the betting market is still sending mixed signals.
Let’s talk about preferences again
There's been a lot of talk of preference deals on all sides in Australia's election. They do matter, but not always in the way you might think.
Australia starts voting
Pre-poll centres open in Australia, with questions about whether the trend away from election day voting will continue.
A Trump third term?
His second term is already a scene of chaos after less than three months, but Donald Trump keeps talking about the possibility of a third term.
Field set in Australia
Nominations have closed for Australia's federal election and pre-poll voting starts next week.
Compare yet again: Australia and Canada
Canada's Liberal government, written off last year, goes from strength to strength, in a way that Australia's Labor government hopes to copy.
France’s courts take a hand
France's far-right leader is hoping to emulate Donald Trump in turning a criminal conviction to political advantage.
OK, let’s talk about tariffs
For a century and a half, being on the right generally meant you supported protectionism. Donald Trump means to bring back those days, if indeed they ever really went away.
The teals and the heartland (WA edition)
The Western Australian opposition goes down to another heavy defeat, with possible implications for the Liberal Party's fight to reclaim its heartland seats.
The World is Not Enough 