The High Court expends little energy in disposing of the constitutional argument against Senate voting reform.
Category: Political issues
Election preview: Serbia
Serbia's government seeks a fresh mandate tonight and is likely to get it, but it's not clear whether that will do anything to speed up its admission to the European Union.
Queensland government disgraces itself
Queensland's Labor government has turned the clock back to compulsory preferential voting in the pursuit of short-term electoral advantage.
Why local government isn’t local
The Baird government in New South Wales says that taking the "local" out of local government will lead to improved efficiency. Is there any reason to think that's true?
Justice for genocide
Radovan Karadžić, unsurprisingly, is convicted of war crimes. Why do we bother?
Words that kill: terrorism and “Islamism”
Why "Islamist" is the wrong word to use to describe terrorists, and why some people want us to use it anyway.
Presidential problems in the Americas
Political crisis in Brazil raises thoughts about the relative stability of presidential and parliamentary systems – a question with obvious relevance to the United States presidential election.
Fiji, and the enabling of democracy’s enemies
Julie Bishop visits Fiji, apparently finding no cause for concern in a military ruler approaching ten years in office. And we wonder why voters seem to be giving up on democracy.
Germany gets a far-right party (again)
Three state elections in Germany are dominated by the refugee issue. The far right makes gains, but there is some good news for Angela Merkel as well.
No joy for immigrants in Slovakia
The anti-immigrant left in Slovakia loses out to the anti-immigrant right. At least it's a change.
The World is Not Enough 