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.
Today New York, …
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go into today's New York primary as strong favorites. Updates to come as results emerge.
Something strange is happening to the Republicans
Two sets of figures show up some revealing things about the direction of the Republican Party.
Another dictator’s daughter in the lead
The daughter of Peru's jailed authoritarian leads in her country's presidential election. Meanwhile, South Korea's president, with a similar background, suffers a rebuff at the polls.
Winning in Wisconsin
Both front-runners lose in Wisconsin. It's not yet enough to derail Hillary Clinton, but Donald Trump looks to be in trouble.
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?
Trump, Cruz and the road to Cleveland
Donald Trump's chances of prevailing at a contested convention are pretty slim. But the alternatives aren't very appealing either.
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.
The World is Not Enough 