The Senate will again reflect the variety of Australians' political loyalties rather well. The House of Representatives, rather less so.
Thailand votes for an uncertain future
Thailand has a new constitution, but there was something less than a resounding vote of confidence in military rule.
Two lectures, or how libertarians lost the plot
The rise of Donald Trump shows why we can't rely on libertarians to defend liberty.
Racism and the Republicans
Decisions on voting rights provide further evidence for the centrality of race to the Republican identity.
How UKIP saved the world (sort of)
Another way of looking at the Trump-Brexit analogy.
Race and the Republicans
The history of the last fifty years in the Republican party shows how the conservative movement sowed the seeds of its own destruction. It's not clear how it can ever be rebuilt.
Spain, eighty years on
Spain marks another anniversary, but the lessons of the civil war have a special resonance this year for the rest of the world as well.
World election news
A roundup of election news from Austria, the United States, Mongolia and Australia.
Leadership battles in Britain
Britain's Conservative Party has a new leader, while Labour is divided on whether or not to stick with its old one.
Election preview: Australia
Australia votes tomorrow in an election expected to return the Turnbull government, but with a reduced majority.
