Mar 12, 2019 09:17 am UTC| Politics
Melania Trump is being accused of casting someone to fill in for her in events like visits to states. The FLOTUS is said to be using a body double so it will appear that she is present on occasions that she should...
The four key factors that determined the outcome of the Nigeria poll
Mar 09, 2019 06:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Mixed reactions greeted Nigerias 2019 presidential elections outcome. The 2019 presidential election was expected to be a close race because the two main candidates are from the northern part of the country. But, in the...
No matter who wins the next election, managing the China relationship will be tricky – and vital
Mar 09, 2019 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series...
Mar 07, 2019 10:58 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, alleged that the foreign intelligence services stepped up activities after discovering that hundreds of spies attempted to carry out their works in the country. The president claimed...
Mar 07, 2019 08:08 am UTC| Politics
Donald Trump made a call to Jay Barrett on Tuesday night and it was not an ordinary call because it was a case of a wish being granted. Plus, the recipient of the call is just an ordinary man who does not have a connection...
What the next government needs to do to tackle unfairness in school funding
Mar 06, 2019 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
School funding debates in Australia are complex and messy. Stakeholders routinely complain about being hard done by. But the real unfairness is that state schools get less government funding than governments themselves say...
Mar 05, 2019 10:05 am UTC| Politics
Melania Trump started her three-day Be Best campaign tour against bullying on Monday, March 4. The tour is part of her program on childrens welfare which is her main work in the White House. While on tour, one member of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight