Italy: the far right is in the driving seat – these election results prove it
Mar 01, 2019 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
February has been an important month in Italian politics. Elections took place in Abruzzo and Sardinia two regions located in the south of the country. Both are swing constituencies, so the way they vote in regional...
Rupiah to remain stable before and after Indonesia's elections in April
Mar 01, 2019 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The rupiahs movement is one key economic issue in this period leading to the April presidential and general elections. The two presidential candidates, the incumbent President Joko Jokowi Widodo and his rival, Prabowo...
3 reasons why people fall for politicians' lies about statistics
Mar 01, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Why do people make such poor decisions about politics? Why are they so often distracted by lies, irrelevant alternatives and specious arguments? Politicians use and abuse statistics and fabricate when it suits their...
A new way to pay for innovative drugs, provide universal access and not break the bank
Mar 01, 2019 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the heels of congressional testimony by the CEOs of major drug makers, there are some important things to keep in mind. The U.S. faces a drug pricing crisis in large part because pharmaceuticals are in a golden age of...
India's WhatsApp election: political parties risk undermining democracy with technology
Mar 01, 2019 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics
Indias 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the WhatsApp elections. Against a backdrop of rapidly improving internet connectivity and rising smartphone use, the number of people using private messaging...
Fairness isn't optional. How to design a tax system that works
Mar 01, 2019 13:46 pm 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...
The Chinese coal 'ban' carries a significant political message
Mar 01, 2019 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As a standoff over Australian coal shipments through the northern Chinese port of Dalian continues, it underscores the extent of Australias economic dependence on China. One-third of all Australias exports globally are...
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