U.S. Election Series: Trump takes lead over Clinton in poll for first time
May 24, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
According to Real clear Politics (RCP), which takes the average of National Polls asking Americans, who they would choose in contest between the two. While Mr. Trump is Republican Partys presumptive nominee, Hillary...
Briferendum Series: Pound’s volatility over Poll rises
May 24, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
As the referendum date closes in, Pounds volatility over poll rises. Over the past month or two, Pounds reaction to several polls have been mute. It has faced volatility in the initial days after Prime Minister David...
Colombians displaced by conflict are moving home, but still living in fear
May 23, 2016 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Colombia is finally close to signing a peace accord to formally end to its decades-long armed conflict, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, led to the disappearance and kidnapping of tens...
Why has climate change disappeared from the Australian election radar?
May 23, 2016 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Two weeks into a protracted election campaign, it is looking ever-more likely that climate change is to be placed way down the order of business at least for the major parties. The contest over climate change that...
Indian state elections give Modi a boost – but the country is fracturing
May 23, 2016 00:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the face of it, the results of elections in four important Indian states seem like an endorsement of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Baratiya Janata Party (BJP). But scratch the surface, and plenty of other...
Newspoll shows ALP ahead, Shorten and Turnbull level pegging in net satisfaction
May 23, 2016 00:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Labor has retained its 51-49% lead over the government in the latest Newspoll, which shows Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten now level in their net satisfaction ratings. Going into the third week of the eight-week...
If this is the Facebook election, the major parties should be a little concerned
May 20, 2016 10:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Technology
Every Australian federal election since Kevin 07 has been hailed as an internet or social media election. The 2007 campaign was branded the YouTube election and the Google election, while the 2013 campaign was described as...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects