Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Settler-colonial ethos is our least worthy export
Despite a great efflorescence of literature and especially film about the mafia, it’s a truism to say that it isn’t very good for Sicily. It also hasn’t been very good when exported to other countries ...
Why Australia holds federal elections every three years
The last election was just three years ago in 2022, leaving the incumbent party only a few years to achieve its agenda before ...
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First crop of King Of Swing progeny debuts at APG Sales
The first King Of Swing yearling to go through the ring in Australia was lot 42 at the APG Melbourne sale on the 2nd of February and the filly did not disappoint. Topping the sale with a price of ...
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RoadBlock Arms Cities Against Invasive Fire Ants
Australian formulation helps prevent spread of hitchhiking pests on council vehicle and machinery fleetsMunicipalities with public facilities at risk ...
How to avoid anarchy in Antarctica
ANTARCTICA IS THE only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the ...
Merging USAID into the State Department is a good idea being carried out badly
Placing the administration of development aid within a country’s foreign ministry is not some strange, grasping display of ...
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Australian politicians are now just pathetic beyond measure
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese described Albanese's refusal to criticise Donald Trump’s plans for Gaza as “pathetic ...
Who is Lake Mead named after?
Lake Mead is named for the man who oversaw the construction of the Hoover Dam and was a trailblazing pioneer of water ...
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New Zealand Government Alarmed By Cook Islands Deal With China
The regional imperialist powers, including Australia, New Zealand and France have maintained neo-colonial control over the Southwest Pacific for more than a century, keeping the fragile island ...