If the Commonwealth Games showcase sporting excellence, they also expose profound differences in who has the opportunity to reach the starting line.
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The Commonwealth Games’ future will depend on affordable hosting, strong stories and benefits that remain after the podiums are packed away.
The series may not be accurate in detail, but it is valuable in spirit – and hilariously opens a window onto a forgotten corner of European history.
King Charles’s timely visit to Canada could be a powerful show of support for Canadians, whose identity has often wilted in the shadow of its powerful but erstwhile protective American neighbour.
Donald Trump has suggested the US might be interested in joining the Commonwealth. But would Trump’s America be welcome?
Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who don’t see eye to eye.
Fossil fuel exports are important to Australia. Now its neighbours are asking it to stop.
Other nations should be able to benefit from the positive impacts that hosting games can bring.
Charles’ royal tour will be historic – but will this be for the right reasons?
British governments have neglected Africa and the Commonwealth due to domestic political and economic difficulties since Brexit.
A slimmed down version is on the cards.
Shah Rukh Khan’s new film sheds light on the history of UK migration policy.
The High Court has ruled the right to charge an electric vehicle tax rests with the Commonwealth despite the Constitution not mentioning cars or roads.
A shrinking pool of host cities, high costs, and cultural questions about the monarchy: why the Commonwealth Games are under threat.
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, in its interim report tabled on Monday, recommends donation and spending caps apply to third parties and associated entities.
While playing the old enemy for the Ashes is for many the pinnacle of Australian cricket, Australia-India is developing as a modern rivalry.
Not only can a republic be a member of the Commonwealth, even countries that were never part of the former British Empire are now eligible.
Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating the Crown Jewels would strengthen the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to modernize.
The coronation is a critical moment for King Charles to show that the monarchy can be more efficient and more sensitive to the legacy of British imperialism.
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
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Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Dept of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct Professor. History of the Royal Family, Redeemer University
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, History, University of Aberdeen
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor Emeritus of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Chair/Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures, Depts. Spanish and Portuguese, African and African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
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Laureate Professor Emeritus, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne