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Multiple countries, including New Zealand and Australia, are trying to use tax and competition rules to stem the growing power of big tech.
The world’s richest man is now also one of the most politically powerful. Musk’s journey to mega MAGA funder sheds some light on what his motivations might be.
A long-running pickup game in North Carolina – made up of ‘geezers’ with various political leanings – thrives by reducing conflict.
From impartial debate mediators to a full-blown ‘algocracy’, we have to think carefully about how AI will impact politics.
To make an impact, the AU’s incoming leadership must address six issues.
Gaffes are littered throughout Australia political history, some with more serious consequences than others. They all shape our politics, for better and worse.
As trust in traditional media declines, populist influencers and journalistic ‘newsfluencers’ are gaining power.
Programs geared toward liberals like ‘The Daily Show’ once held a monopoly on political comedy. Not so anymore.
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers announces two appointments to the new board created as part of the restructure of the central bank.
Political scientists Grant Duncan, talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about what political trust means and how to rebuild it.
John Mahama returns as Ghana’s president, with a point to prove.
Colorado voters considered 14 ballot measures in the November 2024 election, the most of any state.
There have been 46 attempted self-coups since the end of World War II – 80% have succeeded. So what went wrong for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol?
As she reads the economic commentators, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might, in moments of doubt, wonder whether she’s making a similar mistake to her predecessor Philip Lowe.
Anthony Albanese’s decade-long vision for Australia’s cities has been brought to life. But there are some gaps.
An attempt by the Liberals to insert a legal time bomb into the electoral reform and a Labor proposal that would give the ACTU a generous donation cap were main reasons a deal on the bill imploded.
In 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government after he personally intervened to get Labor’s legislation passed.
Botswana’s recent election saw a high level of voter turnout and resulted in a smooth transfer of power.
It’s unclear whether requiring the fund to prioritise certain kinds of investments will lead to lower returns. There’s a bigger question – why can’t the government fund priority projects through debt?
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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