Bob Hawke’s recent death prompted an outpouring of tributes to the Australian Labor Party’s longest-serving prime minister. Few recalled how close his government came to a terminal blow in its first year, largely at the …
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It’s notable that Prime Minister Scott Morrison allocated an additional job to himself in announcing his second ministry last Sunday. This was to make himself minister for the public service. Greg Hunt is named in …
In Australia’s presidential-style election, the sitting president has amazed the nation—and himself—by winning. Scott Morrison expressed his own surprise at the start of his victory speech: ‘I have always believed in miracles … and tonight …
Election campaigns involve loud argument and quiet consensus—and then there are the silences. Silences point to hard stuff just offstage: no-go, too dangerous. For political parties, breaking the silence introduces complexity that tends towards tangled …
Volodymyr Zelensky defeated Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine’s presidential election in a landslide victory with more than 73% of the votes, but not everyone is happy. Zelensky was already well known for playing a fictional incorruptible …