Election news
Leaders shy on climate change and sustainable jobs
Both major parties have been reluctant to tackle issues like climate change and sustainable long-term employment opportunities during the Queensland state election campaign, a Griffith University political expert believes.
Why it’s still worth hitting the campaign trail
Political scientist Dr Paul Williams says while COVID and other factors have changed campaigning substantially, there are still compelling reasons to press the flesh in the last week of the election.
Minor parties jockey for position in pandemic-era election
Minor parties may benefit as COVID impacts voter preferences at this month's Queensland election.
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Global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’
by Professor Susan Harris Rimmer
When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.
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The Long Road Down
How the Party of Lincoln became the Party of Trump
by Professor John Kane
At some point in Donald J. Trump’s presidency, someone seems to have informed him that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. His surprise was betrayed in the way he relayed the fact to others: ‘Did you know...