The battle for the Victorian seat of Indi is shaping up as a three-way contest. Independent Cathy McGowan is trying to fend off the former member Sophie Mirabella and the Nationals' Marty Corboy.
McGowan tells Michelle Grattan the election will come down to preferences.
“I’m hoping that the National Party people will consider giving me...
The political crisis surrounding the 2012 ousting of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed led to a return to authoritarian rule.Dying Regime/flickr, CC BYThis article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing...
Anonymous backing of legal cases creates a problem for the courts.Image sourced from shutterstock.comPeter Thiel’s funding of Terry Bollea’s (aka Hulk Hogan) lawsuit against Gawker Media has shown how litigation funding can take place without anyone knowing. This type of funding may help facilitate access to justice, but to ensure the...
Infrastructure spending is never far from the headlines, especially during an election campaign.
But was Labor right to say in a tweet that public sector infrastructure investment has fallen 20% under the Abbott-Turnbull government?
When asked for sources on this claim on Twitter, a Labor spokesperson referred The Conversation to...
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