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Donald Trump begins his second term with few checks to restrain his actions.

Term-limited and immune from accountability, Trump’s power is unprecedented

If Trump dismantles American democracy, Australia must answer a tough question.

  • Bruce Wolpe

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as party leader.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns as party leader

The Canadian prime minister was celebrated for returning the country to its liberal past after he was elected in 2015, but he has since become widely unpopular.

Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan.

Trump headaches to dog Fox and the Murdochs in 2025

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch still face massive legal battles stemming from US President-elect Donald Trump’s previous election loss.

  • Colin Kruger
Illustration: Jozsef Benke.

Was 2024 democracy’s annus horribilis? Actually, that may be yet to come

More than half the world’s population had the opportunity to vote this year. That’s good news. But disaffection with democracy itself is growing. That’s not so good.

  • Nick Bryant
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is pictured here in a photo released by his office on Saturday.

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will take over as acting president while the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss Yoon or to restore his powers.

Illustration: John Shakespeare

They said they’d clean up political donations. The major parties will certainly clean up

The independents said the bill to “reform” political donations was a stitch-up by Australia’s political duopoly. It sure looks that way.

  • Anthony Whealy
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Shouty protesters, Elon Musk and our dumb attempts at democracy

I was in the audience when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke called a heckler a coward. This episode got me thinking about freedom and protest – and how not to go about it.

  • Malcolm Knox

Away from the ballot box, this vote is stacked for Trump

If the US Supreme Court is called on to make a ruling over the presidential election, Donald Trump can be confident it will go his way.

  • Geoffrey Robertson
The “democracy sausage” has become a part of Australia’s voting tradition.

Would a democracy hot dog move enough Americans to vote down a tyrant?

One in three eligible voters can’t be bothered to have a say in US presidential elections. Yet voting can – and should – be a passion and pleasure.

  • Tony Wright
Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin in early May.

‘Fascist’ Trump’s Garden party has echoes of America’s Nazi moment

The would-be US president admires fascists. That’s because he is one. It’s up to Americans to stop him.

  • Bruce Wolpe

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