Democracy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump’s the great attention thief. It’s time to focus, people
Don’t let the re-elected US president hijack your senses or you’ll miss the real story.
- Julia Baird
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s ‘golden age’ spirals into a pit of fool’s gold
When I covered Trump 1.0, I wrote “shocking but unsurprising” … This time it’s “SHOCKING AND SURPRISING”.
- Nick Bryant
‘Don’t mess with DOGE’: Musk uses X as weapon in cost-cutting crusade
As Elon Musk slashes US government spending, he has a tool no aspiring cost-cutter has had before: his own social media platform to debate, shame and bludgeon anyone standing in his way.
- Kate Conger
South Korean prosecutors indict president on martial law charges
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will face trial on insurrection charges relating to his short-lived insurrection attempt.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- US politics
If Trump wields the wrecking ball, the democratic damage may be irreversible
Will the second Trump administration be defined by a form of constitutional and political “hard ball” or else “wrecking ball” strategy.
- Rosalind Dixon
- Exclusive
- NSW Votes
This tweak to the voting system would seriously advantage Labor. Will it happen?
NSW is the only state in Australia with optional preferential voting. Labor is thinking about changing that.
- Max Maddison
- Analysis
- US politics
Term-limited and immune from accountability, Trump’s power is unprecedented
If Trump dismantles American democracy, Australia must answer a tough question.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Updated
- Political leadership
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.
- Updated
- Media & marketing
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
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