On August 8, US President Donald Trump used his most extreme language yet in relation to North Korea. He warned the regime’s leader, Kim Jong-un, that any North Korean aggression will be “met with fire and fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before”,
Read MoreThe Turnbull government’s decision to put the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in charge of a voluntary postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage has left many scratching their heads. It was expected the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) would run the vote, not the body responsible for the five-yearly census. By giving the
Read MoreOn Wednesday, a Senate committee reported on the government’s proposed changes to higher education. Though more moderate than the 2014 version, the new higher education package represents groundhog day for the major political parties. The committee, chaired as it was by the Coalition, recommended passing the measures, stating that they will: …
Read MoreOn August 8, 1967, foreign ministers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines signed the Bangkok Declaration to create the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN, as it now universally known. Fifty years on the grouping includes all southeast Asian countries, with the exception of Timor Leste. Its longevity
Read MorePauline Hanson is set to move that the High Court consider the eligibility of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts. There is a question mark over whether Roberts was a dual British citizen when he nominated for parliament. Hanson’s announcement came after it was obvious a Greens move for a referral would
Read MoreHalf of all Australians are now able to connect to the NBN. But around 40% of eligible households have chosen not to connect to the network. Our modelling shows that subsidising the NBN is key to encouraging more Australians to connect. This would benefit the economy as a whole, but
Read MoreWhether or not federal parliament should amend the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to marry continues to prove much more complicated than it should be for the Coalition government. On Monday, the Liberal partyroom reiterated its commitment to holding a plebiscite on marriage equality. Parliament will now reconsider legislation for
Read MoreFormer governor of Texas, Mark White died at the age of 77 in Houston on Saturday, his son Andrew White told the Associated Press. The Democrat served as Texas' governor from 1983 till 1987. White was considered as an education reformer during his single-term in office for bringing some policies focusing
Read MoreAustralian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has dismissed a recent article in the Australian on revised social media guidance saying it misrepresents the APCs position. The social media guidance documents released by the APC today amplify existing guidance on the appropriate use of social media by employees. "In general, APS employees must not
Read MoreToday the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop and the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, signed the EU-Australia Framework Agreement. The signing of the Framework Agreement marks the beginning of a new era of strategic cooperation between Australia and
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