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The recent QLD Election only exemplified our broken, violent “democratic” system. Neither women nor children stood to be protected — not by the Liberals and not by Labor, writes Tom Tanuki. THE LNP WON the recent Queensland State Election with a campaign marked by proposals to criminalise abortions and introduce “adult time, adult crime” laws, which would contravene international […]
Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The world watches anxiously as Americans head to the polls in one of the most consequential presidential elections in memory, Hezbollah has a new boss, and Russia fines Google an astronomical sum over YouTube restrictions. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East Hang in the Balance We’re just […]
Seventy-two percent of the world’s population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez. In a rousing call to defend democracy worldwide, he shares the story of his imprisonment and exile for leading the movement against Venezuela’s authoritarian regime — and shares his vision for uniting across borders to champion freedom […]
There are about 60,000 charities in Australia, serving the community in a variety of ways. Many engage in advocacy in support of their purposes and their constituencies. The law says that in order to be recognised as charities, organisations must further purposes for the public benefit. So does charity advocacy meet this public benefit expectation? […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the last major U.S. campaign speeches for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, deadly flooding in Spain, and Botswana’s general election. Also, check out FP’s 2024 Election Live Blog: a one-stop page to hear from our writers about how the world is watching the U.S. election and […]
Jeff Bezos’s decision to block the paper’s presidential endorsement has sparked mass cancellations—and for good reason. Source link
Washington: There are concerns brewing regarding the fragility of the world’s oldest democracy. American voters are increasingly anxious about the upcoming presidential election, with apprehension about political violence, attempts to overturn election results and the broader implications for democracy. According to the findings of a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs […]
In May 2021, three months after Myanmar’s military took power in a coup, Rupa traveled around 300 miles from her home in the city of Pyin Oo Lwin to enlist in one of the country’s roughly two dozen major ethnic armed organizations (EAOs). Rupa, who has been granted a pseudonym due to the risk of […]
In November 2004, Ukraine’s pro-Russian prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, tried to steal the country’s presidential election, triggering the Orange Revolution protests and reactions from the West. Then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell memorably went to the press briefing room and declared that the United States could not accept the results as legitimate. Current U.S. Secretary […]
Deep-seated grievance among Japanese voters has put the Liberal Democrats, longstanding custodians of the status quo, on notice. Source link