by Chimaobi Omeye The Niger Republic coup d’état of 26th July came as a shock and an opportunity to reflect on the state of democracy in the West African region. Within a few years, Niger joined Burkina-Faso, Guinea, and Mali in ousting democratically elected sitting governments. Many believe this is a time to challenge the …
By Ian Xu Any survey of recent Canadian history will reveal that Canadian youth haven’t had much impact on politics and civil society compared with the rest of our demographic elsewhere. This really shouldn’t be the case – democracies like ours are literally built on citizen participation. Besides, unjust, consequential discourses and practices often take …
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by Daniel Jack The Australian Labor Government has revealed a new draft bill that will empower the Australians Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in an attempt to combat misinformation. The ACMA is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority. Their role is to regulate Australia’s communications and media. The proposed laws will give ACMA the power to …
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by Cody Mitchell Australia’s Senate has officially passed the legislation to hold a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body—known as the Voice to Parliament—in the Constitution. It comes as support for the proposal continues to decline. Before the end of this year, Australians will head to the polls to vote on a proposed amendment …
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by Daniel Jack The rising cost of living in Australia has resulted in many members of the Australian public experiencing significant financial struggles. Contributing to this mounting cost of living in particular, is an ever-worsening housing crisis. With an expected shortfall of 106,000 homes over the next five years, the lack of affordable housing seems …
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by Cody Mitchell The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has recently expressed deep concern with an “escalation of intimidation and threats” against women and girls on matters of sex, gender, and gender identity. It comes as debate rages in Australia over the ongoing conflict between transgender activists and …
by Daniel Jack Pressure mounts on Australia’s Labor government to overturn the nation’s 24-year-old prohibition on civil nuclear technology—the only G20 nation to have such a prohibition. Australia’s opposition leader Hon. Peter Dutton has recently expressed strong support for Australia to embrace nuclear energy and repeal the prohibition. During his response to the government’s recent …
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by Cody Mitchell Australia’s longstanding republican movement has renewed its efforts to bring an end to the nation’s constitutional monarchy following the coronation of King Charles III. However, for the monarchy to be replaced with a republic, Australia’s constitution would need to be amended. But for such an amendment to be successful, a majority of …
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by Chimaobi Omeye Africa’s third-largest country by land mass is very close to a deadly civil war after weeks of unrest and killings. On either side of the unrest are the official Sudanese Armed Forces under the leadership of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who currently serves as the de facto leader of the country, and the …
by Cody Mitchell Australia’s Labor Prime Minister, Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, has committed to supporting a referendum later this year to install an advisory Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution. The Yes campaign has received widespread support from a range of stakeholders, including prominent corporates, businesses, media personalities, and politicians. But the support is …
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