Trump coverage far more than clickbait

Old media still matters, even in a brave digital world.

Heed the warnings or lose it all

Everywhere we look are reminders that our position of wealth is fragile.

Hanson and Trump live in a fantasy world when it comes to religion

Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson both fail the tests of logic and history when they call for bans on Muslim immigration.

The health 'insurance' that isn't

We're lucky Australia's public healthcare system is so good.

Number every box or waste your vote

The ACT has a far more democratic voting system than any other in Australia.

We need to curb the corporate donations that are warping the political process

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At last some agreement among the three major parties. All agree that it is not acceptable for a frontbencher to take money from a corporation with strong ties to the Chinese government. And that it is a resigning offence.

One free and fair election does not a liberal democracy make

After the collapse of communism and the holding of mostly free and fair elections in nearly all the Eastern Bloc countries, US policy makers made a historic mistake.

Unhealthy influence of hidden donors

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We may need to increase public funding to protect our democracy's integrity.

Voting and counting votes needs to be made easier

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The new voting system was supposed to prevent senators being elected on very small percentages of the primary vote. So did Hercules Turnbull clean out the unrepresentative swill in the Augean stables? No.