More chaos amid the the struggle to escape Kabul Friday August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence Scenes of peaceful protest turned deadly in Afghanistan on Thursday, from the streets of Kabul and eastern cities of Jalalabad and Asadabad.
Concerns for Afghanistan’s women and girls as Taliban takes control Tuesday August 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Scott Morrison has outlined the nature of Australia’s rescue mission to extract more than 130 Australians working in Afghanistan.
US introduces strict COVID rules for unvaccinanted federal workers Monday August 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade News Federal workers in the US will be subject to regular testing for COVID-19 or expected to get vaccinated following a formal announcement from Joe Biden…
Premium Insights and analysis How to report on climate change is rapidly changing Wednesday May 5, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Energy & Environment Two of Australia's statutory boards are looking at the global direction on reporting climate change that will emerge from the London-based IFRS Foundation.
Editorial: Finally a good day for America Thursday January 21, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The swearing-in of Joe Biden as president, and all of the ceremony’s speeches, had one message – saving America’s democracy.
Biden to strengthen ethics rules for public servants Wednesday January 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce ethics rules that will ban incoming public servants from receiving compensation from their former employers for joining the…
Joe Biden shores up a diverse but ‘centrist’ administration Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The majority of recently-announced (and rumoured) policy-making officials are establishment Democrats who have rejected calls for progressive policies.
Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
‘A house divided among itself cannot stand’: Kevin Rudd on Trump’s America Thursday November 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that the reelection of Republican Donald Trump could be 'deeply problematic' for European, Western and Asian democracies.
America votes: nail-biting finish to the race Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is ahead in both the popular and electoral college votes. But it's not over for incumbent Donald Trump yet, with…
2020 US election: is Biden better for Australia? Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration On this US election day, Australia's academics weigh in on the value of Trump and Biden to our nation's security and economic prospects.
Premium Insights and analysis The plan to inoculate Australia: How governments will vaccinate more than 16-million people in less than a year Monday November 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Australia will draw on cross-disiplinary expertise in a society-wide effort to deploy a vaccine for coronavirus next year.
Premium Case studies Case study: To understand the medical supply shortage, it helps to know how the US lost the lithium ion battery to China Wednesday April 22, 2020 By Lydia DePillis Economy & Industry The failed US effort to dominate global production of the lithium ion battery — which is key to energy independence, automobile innovation and more —…
So long and thanks for all the fish: the oddly polite history of political farewells Monday May 13, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Career Advice Something strange happens when politicians leave the political stage. The other side suddenly becomes much more civil – even affectionate. There is an outbreak of…