Guns, drones and poison: the new age of assassination Editors' Picks We are living in the greatest-ever age of assassination as states are using increasingly sophisticated intelligence to track and kill dangerous people and deprive other…
Australia’s actions ‘wrongly seen’ through lens of China-US strategic competition, Morrison says Tuesday November 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australia will not be 'forced into any binary choices' when it comes to dealing with the challenges caused by the tensions between the United States…
Premium Insights and analysis Facing COVID-19: Are the UK and US still ‘world-class’ governments? Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features As hope dawns on a renewed coronavirus response in the United States after the defeat of Donald Trump, special friend the United Kingdom is bracing…
The legacy of Trump Monday November 9, 2020 By Claire Loughnan Editors' Picks Under Trump, the body of the president as institution has been eclipsed by the desires and the preferences of Trump himself and the institutional commitments…
US President Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19 Friday October 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News President of the United States Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Trump, 74, took to Twitter on Friday afternoon Australian time to confirm he…
Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink Tuesday June 23, 2020 By George Rennie Editors' Picks Until very recently, this idea was unthinkable to all but the most radical critics. But, the US is increasingly performing poorly on key predictors of…
Premium Trends and research Extensive social distancing required: the paper that led to Britain’s U-turn on coronavirus policy Friday March 20, 2020 By David Donaldson Features Mild mitigation measures will not be enough to stop a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelming the health system, argues a paper released by researchers at…
Premium Interviews Miriam Vogel delivered implicit bias training for Obama. Now she guides AI developers: ‘Many more lives are impacted by the bias of that black box’ Wednesday December 4, 2019 By David Donaldson Communications & Technology Miriam Vogel developed and led implicit bias training for federal law enforcement while at the United States Department of Justice. Tackling defensiveness is an important…
Premium Interviews Bringing Islamic State survivors to the UN: Obama’s ambassador Samantha Power on breaking out of bureaucratic isolation Thursday November 28, 2019 By David Donaldson Features Obama's ambassador to the UN on how she avoided bureaucratic isolation while tackling ISIS, why presidents prefer golf, and finding 'one's slice of change that…
US vs EU: antitrust, data, and privacy policy Monday April 23, 2018 By Harley Dennett Economy & Industry Is EU consumer law protections the real champion for the public in smaller nations like Australia? And should United States law be discounted entirely? Catch…
Australia plans bold UN human rights agenda; White House says 'hang them all' Tuesday October 17, 2017 By The Mandarin Foreign Affairs & Immigration Trump is unlikely to support Australia's agenda as it takes up a three-year seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
Doing data in DC: the appliance of science to city administration Wednesday October 11, 2017 By Centre for Public Impact Case studies One municipality is improving policies and services by hiring 15 social scientists for City Hall. The Centre for Public Impact's North American director Dan Vogel…
'Appearance of conflict matters': ethics overseer parting ways with Trump Friday July 7, 2017 By The Mandarin News The US government's top ethics official, who worked for three presidents, has taken a parting shot at Donald Trump's administration over his business profits.
US tries the 'fair go' treatment for federal employment Monday February 20, 2017 By Harley Dennett Career Advice How do you eliminate unconscious bias for government job applicants with a criminal history or adverse credit background? New 'ban the box' rules become mandatory…
Kim Beazley: making the Trump administration work for Australia Friday February 17, 2017 By The Mandarin Features Australia's policy interests with the United States are already stabilising, despite what the commentariat suggest about state of the alliance, says former Ambassador to Washington…
