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The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination
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The Australian Republic Movement has just released their preferred model for a republic.
It would see Australia’s parliaments nominate candidates for head of state, who...
There’s a strong case to be made for constitutional monarchies. But there’s no case for one in Australia
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The basic defence of constitutional monarchies came from the British writer Walter Bagehot 150 ago. He argued for a separation between the ceremonial...
How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump’s 2020 re-election chances
As the impeachment inquiry gathers pace in the US,
Donald Trump is likely to keep doubling down on his opponents. AAP/EPA/Chris Kleponis
The next 13...
In the Democrats’ bitter race to find a candidate to beat Trump, might Elizabeth Warren hold the key?
She’s sitting third on the list of Democratic nomination
contenders, but might Elizabeth Warren ultimately be the person to beat Donald Trump?
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