The perfect playground of Parliament: Can it be populated by imperfect people?

Gemma Hudson reflects on her childhood and her struggles identifying with politicians. Like most kids, I would, on occasion,pretend to be sick to stay home from school. But my motivation for this was rarely to get out of a test or avoid an activity I didn’t like. I generally enjoyed school as a kid, I…

ByGemma Hudson26 November 2021

Opinion

The UK is the world’s COVID Petri Dish. That should scare Scott Morrison.

Rob Abadee discusses the vaccination roll-out and the COVID-19 lockdown, postulating that Australia may not be as safe as everyone thinks. “We’re going to have to generate what we call herd immunity…and the only way of developing that, in the absence of a vaccine, is for the majority of the population to become infected.” -…

ByRob Abadee7 August 2021

Opinion

RESPONSE: The Naivety of Treating Governments Like Start-Ups

William Price responds to Max Raine’s article, arguing that treating governments like a start-up is naïve, misleading, and ignores democratic realities. Max Raine recently argued in Drew’s News that politicians should think like start-ups and that government policy should be more flexible in order to adapt to changing circumstances. This is an appealing proposition, but…

ByWilliam Price7 June 2021

Opinion

Shaking up the status-quo: why politicians should think like start-ups

Max Raine analyses the structural reasons behind political failure and presents some ideological alternatives to consider Good start-ups are case studies in building things from scratch that serve people well over time. A good company is able to stay true to market demand and change as the world around them does. It’s about wrangling the…

ByMax Raine6 June 2021

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Is The Electoral College Really Representing America?

Elisabeth Woodcock critiques the US electoral system and argues for potential reform of the Electoral College. In this unsuspectingly strange election year, arguing for the reform of the Electoral College may seem odd, especially when so many other issues concern us and because the system is only really detested when it doesn’t work in favour…

ByElisabeth Woodcock14 December 2020

Opinion

Donald Trump: The Art of the Aspiring Authoritarian?

Rob Abadee discusses why even though Donald Trump may seem harmless, we should be concerned with his increasingly authoritarian attitude, I used to find comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler rather amusing. Although Trump promised to rebuild a nation that had lost its intrinsic “greatness” and exploited prejudices through a distinct brand of populism,…

ByRob Abadee16 September 2020

Opinion

Democracy: a true means for prosperity in developing states?

Elisabeth Woodcock examines the structures that underpins democracy and questions whether it is truly representative at all levels. As countries throughout the world continue to strive for greater prosperity, democracy has been widely recognised as a means of improving both gross domestic product (GDP) and human development index (HDI). In 2019, 9/10 of countries…

ByElisabeth Woodcock30 July 2020

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The Facade of NGOs: what truth is being protected?

Pamela Murphy investigates the role of the UN and other non-profit organizations on intervention, specifically regarding occurrences of genocide and the lack of humanitarian aid. Like many others I am sure, I have always looked up to non-for-profit organizations that have strived to ‘help make the world a better place’. Growing up, I was in…

ByPamela Murphy5 May 2020

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Two Crises, Two Leaders: Scott Morrison’s Political Revival

Dan Breden reflects on Scott Morrison’s political revival in a challenging period of Australia’s history. It’s a strange feeling knowing that your experiences and actions will go down in history. In decades to follow, we will look back and judge the actions that we, as a nation and as humans, make today. Governments will be…

ByDan Bredan1 May 2020

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The Ageing Problem the Chinese Government Needs to Address

Elijah Eales analyses the impact of China’s ageing population on the social, political and economic climates. The ageing population in China presents the government with many challenges in the nation’s political, social and economic environments. In the struggle to provide care and support for the elderly, Chinese society is being forced to abandon traditional values…

ByElijah Eales19 April 2020