In the 2022 federal election, two demographics were key to the final outcome: women and young people. With another election fast approaching, will they swing the result again? To answer this question, I turned to the Australian Election Study (AES) data spanning the period from 1987 to 2022, to investigate how different demographics have […]
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The Albanese government on Sunday pledged $8.5 billion for Medicare, declaring this would enable all Australians to have access to bulk billing by 2030. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the policy at a rally in Tasmania, where the Labor seat of Lyons and the Liberal seat of Bass are in […]
Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole reformist candidate in Iran’s recent presidential election, has emerged from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic Republic. This surprising victory has sparked hope among Iran’s reformists after years of dominance by conservative and ultraconservative factions. Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, won around […]
A left-wing coalition has emerged as the dominant force in the French parliament following tactical voting that stymied the far right, though the future government’s composition remains uncertain due to no group securing an absolute majority. The unexpected success of the left-wing New Popular Front, which secured 182 seats, compared […]
A national Newspoll, conducted June 3–7 from a sample of 1,232, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the post-budget Newspoll, three weeks ago. This is Labor’s worst position in Newspoll since last November, following the fallout from the defeat of the Voice referendum. […]
In his latest foray into the climate change debate, Peter Dutton has sown fresh confusion around the opposition’s policy, whether intentionally or by failing to spell out what he means. It’s yet more frustration for potential investors in the energy and other clean industry sectors who crave greater certainty about […]
After a major setback in last week’s election, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is negotiating with other parties to form a coalition government. On Sunday, the Electoral Commission (IEC) declared the elections “free and fair” but noted no party gained an outright majority. The final results showed the […]
On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election. Now, nearly 70 years later, Mexico has elected a woman president for the first time, according to an official quick count. Claudia Sheinbaum, the […]
Narendra Modi’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resorted to religious polarisation as it tries to rally its Hindu nationalist base in India’s ongoing general election, which ends on June 1. Just days after voting started last month, the leading opposition party accused Modi of using hate speech when he called Muslims […]
On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead. When […]
