“Judas betrayal”: Indigenous Australians denounce opposition for rejecting referendum
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Senior Indigenous leaders on Thursday criticised Australia’s main opposition party’s “Judas betrayal” for declaring it would campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country’s Aboriginal and Torres Island people. Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton announced on Wednesday the party would campaign against a national vote to enshrine an Indigenous consultative body in […]
Essay: After victory in Brazil’s election, Lula faces an uphill struggle – a damaged economy and a deeply divided country
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANTHONY PEREIRA, a visiting professor in the School of Global Affairs, King’s College London, looks at the challenges facing the incoming Brazilian president…
Analysis – Australian women unleash new political force on climate, integrity
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Professional women and voters concerned about climate change unleashed a third force in Australia’s election, taking a swath of seats that ended nine years of conservative rule even as votes for the winning Labor Party fell. Women who left successful careers in business, medicine and media to enter politics as independents were on […]
Updated: Cost of living in focus as Australia’s election race hits final stretch
Updated: 6:30pm (AEST)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison criss-crossed the country in a final day of campaigning, insisting he could still win Saturday’s election despite polls pointing to a change of government or hung parliament. Morrison and Labor Opposition leader Anthony Albanese targeted marginal seats in the final 48 hours of the six-week campaign […]
Australia election polls show race tightening in final campaign stretch
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s national election has become too close to call, polls out on Wednesday showed, as the ruling conservative coalition narrowed the gap with the main opposition Labor Party, three days before the country decides on a new government. Centre-left Labor’s lead over the Liberal-National coalition has shrunk to 51 to 49 per cent […]
Australia PM sets general election for 21st May
Melbourne/Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia will hold a general election on 21st May, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust and competence of the major parties. Morrison played up economic uncertainties and security threats in announcing the election, saying this […]
Final vote results show major setback for Israel’s Netanyahu
Jerusalem, IsraelAP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies fell short of winning a parliamentary majority in Israel’s latest election, according to a final vote count released Thursday, leaving a political deadlock that put the long-time leader’s future in question. The fourth election in just two years brought a stinging rebuke for Netanyahu, the […]
Australia staring at election cliff-hanger as poll predictions fall flat
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s two major political parties are locked in a tight contest with more than one-third of votes counted in the national election on Saturday, running counter to pre-election opinion polls that had predicted a change in government. Early counting showed a small swing to the governing Liberal-led conservative coalition, according to Australian Electoral […]
Government takes early lead in Australia’s election count
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Early counting in Australia’s national election showed a small swing to the governing Liberal-led conservative coalition, running counter to pre-election opinion polls and setting the stage for a tight contest on Saturday night. The coalition is leading the national two-party count against centre-left Labor by 51.7 per cent to 48.3 per cent with […]
A “never-ending nightmare” for Yemenis one year since blockade
Thomson Reuters Foundation One year after a Saudi coalition imposed a blockade on Yemeni ports temporarily halting life-saving supplies, Yemenis are still living a “never-ending nightmare”, low on food and fuel, a senior aid official said this week. Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, is locked in a nearly four-year-old war that pits Iran-aligned […]