Essay: How does Australia’s voting system work?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MALCOLM MACKERRAS, a Distinguished Fellow at the PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University, explains how Australia’s voting system works – and highlights some issues with it…
Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccine drive hit by row over MPs’ queue-jumping
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation A row over Lebanese lawmakers jumping the queue for COVID-19 vaccinations erupted on Tuesday with the World Bank threatening to pull its funding for the inoculation drive and human rights campaigners accusing authorities of mismanagement. The spat broke out after a correspondent from the Thomson Reuters Foundation tweeted confirmation from parliament’s secretary general […]
Johnson faces perilous Brexit ratification after deal vote blocked
London, UKReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a potentially perilous ratification of his Brexit divorce deal in the British parliament after the speaker refused to allow a vote on it on Monday. With just 10 days left until the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on 31st October, the divorce is […]
ESSAY: WHEN CHRISTIAN WOMEN SPEAK UP
LIBBY SANDERS, mercy and justice program manager, at Anglican Deaconess Ministries in Sydney was among a delegation of more than 40 Australian Christian women leaders, organised by Micah Australia, who went to Canberra on Wednesday to “amplify the voices of people in the Pacific”. Here, Sanders talks about why…
Britain urged to act over rising global attacks on aid workers
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Growing violence against aid and health workers in conflict zones is jeopardising humanitarian operations, British parliamentarians said on Tuesday as they urged the country to lead international efforts to hold aggressors to account. Nearly 300 aid workers and health workers were killed and more than 850 injured last year in almost 1,200 […]