Several states are competing to pass the most draconian abortion restrictions ever devised in the United States. These so-called "heartbeat bills" eliminate access to abortion after six weeks, before many women even know...

Bob Hawke, Australia’s 23rd prime minister and longest serving Labor PM, who died yesterday, changed the face of Australian national politics.

Hawke’s four governments from 1983-1991, shifted both the perception and reality of...

Australia's biggest energy players have issued a challenge to ­tomorrow's election winner to ­immediately resurrect the ­nation's faltering energy policy, citing concerns over the worsening international competitiveness of manufacturers and heavy ­industry. The...

Has #MeToo brought lasting change to the US politics? Will Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign loom over women candidates in 2020? Director of the North American Studies Program at Germany's University of Bonn...