One year from this month, a newly elected president will take office in Washington, DC. The long and intense competition leading to that day begins on 3 February 2020, with the Iowa Caucuses...
We are on the precipice of the third presidential impeachment in United States history. No US president, however, has ever been removed from office. Will President Trump be the first? What impact will...
The MeToo Movement – recipient of the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize – has changed the way we understand and talk about sexual harassment and violence around the world, in homes, public spaces, and workplaces.
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The United States Studies Centre was honoured to host a speech by Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The keynote foreign policy address was on Australia’s active role in...
Former US Representative for Utah's 4th district Mia Love was the first black Republican woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives.
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services, and Shadow...
For most of America's history, race has powerfully shaped its politics. Today, race is as relevant as it has been since the Civil Rights era, perhaps the single most important political fault line in...
Mia Love was once a rising star of the Republican Party. She was the first black female Republican elected to congress, running and winning in Utah's 97 per cent white 4th District in...
The United States Studies Centre hosted a special screening of the 1950 film noir classic Sunset Boulevard, directed and co-written by Billy Wilder.
William Holden and Gloria Swanson star in the acclaimed...
Recent elections in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have provided surprising results. The election of Donald Trump as US president, the Coalition win this year in Australia, and the Brexit...
The history of venture capital establishes four statistical regularities: (1) The skew in VC returns is huge; (2) the returns generated by specific VC firms is persistent; (3) VC returns track the public...
Eighteen years into America's war in Afghanistan, it is important to remember that America’s goals were lofty to begin with: destroy al Qaeda, remove the Taliban from power, remake the country into a...
