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ABC The Drum
When broadcaster Alan Jones compared his "died of shame" speech to Mitt Romney's "47 per cent" fundraiser comments, he was being more revealing than he realises, says lecturer in US...
Australian treasurer Wayne Swan recently declared the biggest threat to the US economy to be "the cranks and crazies that have taken over a part of the Republican Party." Research associate Tom Switzer says the...
The Australian
Hispanics make up about 16 per cent of the US politician, and both presidential candidates are fighting hard for their votes this election. The Centre's World Press Institute media fellow David...
Parental spending on children is often presumed to be one of the main ways that parents invest in children and a main reason why children from wealthier households are advantaged. Yet, although research...
MIPIM World Blog
Despite our rural mythology, Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world with over 80% of it's population living in cities. Honorary professor of urban policy Edward...
The Conversation
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s comment that 47% of households pay no federal income tax is true but when you dig beneath the bumper-sticker headline, things start to get much more...
The Age
The outbreak of anti-American violence around the world have only just made foreign policy a live issue in this election. Research associate Tom Switzer asks why Americans are less concerned about...
ABC The Drum Online
The nature of Australia's alliance with the US will gradually change for two reasons: the decline of America and the rise of China, writes research associate Tom Switzer.
The Conversation
Is there a worse place to rail against low-incmoe earners that at a $50,000-a-plate campaign fundraiser? Research associate Nicole Hemmer says Mitt Romney's latest "47 per cent" gaffe was a breathtaking jumble...
The Conversation
Election day is the big event on the political calender, but associate professor Brendon O'Connor and research assistant Lindsay Gumley say January 2, 2013, is more significant in policy terms. That's...
The Conversation
The growing industry of political fact checkers has seen ratings like "4 Pinnocchios" and "Pants on Fire" become part of the political vernacular in the United States, says lecturer in US...
The Conversation
With August seeing the American economy add an uninspiring 96,000 jobs, unemployment in the US remains above eight per cent. Centre CEO and Dean of the University of Sydney Business School...
The Conversation
Facing a close election with already low turnout expected, Republican-controlled legislatures in more than 30 states have proposed measures that make it harder for people to vote. Professor in legal policy...
The Australian
Like many Democratic candidates before him, President Barack Obama is putting equality and fairness at the centre of his election campaign, says associate professor Brendon O'Connor. It's a natural argument for the party...
The Conversation
Mitt Romney has two problems, says associate professor Brendon O'Connor: his personality and his policies. What can the Republican presidential candidate do to convince voters to give him a shot?
The Conversation
Elections analyst Luke Freedman says the Democratic National Convention went about as well as the party could have hoped for. But, in this partisan political climate, will it be enough to...
The Australian
Winner of the Centre's World Press Institute fellowship David King reports from the convention floor on all the wierd and wonderful delegates preparing for President Obama's speech in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Foreign Policy
In 2011, for the first time in 14 years, global military spending didn't rise, but the global trade in weapons did. Bates Gill, who will take over as chief executive...
The Australian
It's hard to miss the similarities between San Antonio mayor Julian Castro and Barack Obama, says US Studies Centre-World Press Institute media fellow David King. Castro was the first Hispanic to...
The Australian
With 15,000 media people covering the convention and about 6000 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina, winner of the Centre's World Press Institute fellowship David King goes looking...
