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Canberra Times
Lesley Russell says political campaign and advertising funds are flowing at record levels in the lead-up to the congressional elections early next month. Dr Lesley Russell is a research associate at...
The American Interest
US Studies Centre research associate Tom Switzer shares with an American audience the constant danger that even the most popular leaders in Australian politics face.
Inside Story
Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the weakness of their opponents...
ABC The Drum Unleashed
The war in Afghanistan is a major talking point in the US and Britain, but Tom Switzer says in Australia the question of our military commitment to the war...
ABC The Drum Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor argues the American system of government and its parliamentary practices are in serious need of renovation. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor in American Politics at the US...
The Drum (ABC online)
John Barron explains why super-wealthy presidential candidates never win office. Additionally, he notes that voters don't like aloof intellectuals much either, which could spell danger for President Obama. John...
The Australian
Political partisanship has become as entrenched in the American judicial system as it is on Capitol Hill, says US Studies Centre Professor of Legal Policy David Weisbrot.
by Brendon O'Connor
O'Connor asks the question: does the election of any new leader really make a difference? Is Barack Obama really that different, that special, that he can defy the iron law...
National Times
Edward Blakely argues the world can grow out of poverty using sustainable technologies, but warns that America, Europe and Australia need to re-build national infrastructure if they want to maintain their...
Canberra Times
President Barack Obama won't be on the ballot for the November mid-term elections, but he is arguably the key factor in determining the result, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Russell is a...
The Drum (ABC online)
Three short years ago, senator Hillary Clinton was the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for the presidency of the United States, and then-opposition leader Kevin Rudd was about to sweep...
Canberra Times
New figures released by the US census Bureau reveal that poverty is a major issue for an increasing number of US citizens, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Russell is a research associate...
Australian Financial Review
Despite our impressive university rankings, Australia's biotechnology research lags behind the United States, writes Dr Thomas Barlow and Professor Bruce McKern.
The Weekend Australian
Geoffrey Garrett says Australia doesn't need to choose between China and the US because Washington doesn't view its relations with Beijing as a zero sum game. Rather than a fundamental...
ABC The Drum Unleashed
BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has called for the Gillard Government to impose a carbon tax before any global agreement but Tom Switzer says Kloppers, like many climate...
Inside Story
With the midterm elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell. Dr Lesley Russell is a research associate at the...
Despite the strong reputation of Australian research in medicine, biology, and agriculture, the biotechnology industry in Australia remains modest by global standards. At the US Studies Centre, through a research program funded by...
ABC News online
The extraordinary marathon that is the modern US presidential election process is getting underway once again, as Barack Obama seeks a second term in the White House and a field...
The Australian
The whiplash created by the ginning up of the "Ground Zero Mosque" furore has thrown the President off his stride, but Jack Miles says he may not have lost his footing...
The Drum Unleashed (ABC online)
Tom Switzer says the Iraq experience has shattered some dangerous neo-conservative illusions that have warped US policy in the post-9/11 era. Tom Switzer is a research associate at...
