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Australia Voice vote outcome creates Labor concerns

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AUSTRALIA

The poll exposed deep divisions along political lines that will frustrate attempts to achieve reconciliation with the country’s Indigenous population. By revitalising the Liberal…

US Congress’s foreign policy capacity still falling

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UNITED STATES

The move comes as a high-level Chinese trade delegation is due in Washington and as global markets and the US foreign policy community including Congress have become unsettled…

UK voters will ignore budget and elect hung parliament

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UNITED KINGDOM

The budget will prove to be all but the last political event before the final campaign and the May 7 general election. Although the detail had to be determined in cooperation with…

Turkey's election will be plebiscite on Erdogan

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TURKEY

Early campaigning for the June 7 general election.

Biden's White House team becomes more important

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UNITED STATES

As the White House faces a crucial few weeks for the president’s domestic agenda, and with next year’s midterm elections already a major factor in political thinking, advice from…

US health bill debacle will hinder Trump’s plans

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UNITED STATES

Despite campaigning for years on repealing the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act (ACA or ‘Obamacare’) once in power, and the personal backing of President Donald Trump, factional…

Trudeau is likely to climb down on Canada tax shifts

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CANADA

The Trudeau government is proposing to limit tax advantages for small businesses in Canada, a move that has ignited widespread concern and criticism from business owners, business…

US primary process will weaken Republicans

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UNITED STATES

Traditionally, early successes in the nomination process -- particularly Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina -- can add momentum to a candidate's nomination campaign, through…

Chile reform defeat heralds mounting challenges

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CHILE

The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…

Partisanship shapes US attitudes to climate policy

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UNITED STATES

Although acceptance of the reality of climate change is growing, views on how government should respond divide sharply by party affiliation. US polling data suggest that…