Founded in 1516, Royal Mail was sold off this month - at a price between £2 billion and £6 billion below market value. Now the paper knives are out.
The National Security Agency is inflicting damage on both US businesses and US foreign policy as the extent of global surveillance becomes apparent.
Charles Richardson highlights different expectations of government between European nations and Australia.
Irish voters decide to keep their Senate after all, writes Charles Richardson. Meanwhile, British politicians are arguing about giving their voters the opportunity to decide whether to keep EU membership.
A high-ranking secretary at Victoria's Department of Education has been mentioned in a local government scandal involving the mismanagement of child sexual assault allegations.
Ireland could soon be without a senate, depending on the results of this weekend's referendum. It's an interesting possible case study for Australia, writes Charles Richardson.
Having to give a public vote of confidence in a government he tried to destroy might be the end for the notorious Italian politician, writes Charles Richardson.
The world had an opportunity to save parts of the Amazon from oil exploration. But diplomatic diddling means the developing world has abdicated its responsibilities to the globe's great lung.
Angela Merkel doesn't have a majority, but she will form government, most likely in coalition with the Social Democrats. The Social Democrats had offered an alternative to government -- now they will govern.
With the UK examining its counter-terrorism laws, freelance jouranlist Farz Edraki asks: are Australia's counter-terrorism laws too restrictive and in need of reform?
