Europe’s carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia’s scheme and on Treasury’s revenue forecasts. Climate change law research Fergus Green writes at Inside Story.
David Cameron is struggling to keep the Tories together. The party is split on same-sex marriage and the European Union, showing up some poor leadership attributes in the Prime Minister.
Can British Prime Minister David Cameron's Tory government hang onto EU membership? Or will the UKIP and its allies force the country to go it alone?
There's nothing like parental leave. Go to a movie, play squash, wash the car -- all these activities lie on the same plane. Put "be with your child" in it, you'll see the difference.
Paid parental leave is actually quite a conservative policy that erodes women's rights and entrenches gender division. Just look at Sweden's generous scheme for evidence of that.
What happened to David Cameron's pledge to use plain packaging to discourage smoking? Australian political operative Lynton Crosby happened, apparently.
Italy's new PM Enrico Letta owes his leadership to a deal forged with Silvio Berlusconi. With Il Cavaliere still lurking in the background, will anything really change? Rome-based freelancer Josephine McKenna reports.
European bees are disappearing, and the buzz from politicians is out of line. The politics of ecological protection are fascinating, writes Crikey's man in London.
Iceland's centre-right Coalition party has returned to power despite having presided over the disintegration of the country’s economy last time they were in office, writes Charles Richardson.
It's that time of year again ... No, the snooker world championships. Our man in England has it covered, from Aussie hope Neal Robertson to the celebrated comeback of Ronnie "Rocket" O'Sullivan.
