The EU's Cyprus operation was not a stuff-up, but an elegant double-whammy, hitting both European tax havens within the EU/eurozone purview and smacking the Russian bear on the nose.
In France and America same-sex marriage is facing last-ditch resistance. There may be more to it than just fear of the gays, writes Charles Richardson.
Guy Rundle examines the Cameron government's latest UK budget and finds it comes up sorely lacking.
David Cameron has struck a compromise deal with political rivals for tougher media reforms in the UK. And he's managed to keep the press on side -- for the most part -- in the process.
The Cypriot government's idiotic decision to tax bank deposits could have a dangerous spillover effect in Greece and the rest of the eurozone, writes British political activist and commentator Kevin Ovenden.
The "big society" -- or a network of volunteers and co-operatives to take over state-provided services -- didn't work in the UK. So why is it coming to Australia?
Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been named Pope Francis. Catholics around the world will unite behind a man of authenticity, writes long-time Vatican watcher Michael Hewitt-Gleeson.
Pope Francis will bring to the Papacy a rich heritage of openness, of willingness to walk alongside, of reflection and action in the world. At least that's what one Catholic prays.
A few front runners are emerging on the first day of the papal conclave, writes Rome-based journalist Desmond O'Grady. But will the new pope be an innovator or more of the same?
