Gillard's proposed anti-discrimination law has raised discussion about religious organisations engaging in discriminatory conduct. In Britain the controversy du jour is the other way around, writes Charles Richardson.
With the latest unemployment rate due to be announced tomorrow, a quick look around the world shows that Australia is not a terrible place to be unemployed, writes freelance journalist Sally Whyte.
David Cameron will outline his vision for Britain's place in the European Union next week. Would he dare signal a split? It would be a disaster for a still-faltering economy, says EU researcher Keshia Jacotine.
With remarkably little fanfare, France has a new war on its hands. François Hollande is hoping his military intervention in Mali will be short, sharp and efficient, writes Charles Richardson.
Downtown is dying, in America and and now in the UK with news of the collapse of retailers Jessops and HMV. Crikey's man-at-large writes from London on why it's time to rethink our city planning.
The Czech Republic has held its first direct election for the presidency, to replace the idiosyncratic Václav Klaus. It shows a party system in disarray, writes Charles Richardson.
A new electoral pact supposedly rules out Silvio Berlusconi as a candidate for Italian prime minister. He says he's not interested -- but we know better than to accept his word, writes Charles Richardson.
Hungary's constitutional court has struck down the government's attempt to manipulate electoral law in much the same way John Howard did in Australia, writes Charles Richardson.
As the inquiries into the Jimmy Savile scandal widen, the present is cannibalising the past, to general distress. The question is: how many other people will be drawn in?
