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China-Australia relations are going to be a big issue this election

Politicians may try to ignore it, but they will eventually have to start talking honestly about Chinese influence this election cycle.

May's position untenable as the clock ticks towards April 12

Less than 100 hours to no-deal Brexit and parliamentarians are still prefacing everything with "we should have discussed this two years ago".

Newport velodrome Wales. (Image: Jaggery)

Scenes from a UK byelection

A modest byelection in Wales last week reflected little of the true Brexit mania gripping the UK. Such scenes will not survive much longer.

The Brexit process questions the possibility of true democracy

The most obvious effect of the Brexit process has been to thaw and reflow various arrangements of power and convention.

UK Speaker John Bercow. (Original image: AP/Mark Duffy)

Cliffhangers and marathon meetings as Brexit drags along

Four failed motions, three minute pressers, two resignations, and a government that's looking rather silly.

Australia left in an awkward spot as China-Taiwan tensions escalate

With Chinese fighter jets and US naval ships circling, Taiwan has become a hotspot once again — just in time for the federal election.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (Image: AAP/Boris Jancic)

Disillusioned Australia has a serious case of politics envy

Australia's declining trust in politics and politicians paints a vastly different picture to our friends in New Zealand, where voter satisfaction remains high.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May 
(Image: House of Commons/PA Wire)

Bizarre options on the table after another Brexit vote rejected

The hour after the failed vote was a thing to behold, as the House of Commons tried to work out what to do next, on the floor, in real time.

Sean and Jacqueline, who live in Northern Ireland and study in the Republic. (Image: Guy Rundle)

Resentment brews against a Brexit border in Northern Ireland

There is Brexit anger in the Irish borderlands, where protesting locals remember what a hard border really looks like.

Children near Dashisha, Syria (Image: US Department of Defence)

What will happen to the orphans of Australia's Islamic State fighters?

Western governments are scrambling to distance themselves from the families of Islamic State fighters. And as more children emerge from the ruins, the problem is only going to get worse.