Louise Chappell, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Scientia Professor, Law Faculty, UNSW For most of the Coalition’s time in office, gender justice concerns have received scant attention across the board. Former Women’s Minister Michaelia Cash, in fact, is probably better remembered for her sexist slurs on Bill Shorten’s female staff than any […] Read more
The U.S. is economy likely slowing from its strong rate of growth in 2018, with “important international risks” clouding the outlook, Federal Reserve vice chairman Richard Clarida said on Thursday. This summer, 10 years after the U.S. emerged from a punishing recession, “the current economic expansion almost certainly will become the longest on record,” said […] Read more
Hosts Darren McCaffrey and Tesa Arcilla take a look back at the top highlights from this week’s coverage on Raw Politics. From Theresa May asking the European Union for a short extension to Article 50 to Marine Le Pen attempting to unite far-right parties, it has been a busy week in European politics. MEPs joined […] Read more
NASA has cancelled its planned all-women spacewalk at the International Space Station this week over limited spacesuit sizes for participating astronauts. The spacewalk, announced earlier this month, was set to mark a historic moment as the first-ever spacewalk conducted only by women. In a statement released on Monday, NASA said its decision was made due […] Read more
On Thursday Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit said he intends to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, pending a pre-trial hearing. The announcement comes just six weeks before Netanyahu seeks re-election at the April 9 national ballot. So what are exactly the allegations against […] Read more
The Vietnam summit failed because North Korea wanted all sanctions lifted, said US President Donald Trump during a press conference after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Trump said that the agreement papers were ready to be signed on Wednesday but that the deal on the table just wasn’t “appropriate”. […] Read more
By Katelyn Polantz Roger Stone associate Andrew Miller will have to testify to a grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation or will go to jail, a three-judge panel at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday morning, in an endorsement of Mueller’s authority as a prosecutor. The court agreed with a trial-level judge’s […] Read more
By Yoonjung Seo and Paula Hancocks Seoul, South Korea–Arguably no group is more surprised by the rapidly changing image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un than the 30,000 people who successfully escaped his country for a new life in the south. As Kim prepares for his second summit with US President Donald Trump, these […] Read more
It’s been roughly one year since Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack took a controversial stance on guns, pulling high-capacity magazines from stores and halting the sale of firearms to anyone under 21 years old. Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision marked one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate. Retailers […] Read more
Tear gas and rocks flew in San António del Táchira, near Venezuela’s border with Colombia on Saturday. Protesters were faced with riot police who stopped international aid from entering the country. On the other side of the border, in Cúcuta, Colombia, opposition leader Juan Guaidó, wanted to ensure aid entered Venezuela. He said, “We ask […] Read more
