It may not seem like it, but one vote can make a difference. There have only been 22 tied elections. Ever. In the world. One of them was a Victorian state seat in 1985. In Ballarat in 1919, Nationalist candidate Edwin Kerby defeated the sitting MP by just one vote. More recently, in 2013, mining […]
Continue ReadingFounder of Flux, Nathan Spataro recently visited UC to speak to students about the party that is here to change up politics. Flux touched down in UC for the first time last year, starting its own club for supporters here on campus. The unique party aims to elect members who will place their vote in parliament based solely on the […]
Continue ReadingIn late June, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Adadi declared “we are seeing the end of the fake Daesh (ISIS) state”, a proclamation which is of symbolic and strategic importance. Pro-government forces, comprised of state police and military, as well as the Kurdish Peshmerga and other militias, are closing in on the final holdouts of the […]
Continue ReadingLast week, for the first time Australia welcomed an Israeli Prime Minister to its shores. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s short visit has served to strengthen rather ambiguous ties with the Jewish nation, in light of recent UN sanctions and a growing corruption investigation. Yet, while protestors paraded down Sydney streets in response to Netanyahu’s visit, the greater […]
Continue ReadingThe first visit to Australia from an Israeli leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, kicks off today despite calls to ban his entry. Visits of foreign leaders are known to act as somewhat of a magnet to protesters. Perhaps it’s the lure of a larger audience, or the subject matter they’re convening on- either way, it’s not […]
Continue ReadingLast Saturday morning (AEDT) Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States. He’s inaugural speech was roughly fifteen minutes long and in that time Trump outlined his vision for America. An analysis of the speech shows that Donald Trump’s oratory skills are nowhere near as good Obama’s. And the crowd was in fact smaller […]
Continue ReadingWhile you have all heard about the backlash to the election of Donald Trump from afar, the emotional unrest was undeniable from my visit to New York on the first weekend since the election. With my semester abroad at the University of Guelph in Canada, I have been close enough to be a part of […]
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There we go, that’s a wrap. Donald Trump will be the President of the United States from January 2017. It’s been a great pleasure in 2016 to cover the US presidential election for Curieux, both while I was living in Northern Virginia and then back in Canberra. The twists and turns along the way have […]
Continue ReadingThere has been so many elections in the past twelve months I’d forgive you for conflating them.By-elections, state and territory elections, federal, student union, foreign, presidential…. The list goes on. There’s been so many, I’d forgive you for being completely sick of politics. It’s like the world has permanently been stuck in campaign mode. However, […]
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After seeing the 2016 UCSA as an organisation transitioning rather than achieving, second year Arts/IT student Terry Watson has put his name forward for the 2017 UCSA presidency as the head of the “Reboot your UCSA” ticket. While acting as the Welfare Officer for most of 2016, Watson lists his achievements as shining a light […]
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