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Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?

Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?

None have been named and they are yet to be charged, but the descriptions make it easy to identify most of them.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
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US politics

Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy

While hush money and classified documents are important, never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
‘I would not have coped’: New mums the victims in war over care

‘I would not have coped’: New mums the victims in war over care

It seems a bit cruel to make new mums go home so suddenly with little or no support.

‘The world is watching’: Obama warns that book bans, censorship could cost America

‘The world is watching’: Obama warns that book bans, censorship could cost America

The former president lamented the rise of books being challenged by people who disagree with certain perspectives, describing the trend as “profoundly misguided”.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Since the start of the war, Lithuania has welcomed more than 74,000 Ukrainians – the largest inflow of refugees in the country’s history.

  • by Rob Harris
America doesn’t want Biden or Trump, but one of them will win in 2024

America doesn’t want Biden or Trump, but one of them will win in 2024

US voters would prefer younger options for president than Joe Biden and Donald Trump, yet the reality is that Biden remains the Democrats’ best hope.

  • by Bruce Wolpe
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The White House’s big mea culpa to the middle class
Analysis
US politics

The White House’s big mea culpa to the middle class

After believing for years that what an economy did – be it in trade, services or industry – “did not matter” so long as it grew, the White House now says this way of thinking was wrong.

  • by Chris Zappone
Morrison warns against age of self-loathing, Western guilt

Morrison warns against age of self-loathing, Western guilt

The former PM used a speech to Britain’s Oxford Union to voice concern that digital echo chambers and so-called cancel culture have fuelled enthusiasm for society to disown past transgressions.

  • by Rob Harris
‘Drowning in lies’: Turnbull warns Taipei audience of internal threat to democracy

‘Drowning in lies’: Turnbull warns Taipei audience of internal threat to democracy

The former prime minister says the “angertainment” news cycle and disinformation are more dangerous to democracies than threats from authoritarian regimes.

  • by Latika Bourke
Australia could learn a lot about elections from Timor-Leste
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East Timor

Australia could learn a lot about elections from Timor-Leste

An elderly woman emerged from the schoolroom wiping away tears. Loved ones died fighting for her right to vote. She honours them by doing so, despite the painful memories.

  • by Jon Faine
‘They’re young, they’re hungry’: Born after independence, the next Timorese generation finds its voice

‘They’re young, they’re hungry’: Born after independence, the next Timorese generation finds its voice

With a national median age of just 21, Asia’s youngest nation’s population holds the future in its hands.

  • by Chris Barrett