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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.

Why a poll cash cap won’t halt independents

Independents have succeeded despite an electoral system seemingly stacked to favour major parties so it is doubtful campaign spending reforms will stop them.

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Connections, power and privilege: Is the US learning from Asian oligarchies?

Big Tech’s ability to influence electoral outcomes and then work in concert with political power is perilous for political and economic competition.

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How Macron’s fall boosted Meloni’s European leadership

As Macronism faces political collapse, Meloni’s steady leadership offers Italy a chance to dominate the EU’s future.

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Land, state, and identity: the fault lines of Israeli politics

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government pushes Israel into uncharted territory, challenging its democratic foundations and societal balance.

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Changing global interests in an unstable Middle East…

The Islamist political forces, expelled from Egypt and the Gulf, now have a ‘homeland’ in Syria.

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Liberal democracy shrinks in India, Turkey and the US

Autocratisation has no relationship with the per capita income of a country. Political ideas matter.

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The good, the bad, and the uncertain of Australia’s economic outlook

The Australian economy has had a tough few years, but there are some reasons to be positive, and other reasons to be not so positive.

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Islamic terror’s renewed threat to Putin’s strongman image

Vladimir Putin’s reputation was built on fighting terrorism, yet a month after the deadly Crocus City Hall attack, his policies make Russia more exposed to it.

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Defence of democracy begins at home, not in Moscow

As Vladimir Putin wins another term in the Kremlin, his use of sham elections to legitimise his control poisons democracy’s value globally.

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Trust us: how India takes control of personal data

A creeping authoritarianism now extends to the digital sphere in India.

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Why Bangladesh’s democracy is on life support

Political meddling and state violence could break Bangladesh’s fragile hold on democracy.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Why a poll cash cap won’t halt independents

Connections, power and privilege: Is the US learning from Asian oligarchies?

How Macron’s fall boosted Meloni’s European leadership

Land, state, and identity: the fault lines of Israeli politics

Changing global interests in an unstable Middle East…

Liberal democracy shrinks in India, Turkey and the US

The good, the bad, and the uncertain of Australia’s economic outlook

Islamic terror’s renewed threat to Putin’s strongman image

Trust us: how India takes control of personal data

Why Bangladesh’s democracy is on life support

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