politics
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NSW State Election 2023: Here’s Your Guide to Voting Day
Alright, NSW – listen up, because the State election is coming up, and there are a few things you need to know ahead of voting day. The Dominic Perrottet government and Chris Minns-led opposition are getting themselves ready for the upcoming election, so it’s a good idea that you do the same. Let’s dive in.…
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What Is Happening in Brazil and Why Did People Storm Congress?
Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023. In images similar to those from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators were seen overwhelming and beating police while breaching the security perimeter of the buildings. It comes…
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Ask LH: Why Has ‘Teal’ Been Chosen as the Australian Word of the Year?
In Australia’s most recent election, we witnessed a lot of history being made. We saw the first Labor government win a Federal Election since 2010, and minor parties like Legalise Cannabis Australia saw a record amount of votes, but perhaps the most historic was the number of teal independents who uprooted long-held Liberal seats. Now…
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How Young Iranian Women Have Long Led a Quiet Revolution
The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. Young Iranian women have been involved in small but consistent evolutionary actions during the entire 44 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the past two decades. The initial movement goes back to the Iranian Revolution…