Across the globe, a cohort of young companies is driving dynamism in the private sector, despite frequent threats of regulatory measures. Today’s innovative entrepreneurs are providing as many benefits as the industrial revolution did in the 19th century. Over the last two decades, we have become accustomed progressive companies extending new services to people without owning any tangible […]
Asia has seen an incredible economic rise over the past decades, with global powerhouses like China, South Korea and Japan leading the continent to where it stands today in the world. However, Asia has not yet reached its full potential, as countries in the Southeast region have not been fully utilising free market mechanisms like northern neighbours. As a result, reforms, policy formulation and […]
Twenty people were killed in the July 1 terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadliest terror attack in Bangladesh’s history. However, the Dhaka cafe massacre’s more immediate roots lie in a crisis of political legitimacy and the stance on […]
Eight days after Australia’s federal election ended in uncertainty, Malcolm Turnbull is returning as the Prime Minister, claiming victory for his conservative coalition. “We have won considerably more first-preference votes than Labor, about 800,000 more first-preference votes… but most importantly, of course, we have secured the largest number of seats in the parliament,” he told […]
After almost 20 years out of the spotlight, controversial Australian political figure Pauline Hanson is getting ready to storm back into Canberra. Hanson is the leader of One Nation, a far-right political party with a populist, conservative, and anti-multiculturalism platform. With humble beginnings as a fish-and-chips shop owner in Ipswich, Queensland, Hanson moved onto to […]
The Australian Federal Elections on the weekend have so far failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political uncertainty. Counting continues on to this day, three days after the election, and the race remains too close to call. A spokesman for the Australian Electoral Commission has told press that a result […]
As Australia’s federal election approaches this weekend, the country is entering its final countdown to what is tipped to be a close race between the current Liberal coalition and the opposition Labor Party. It is time to bring a conclusion to almost a decade of unprecedented political instability that has seen Australia go through five […]
The issue of migration was at the forefront of the Brexit debate. The British labour market is relatively easy to break into for EU citizens, thus depressing the wages of the native Britons, and Leavers have made clear that this was a real concern for the majority of British people. There have been calls for the United […]
