There’s another metric applied to women pursuing leadership:'electability'

There’s another metric applied to women pursuing leadership:'electability'

There is apparently nothing more appealing than a woman competent enough to lead us all,but who chooses not to.

  • byAmelia Lester

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Bill Clinton explains Monica Lewinsky affair as'managing my anxieties'

Bill Clinton explains Monica Lewinsky affair as'managing my anxieties'

"Nobody sits down and thinks,'I think I'll take a really irresponsible risk',"Bill Clinton says in a new documentary series.

  • byNeil Vigdor
The US and the world need more women leaders

The US and the world need more women leaders

The withdrawal of Elizabeth Warren from the Democratic primaries makes it seem as if things are going backwards.

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Humorous and profound:H is for Happiness wins Berlin special mention

Humorous and profound:H is for Happiness wins Berlin special mention

John Sheedy’s film H is for Happiness,currently playing in Australian cinemas,has won a special mention in the Crystal Bear awards at the Berlin Film Festival.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
'Trump is a clear and present danger to the world':Clinton on warpath in Berlin

'Trump is a clear and present danger to the world':Clinton on warpath in Berlin

Hillary Clinton could be on the campaign trail again as she actively tears apart the injustices for female presidential candidates.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Assange tried to call White House,Hillary Clinton over data dump,court told

Assange tried to call White House,Hillary Clinton over data dump,court told

The US State Department responded by suggesting Julian Assange call back"in a couple of hours",his lawyer claims.

  • byMichael Holden
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It's time to stop underestimating Bernie Sanders,Democratic frontrunner

It's time to stop underestimating Bernie Sanders,Democratic frontrunner

It's well past time to take the 78-year old democratic socialist seriously - not just as the most likely Democratic nominee but a potential US president.

  • byMatthew Knott
US closes case against ex-FBI boss Andrew McCabe with no charges

US closes case against ex-FBI boss Andrew McCabe with no charges

Federal prosecutors have declined to charge Andrew McCabe,closing an investigation into whether he lied to federal officials,his legal team says.

Trump declares ‘legal right’ to seek intervention in criminal cases

Trump declares ‘legal right’ to seek intervention in criminal cases

President Trump bucked Attorney-General William Barr’s public request for the President “to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases.”

  • byMatt Zapotosky andJohn Wagner
Joe Biden's (failing) unity pitch:'The good news and bad news is that everybody knows me'

Joe Biden's (failing) unity pitch:'The good news and bad news is that everybody knows me'

In the race for the US presidential candidacy,former vice-president Joe Biden has resisted the Democrats’ “energised left”,instead focusing on something perhaps more radical:unifying the United States.

  • byMark Leibovich
'Such a Fun Age'is a lesson in how good intentions can backfire

'Such a Fun Age'is a lesson in how good intentions can backfire

The second-hand embarrassment is so intense precisely because,for me,and I suspect for other well-meaning readers,it is barely second-hand.

  • byAmelia Lester