If we get the leaders we deserve,it’s time for an urgent rethink

If we get the leaders we deserve,it’s time for an urgent rethink

With a few notable exceptions,the free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power.

  • byNick Bryant

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In the belly with the Beeb
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Column 8

In the belly with the Beeb

While Tories go against the grain.

Theresa May,the superyacht and the Garbage King

Theresa May,the superyacht and the Garbage King

A ride on Ian Malouf’s super cruiser wasn’t the only largesse the former British PM received in Australia.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andCharlotte Grieve
‘I’m happy with that’:British PM Boris Johnson survives bid to oust him

‘I’m happy with that’:British PM Boris Johnson survives bid to oust him

The British PM appealed to colleagues with promises of tax cuts and a major economic package next week,and warned there was no one with an “alternative vision”.

  • byRob Harris
Australia’s above-average sexism highlighted in global report

Australia’s above-average sexism highlighted in global report

The research led by two former female PMs,showed almost one-third of those globally surveyed believe that traditional masculinity is under threat while more than one-quarter said that feminism does more harm than good.

  • byLatika Bourke andRachael Dexter
With all eyes on China,Putin seized his opportunity,Theresa May tells Julia Gillard

With all eyes on China,Putin seized his opportunity,Theresa May tells Julia Gillard

Former UK prime minister Theresa May and Australia’s former leader Julia Gillard debated the rise of strongman politics in “a world of absolutism”.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Theresa May urges Australia to do more on tackling climate change

Theresa May urges Australia to do more on tackling climate change

Former UK PM acknowledges Australia relies heavily on its mining and resources sector but warns the future of the planet depends on nations leading the charge on climate action.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Libs charge top dollar for ultimate May ball

Libs charge top dollar for ultimate May ball

Cue the music. The Conservative Party’s dancing queen is coming to Emerald City.

  • bySamantha Hutchinson andStephen Brook
Boris Johnson to reunite with veteran Australian political strategist to save job

Boris Johnson to reunite with veteran Australian political strategist to save job

The British PM will turn to his longtime ally,Lynton Crosby,to help save his leadership in the wake of the ‘Partygate’ scandal.

  • byRob Harris
Boris Johnson left dangling as Britain fumes over Downing Street parties

Boris Johnson left dangling as Britain fumes over Downing Street parties

Ask any Brit to conjure up their most vivid image of Boris Johnson and chances are it would be his stunt-gone-wrong during the London Olympics. Now,almost 10 years later,his career hangs by a far more tenuous wire.

  • byPaola Totaro
A nation in the dock:Britain faces up to heavy cost of its pandemic failures

A nation in the dock:Britain faces up to heavy cost of its pandemic failures

While many leaders will be judged to have not done as badly as Trump,why did so many Western nations fail so badly in the face of the coronavirus pandemic?

  • byPaul Nuki