Still the lucky country
Australia has demonstrated that reality can easily keep up with the fiction of House of Cards. Frank Underwood’s Washington seems almost civilised against the snake pit that is Canberra. [...]
Australia
“House of Cards” in Canberra
Im letzten Jahrzehnt hat Australien demonstriert, dass die Wirklichkeit mit der Fiktion von “House of Cards” problemlos mithalten kann. Gegen die Schlangengrube von Canberra wirkt Frank Underwoods Washington nachgerade zivilisiert. [...]
Jacinda from Hamilton is eerily familiar to Kevin from Brisbane
This New Zealand election has already surprised observers by being less predictable than anyone would have imagined. An unexpected coalition outcome would be a fitting conclusion to it. [...]
Smashed avocados
Avocados have become a cultural phenomenon which leaves economists puzzled. [...]
Australia has lost the election
There are two losers in the Australian election: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. And Australia. [...]
Time for an Anzac travel area
If Australia and New Zealand agreed on a Common Travel Area, it would cut travel times significantly: Later check-ins, no more transfers between international and domestic terminals for connections, less hassle. [...]
Turnbull’s New Zealand role model
The reformer’s job is never done, and there is plenty to do. Malcolm Turnbull knows this, and John Key should not forget it [...]
All that glitters is not a golden visa
Ideally, a visa granted should benefit both the migrant and the recipient country - and neither party should have to pay for this win-win situation. [...]
Parity party an opportunity for reflection
Is parity between the Kiwi and the Aussie dollars a reason to celebrate or a to be worried? And shouldn't we just take the opportunity to reflect on how we got there? [...]
Australia’s destabilisation a concern for NZ
Australian politics always enjoys a reputation for being just a little more vicious than elsewhere. You only need to think of the way in which Abbott’s Labor predecessors Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard fought each other between 2008 and 2014. But even by Australian standards, recent developments across the Tasman were quite brutal. [...]