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The religious freedom bill is the latest front in cultural wars
The practical effect of the religious freedom bill that Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced to Parliament on Thursday remains uncertain, but its symbolic power in Australia's cultural wars is undeniable.For religious conservatives who…
The scheme cannot be considered constitutionally suspect simply because it was an election promise:…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a plan by the then-ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu to waive outstanding agricultural loans, medium-term loans (agriculture) and long-term loans (agricultural sector) to small farmers and…
State government reforms needed to drain “food swamps”
Led by Dr Belinda Reeve of the University of Sydney Law School, the researchers came to this conclusion after collating and evaluating 2,266 policy and strategy documents related to food systems from all local government websites. from NSW…
Mexican politicians fight over ‘Claudia Card’ | national
The next Mexican presidential election is still more than two and a half years away, but a potential…
Proposed minimum tax would hit Amazon, GM and others, report says
At least 70 of America's largest corporations would pay more tax under a new minimum tax Democrats are proposing as a way to pay for the spending bill going through Congress, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Senator…
Sausage Democracy: Get started
In this episode of Democracy sausage, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the week that was devoted to federal politics, before Glyn Davis and Liz Allen joined the show to discuss the Australian myth of "fair go" and breaking…
Edmond and Reis to be interim co-deans of Brown School – The Source
Tonya Edmond, Professor and Associate Dean for Social Work and Social Policy, and Rodrigo Reis, professor and associate dean for public health, has been named acting co-dean of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis,…
Cortez Masto and Lee tout infrastructure bill, optimistic about social spending plan
While bragging about Friday's passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act, a $ 1.2 trillion investment in roads, bridges, transit, broadband and more, Democratic Representative Susie Lee…
House passes $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill, putting social policy bill on hold
But while the safe-seat Liberal Democrats have delved into their ambitious welfare and climate change bill, those in swing neighborhoods have clearly been frightened.Among Democrats who called for better cost management of the welfare bill…
US House ready for infrastructure vote | Canberra weather
news, latest newsThe United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Social Policy and Climate Change Bill and a bipartisan infrastructure bill that is the centerpiece of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.…