What the pandemic did to Australia’s population

What the pandemic did to Australia’s population. Melbourne’s population growth turned negative during the pandemic as people fled prolonged Covid lockdowns, while Queensland welcomed a steady stream of people moving from other states, new population data shows. The data from the Centre for Population showed Melbourne’s rate of population growth dropped from 1.8% in 2018-19 to […]

Federal government denies funds to SJIT investigating Arshad Sharif’s murder

Federal government denies funds to SJIT investigating Arshad Sharif’s murder According to reports, the federal government refused to provide funding for the special joint investigation team (SJIT), which was established to look into the killing of well-known journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. Meanwhile, it’s been claimed that the Kenyan Embassy in Islamabad also declined the […]

Will democracy still be thriving in 2023?

2022 was the year democracy bounced back. But will the worst political system apart from all the others keep up its lead in the year ahead? Will democracy still be thriving in 2023? In the US last year, midterm election voters repudiated Donald Trump’s election-denying extremist candidates; now the former President’s reelection campaign which is based […]