Category - general election

Australian Christians wrestle with a political Rudd slide

Doug Hynd — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:01:06 +0000

Kevin Rudd's own values are shaped by faith, says Doug Hynd, but there are conflicting responses from within the churches to the way in which Christians should and should not engage a plural political process.

Voting for a real change

David Wood — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:11:25 +0000

Australians have voted for change, says David Wood. The new premier is a Christian, but he points to a tradition which is outward looking and generous, not insular.

'Bookish Christian' Rudd wins Australian general election

staff writers — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:01:59 +0000

Kevin Rudd, a man who has been described by the media as "a bookish, intellectual Christian" and "a self-confessed nerd" has triumphed in the Australian general election against long term right-wing incumbent John Howard.

Brown promises more action against Burma repression

staff writers — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:07:30 +0100

Though the main media attention went to his apparent decision not to call an immediate general election, Prime Minister Gordon Brown today vowed to maintain "pressure for change" in Burma, ahead of demonstrations against suppressed protests in the country.

Politics is the possibility of the artful

Simon Barrow — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:07:21 +0100

Gordon Brown, artfully manoeuvred into Downing Street, will have little room to operate in for the social justice agenda. But what space there is will be created by the power of imagination, says Simon Barrow. Look at the example of Northern Ireland.

Mixed messages in France

Simon Barrow — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:12:29 +0100

Early impressions of the result in the first round of the French general election suggest a mixed message about the nti-migrant right in Europe.