Tony Smith is Australia's new speaker. Not a very interesting man. He probably needs to get out and travel more.

The UK Chancellor wants to cut deep into the public sector. Occupational psychologist John Seddon says it can be done, if governments change their thinking.

Unemployment up, educational progress stagnated, debt rising - how do you think the government is working out?

The UK government wants to run police checks on Uber drivers. Is it enough to save London's black cabs?

The Russians have responded to sanctions by burning western imports - whilst people in the country go hungry.

Tony Abbott is set to announce new emissions targets, whilst electricity generators have reversed the downward trend

As Bronwyn Bishop steps down as speaker of the house, Australia needs to look to the UK to see how to do political scandals properly.