In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

In an update to the immigration rules, anyone arriving after February 10 having made a 'dangerous journey' will now most ...

ABC News' Matt Rivers speaks with smugglers of Indian migrants to understand the surge of people wanting to come to America.

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