Minor political parties are condemning changes to Australia’s electoral law as undemocratic and say they will be pushed out of the parliament,
writes Stella Gray

New polls show that the republican presidential nominee race is tightening quickly. Frances Mao reports.

Anders Pedersen reviews three essential books for those interested in getting to know the Obama family.

According to Dr. Timothy Lynch, a specialist in American politics, President Obama is not very different to his predecessor when it comes to foreign policy. Anders Pedersen reports.

US President Barack Obama promised the American people change. Three years into his presidency, is his ‘yes we can’ election pledge still realistic? Anders Pedersen reviews a book that seeks to find the answer.

It was an awkward situation for the new president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with a limited track record in foriegn policy. Anders Pedersen reports.

Peter, a former public housing tenant in Werrington in Sydney’s west, talks to Paul Farrell about the campaign of harassment, victimization and death threats he endured from his fellow tenants.

Today concludes a special investigation by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism on mental health and housing in western Sydney.

Over the last 3 days, the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism has documented the appalling conditions suffered by people living with mental illness in public housing in western Sydney.

Mentally ill public housing tenants in Sydney’s west risk developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from living in dangerous environments, according to a former health worker at Mount Druitt Community Health Centre. Jacqueline Le, Michael Davis, Veronika Pitrová and Simona Suciu report.