Politicians can make it hard to hold them to their promises. Here are some of the tactics they use.
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Another election brings another round of promises from politicians trying to win votes, but how many did the last government keep? It’s likely more than you think.
Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will be a new definition of when an employee can be classified as “casual”.
The major parties are promising tens of billions of dollars in transport spending, but only a handful of projects are on Infrastructure Australia’s national priority list with approved business cases.
While trust in politicians and political systems is lower than ever, new research shows the Gillard government kept most of its promises.
Kenyans should be demanding to know if the country is ready or able to offer free secondary education given past failures.
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Lisa Waller is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University
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