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Is democracy dying a slow and painful death? What are the threats to its health, external and internal?

New York Times reporters are exploring these questions all over the world, from China and Hungary to the United States. Here in Australia, too, we’re looking closely at the forces that contribute to widening distrust in democratic government.

And as part of that, I’ll be in Adelaide this weekend to discuss the topic at two events for Writers’ Week, part of the Adelaide Festival.