28 Nov Feature series, Law & Politics Between theocracy and democracy 17/12/2023 By Max Wallace 0 comments This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future’ feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference Continue reading
27 Feb Education Protecting Australian politics in the school curriculum 28/02/2023 By Lucas Walsh 0 comments Several years ago, I was researching young social entrepreneurs, what makes them tick, and what they need to succeed. I am a youth rese... Continue reading
11 Oct Law & Politics The Liberal Party is in a dire state – and that should worry us 11/10/2022 By Frank Bongiorno 0 comments “The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam... Continue reading
24 Aug Law & Politics Australians are tired of lies in political advertising 24/08/2022 By Lisa Hill 0 comments Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive... Continue reading
07 Jun Law & Politics Political advertising: It’s time to stop the lies 15/07/2022 By Luke Beck 0 comments It’s perfectly legal to lie in political advertising – and it shouldn’t be! During the 2022 federal election campaign, a fringe poli... Continue reading
26 May Law & Politics Changing the optics of politics 15/07/2022 By Noel Turnbull 0 comments Almost everyone will have ideas on what should be the priorities for the incoming Albanese government. While the manifesto was polic... Continue reading
04 May Law & Politics Trapped in a cycle of distrust 15/07/2022 By Emma Quilty 0 comments Australia and the rest of the world have had a couple of very rough years. Throughout the pandemic and its attendant restrictions, vacc... Continue reading
22 Apr Law & Politics Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election 15/07/2022 By Caroline Fisher 0 comments During the federal election, politicians of all persuasions will use a range of campaigning and spin tactics. But there is a dif... Continue reading
20 Apr Law & Politics The election is a race – it’s a horse race 15/07/2022 By Trevor Bell 0 comments Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club may well be remembered in Australian political folklore for the response to that ... Continue reading
14 Apr Law & Politics Political advertising in Australia: Few restrictions, no spending limit, and almost no oversight 15/07/2022 By Anika Stobart 0 comments So the federal election is on. Billboards are suddenly plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social med... Continue reading
17 Feb Education Building political knowledge is in our nation’s interest 23/07/2022 By Zareh Ghazarian 0 comments ASIO’s Annual Threat Assessment delivered last week by its Director-General, Mike Burgess, shed light on the organisation’s nati... Continue reading
31 Jan Law & Politics Australia’s future: The new republic model is a good move forward 23/07/2022 By Michael Duffy 0 comments As Buckingham Palace recently announced plans for an elaborate year of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a world away ... Continue reading