Democracy & Accountability
Whistleblower protections are an opportunity, not a cost
Government’s delays on whistleblower protections could be leaving millions of dollars on the table
If the Opposition is not the alternative government, what is the point of it?
With Victoria on its third Oppostion Leader in a year, and speculation about pressure on the Federal and NSW Liberals, we're left wondering: what makes an Opposition Government?
Gas lobby using tobacco tactics, former SA Premier warns
The fossil fuel sector is using “tobacco industry tactics” to maintain a bipartisan commitment to supporting gas expansion in Australia, former South Ausralian Labor Premier Mike Rann has said.
Whitlam’s legacy is one of possibility and hope. He showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like.
Whitlam showed us what a brave, grown up Australia could look like. And 50 years later, you have to wonder – is it even possible to make Australia brave again?
At a time where our nation is facing its biggest problems, progressive politics appears to be characterised by conflict aversion
Bravery is like a muscle, and it atrophies without use. At a time where our nation is facing its biggest problems, progressive politics appears to be characterised by caution, conflict aversion and the need for validation by the private sector more than ever before.
How Australian democracy has changed since 1975, in six charts
50 years on from the Dismissal, how has Australian democracy changed? Here are six ways that Australian politics looks very different to when Gough Whitlam was PM in November 1975.
What Australia can learn from the US about money in politics
Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign benefited greatly from New York’s funding innovations.
