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21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Lucinda Holdforth
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn. The quest for authenticity, for example, is central to progressive campaigns for greater ...Show more
Big: The Role of the State in the Modern Economy by Richard Denniss
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Scott Morrison wants to spend a lot more money on defence, the business community wants more spending on infrastructure and education, an ageing population wants better health and aged care, and young Australians want more action on climate change and affordable housing. Each problem requires more publi ...Show more
Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics by Jo Dyer
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The Morrison government’s moral decline happened first slowly and then all at once. We suffered through ‘Sports rorts’ and ‘Watergate’ and an MIA PM, before the dissembling response to allegations of sexual abuse at the very heart of federal politics threw into stark relief the cynicism and moral bankru ...Show more
Courting Power: Law, Democracy & the Public Interest in Australia by Isabelle Reinecke
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Courts aren’t just there to settle divorces, sentence law-breakers and resolve corporate disputes. A healthy legal system, one that ensures access, transparency and accountability, is fundamental to democracy. When the system works, the courts act as a check on government power, holding our politicians ...Show more
Enough is Enough (In the National Interest) by Kate Thwaites, Jenny Macklin
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
What is it about the culture and structure of Parliament House that has allowed sexual violence and harassment to flourish? Since the mid-1990s, the number of women in the Australian Parliament has increased, but unfortunately, they are still not being heard. And tragically, they are not always safe. As ...Show more
Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices by Satyajit Das
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Australia’s prosperity relies on the continent’s extraordinary natural — primarily mineral — riches and good fortune. But economic, financial, environmental, geopolitical and societal pressures now threaten the nation’s high living standards. The COVID-19 pandemic is the first of many trials to come. La ...Show more
Good International Citizenship: The Case for Decency by Gareth Evans
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Why should we in Australia, or any country, care about poverty, human rights atrocities, health epidemics, environmental catastrophes, weapons proliferation or any other problems afflicting faraway countries, when they don’t, as is often the case, have any direct or immediate impact on our own safety or ...Show more
Living with AI (In the National Interest) by Campbell Wilson
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Category: No Category | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Technology described as artificial intelligence is becoming more pervasive, with AI algorithms transforming science and industry, along with our everyday lives. They can rapidly analyse and classify all manner of data. They can generate passages of text and produce realistic images. They are used to des ...Show more
Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & the Fight for Rights by Inala Cooper
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Category: First Nations | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
What does reconciliation and truth-telling look like, and how do we as a nation find justice for Indigenous people?In this deeply personal work, Inala Cooper shares stories of her family to show the impact of colonisation on the lives of Aboriginal people from the 1940s to now. She reveals the struggles ...Show more
The Big Teal by Simon Holmes à Court
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The May 2022 election marked the great re-engagement of those ignored and patronised for too long on climate, integrity and gender equity. The electoral map has been dramatically redrawn. However, the triumph of the 'teals' was not entirely unexpected to those assisting their rise, such as Climate 200 f ...Show more
The Consultancy Conundrum: The Hollowing Out of the Public Sector by Andrew Jaspan, Lachlan Guselli
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Category: Social Discourse | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In mid-2023, Australia was rocked by a scandal surrounding the local affiliate of business management consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers. The crisis raised serious concerns about the role of consultancy and audit firms within our public service, and caused governments to re-evaluate their relationships ...Show more
Time to Listen An Indigenous Voice to Parliament by Melissa Castan, Lynette Russell
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Category: Politics | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In 2023, debate about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament swirls around us as Australia heads towards a referendum on amending the Constitution to make this Voice a reality. The idea of a ' First Nations Voice' was famously raised in 2017, when Indigenous leaders drafted the Statement from the Heart-- als ...Show more