/stretton/ en /stretton/news/list/2024/08/27/the-devil-in-the-detail-a-conversation-about-south-australias-proposed On the 26th of August, The Stretton Institute, the Centre for Public Integrity, The Australian Democracy Network, the South Australian Council of Social Service and the Australia Institute co-hosted the webinar The Devil in the Detail | A conversation about South Australia's proposed political finance reform.  August 27 2024 Jade Tayla Ryles /stretton/news/list/2024/08/27/the-devil-in-the-detail-a-conversation-about-south-australias-proposed /stretton/news/list/2024/04/16/with-democracy-under-threat-in-narendra-modis-india-how-free-and-fair-will India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country’s massive, six-week general election. April 16 2024 Dan McCafferty /stretton/news/list/2024/04/16/with-democracy-under-threat-in-narendra-modis-india-how-free-and-fair-will /stretton/news/list/2024/01/31/australias-ranking-in-global-anti-corruption-index-remains-steady-but-shows-we Successfully tackling corruption is more than catching greedy public servants and politicians, miscreants and manipulators. It involves government at the highest level advancing a culture of integrity and setting up institutions that celebrate and facilitate good governance – in addition to catching the bad guys. January 31 2024 /stretton/news/list/2024/01/31/australias-ranking-in-global-anti-corruption-index-remains-steady-but-shows-we /stretton/news/list/2021/10/21/a-global-battle-for-low-skilled-workers-looms-after-covid-australia-needs-to-0 Australia has been built on immigration. In recent years it has been skilled migration, and that will continue to be important to us, especially as we recover from the COVID economic malaise. August 18 2023 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2021/10/21/a-global-battle-for-low-skilled-workers-looms-after-covid-australia-needs-to-0 /stretton/news/list/2023/07/04/grave-misconduct-gladys-berejiklian-corruption-report-should-put-all-public When an anti-corruption agency issues a 688-page report with findings a former premier engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” and breached the public’s trust, it puts all public officials on notice. June 29 2023 Dan McCafferty /stretton/news/list/2023/07/04/grave-misconduct-gladys-berejiklian-corruption-report-should-put-all-public /stretton/news/list/2023/05/02/hugh-stretton-oration-2023 On Thursday the 27th of April, the Stretton Institute hosted the Hugh Stretton Oration 2023 with the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care as orator. May 3 2023 Eleanor Danenberg /stretton/news/list/2023/05/02/hugh-stretton-oration-2023 /stretton/news/list/2023/06/26/after-a-decade-of-decline-australia-is-back-on-the-rise-in-a-global-anti Just months after Australia legislated to establish the long-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Agency, our standing is back on the rise in Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index . This is a small but important turn-around following a decade of steady decline. January 31 2023 Dan McCafferty /stretton/news/list/2023/06/26/after-a-decade-of-decline-australia-is-back-on-the-rise-in-a-global-anti /stretton/news/list/2023/06/26/the-robodebt-scheme-failed-tests-of-lawfulness-impartiality-integrity-and The Robodebt royal commission is currently hearing evidence of tremendous hardship inflicted on people by a government that appeared to have little concern for the people its actions affected. November 3 2022 Dan McCafferty /stretton/news/list/2023/06/26/the-robodebt-scheme-failed-tests-of-lawfulness-impartiality-integrity-and /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/we-felt-like-were-nothing-increasing-voting-among-australians-experiencing At every federal election, there is a moment when election-watchers turn their attention to the seat of Eden-Monaro in New South Wales. Between 1972 and 2013, the party that formed government won Eden-Monaro. August 2 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/we-felt-like-were-nothing-increasing-voting-among-australians-experiencing /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/australians-are-tired-of-lies-in-political-advertising-heres-how-it-can-be Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive. August 1 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/australians-are-tired-of-lies-in-political-advertising-heres-how-it-can-be /stretton/news/list/2023/08/16/australia-and-new-zealand-have-a-golden-opportunity-to-build-stronger-ties-in The Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting hosted by Fiji last week was the first to be held in person since 2019. Following a particularly challenging period, it was an opportunity for leaders to reconnect and agree to the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. July 20 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/16/australia-and-new-zealand-have-a-golden-opportunity-to-build-stronger-ties-in /stretton/news/list/2022/06/24/grape-growers-are-adapting-to-climate-shifts-early-and-their-knowledge-can It’s commonly assumed Australia’s farmers and cities are divided over climate issues. This is not true. After all, farmers are on the front line and face the realities of our shifting climate on a daily basis. June 24 2022 /stretton/news/list/2022/06/24/grape-growers-are-adapting-to-climate-shifts-early-and-their-knowledge-can /stretton/news/list/2023/11/10/south-australia-the-democracy-state On 8 November 2023 Professors Adam Graycar and Alan Reid presented a seminar to the Australian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG). Entitled South Australia: the Democracy State?, the seminar was held in Parliament House, Adelaide. June 17 2022 Eleanor Danenberg /stretton/news/list/2023/11/10/south-australia-the-democracy-state /stretton/news/list/2022/06/16/when-its-lawful-but-awful-an-integrity-commission-for-rich-australia Attorney-general Mark Dreyfus spoke last week about a commonwealth integrity commission. One of the issues that will face such a commission is whether pork barrelling will come under its purview. June 16 2022 Sabina Clarke /stretton/news/list/2022/06/16/when-its-lawful-but-awful-an-integrity-commission-for-rich-australia /stretton/news/list/2022/06/16/repairing-australias-integrity-reform-priorities-after-the-2022-federal Integrity was a deciding issue in the 2022 federal election campaign. Will this be a turning point for citizen trust and Australia’s reputation, after Australia’s fall on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index to its lowest point ever? The Morrison Government’s inability to produce a suitable model for a federal anti-corruption commission in 2018-22 proved pivotal in tipping Australians to change the government, but what next for that reform, and what else is needed to arrest our sliding national integrity performance and restore public trust? June 16 2022 Anneloes De Graeff /stretton/news/list/2022/06/16/repairing-australias-integrity-reform-priorities-after-the-2022-federal /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/sussan-ley-says-she-is-listening-to-women-who-rejected-the-liberals-but-will Sussan Ley, deputy leader of the Liberal Party and shadow minister for women, has been given a difficult task: bring women voters back to the Liberal Party. June 9 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/sussan-ley-says-she-is-listening-to-women-who-rejected-the-liberals-but-will /stretton/news/list/2022/06/08/hugh-stretton-oration-2022 Australia Fair: is the playing field fair for women and girls? June 8 2022 Anneloes De Graeff /stretton/news/list/2022/06/08/hugh-stretton-oration-2022 /stretton/news/list/2023/08/16/amplifying-narratives-about-the-china-threat-in-the-pacific-may-help-china Yet more proposed Chinese “security agreements” in the Pacific Islands have been leaked. May 28 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/16/amplifying-narratives-about-the-china-threat-in-the-pacific-may-help-china /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/why-morrisons-can-do-capitalism-and-conservative-masculinity-may-not-be Scott Morrison’s election strategy was clear at the end of last year. As borders were opened up and restrictions eased, Morrison argued the Coalition would be winding back the big government measures that were necessary during the pandemic. May 17 2022 Sarah Cervone /stretton/news/list/2023/08/18/why-morrisons-can-do-capitalism-and-conservative-masculinity-may-not-be /stretton/news/list/2022/05/13/baby-oysters-follow-the-crackling-sound-of-snapping-shrimp Though oysters may be brainless bivalves, they can “hear” and swim towards attractive sounds of the sea. May 13 2022 Sabina Clarke /stretton/news/list/2022/05/13/baby-oysters-follow-the-crackling-sound-of-snapping-shrimp