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鈥榃e felt like we鈥檙e nothing鈥: increasing voting among Australians experiencing homelessness
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.
Australians are tired of lies in political advertising. Here鈥檚 how it can be聽fixed
Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive.
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Australia and New Zealand have a golden opportunity to build stronger ties in the Pacific 鈥 but will they take it?
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders鈥 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.
Grape growers are adapting to climate shifts early - and their knowledge can help other farmers
It鈥檚 commonly assumed Australia鈥檚 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.
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.
When it鈥檚 鈥榣awful but awful鈥: 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聽barrelling will come under its purview.
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Repairing Australia鈥檚 integrity: reform priorities after the 2022 federal election
Integrity was a deciding issue in the 2022 federal election campaign. Will this be a turning point for citizen trust and Australia鈥檚 reputation, after Australia鈥檚
fall on Transparency International's Corruption聽Perceptions Index to its lowest point ever?
The Morrison Government鈥檚 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,聽and what else is needed to arrest our sliding national integrity performance and restore public trust?
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Sussan Ley says she is listening to women who rejected the Liberals. But will she hear what they are聽saying?
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.
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Australia Fair: is the playing field fair for women and girls?
Amplifying narratives about the 鈥楥hina threat鈥 in the Pacific may help China achieve its broader aims
Yet more proposed Chinese 鈥渟ecurity agreements鈥 in the Pacific Islands have been leaked.
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