Miriam Lyons asks what cultural traits would make Australia more resilient in the face of global change. more
Monthly Archives:: November 2007
Join us for a think-in
Join the CPD at the GetUp Refresh conference to discuss our progress so far and our plans for 2008. more
Editorial: how to clean up Canberra
Miriam Lyons looks at the history of ‘open government’ in Australia and introduces the Reclaiming Democracy edition. more
Australian democracy – a user’s guide
In this handy table the CPD lists the key problems facing our democracy, and outlines the current position of the incoming federal Labor government. more
Accountability, authoritarianism and a new separation of powers?
Marcus
Westbury argues that in a "me-too" era, the real debate is between authoritarianism and accountability.
GettingUp and at ‘em
The recent federal election had a unique new element: hundreds of thousands of people had the tools to make their opinions known to politicians and the broader public. Brett Solomon talks about what groups like GetUp mean for the future of Australian democracy.
Spinbusters: exposing the dark underbelly of the PR industry
PR industry critic Bob Burton questions the effectiveness of the industry’s attempts to regulate itself and argues that citizen journalists are best placed to uncover democracy’s doctor deaths. more
Human rights and democracy
Susan Ryan details
the citizens’ campaign for a Human Rights Act for Australia.
The case for deliberative democracy
Australia has been a democratic innovator in the past and it can be again, writes Janette Hartz-Karp.