Democratic Renewal
InSight Edition | Upgrading Democracy
As the internet continues to make transparency and collaboration cheaper and easier, governments around the world face increasing pressure to … more…
Thinking Points on Democratic Renewal
Election promises on boats will not pass parliament
In the lead up to the election, we saw both major parties making policy pledges to stop asylum boats. Kate Guathier looks at the numbers in a hung parliament and considers whether either major party can live up to their election promises. more…
Politics, Policies and Cultural Diversity
There hasn’t been a lot of talk about cultural diversity this election . Guest poster Andrew Jakubowicz reflects on everyday multiculturalism and what the future might be like if there was a policy debate in which cultural diversity was valued and productive diversity advanced more…
Persecuting The Poor?
There are clearly more jobseekers than jobs, writes Eva Cox. So why are Australian politicians so set on punishing the victims of social inequality? more…
Publications on Democratic Renewal
Foreword – Lindsay Tanner
Minister for Finance Lindsay Tanner outlines his Government 2.0 reform agenda – how to make government smarter, cheaper, and more informed, responsive and engaged. more…
What is Gov2.0?
What is Gov2.0? It means many things to many people…..how would you define it? more…
CPD ideas for the Gov2.0 Taskforce: open sourcing policy development?
The open source software world has a lot to teach us about collaborating to produce ‘public goods’. Miriam Lyons explores the parallels and flags some ideas on how we can overcome the obstacles to upgrading democracy. more…