Bio

Michael Richardson lives in Ottawa, Canada. He has an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and suspects he is the only Australian speechwriter in Canadian politics.  He worked for Maxine McKew on the 2007 Australian
federal election.

 

Michael Richardson's contributions:

Promise versus Practice: the Dilemma of Open Government

Meet Kevin Page. He is the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and is one of the linchpins of accountability and transparency in Canada. And now the Government that installed him wants to shut him down. In other words, writes Michael Richardson, Kevin Page personifies the dilemma of open government.

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• by Michael Richardson

• Upgrading Democracy

• Open Government
• gov2.0

Good Policy Isn’t Always Enough

The easiest part of Dr Ken Henry’s job will be designing a better tax system for Australia. Selling it to the Australia people will be the bigger challenge writes Michael Richardson

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• Democratic Renewal
• Real world economics

• Taxation

Wayward Reform: Voluntary Student Unionism

Michael Richardson acknowledges that not all student organisations are perfect but explains why the federal government's proposed Voluntary Student Unionism Legislation goes too far

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• Tertiary Education

• education

Values, Education and Engaging Young Australia

Michael Richardson continues the values debate from a younger perspective.

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• Education

• voluntary student unionism