The Arts

The issues | The arts have a long tradition of shaping our society and have an important part to play in our future. They help define and negotiate who we …

Biodiversity

The issues | Australia is a megadiverse continent supporting 7.8% of the world’s described species. More than 90% of our vascular plants, frogs, and reptiles, and more than 80% of …

The Environment

Spending on the protection and restoration of nature isn’t just a nice-to-have item. More than half our GDP relies on natural systems and healthy nature is vitally important for the …

Reforming the Constitution

The issues | The Australian people have not agreed to proposed changes to the Constitution in more than three decades. Only eight of the 44 referendum proposals have been successful …

Lobbying

The issues | Anyone is free to lobby their local member, the parliament or even the Prime Minister. Lobbyists and activists alike operate to influence. They may be urging the government …

Schooling

The issues | Most young Australians receive a good education and perform above the OECD average for mathematics, reading and science. However, performance has declined at all levels of achievement compared …

Securing the Nation

 The issues | Australia’s defence strategy should be coherent and have our national interest at its core. We should not squander billions of dollars on doubtful long-range, long lead-time war-fighting …