Australia’s defence strategy should be coherent and have our national interest at its core. We should not squander billions of…

Despite Australia’s semi-universal public health care system funded through Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and through subsidised private health insurance,…

Despite having a high proportion of globally ranked universities, Australia’s research impact, business R&D investment, and proportion of R&D expenditure…

Women’s leadership is essential for their empowerment, human rights, peace and stability.  Women across the globe play a critical leadership…

Telecommunication services are essential services, as important to our health and way of life as the electricity and water in…

Australia is a megadiverse continent supporting 7.8% of the world’s described species. More than 90% of our vascular plants, frogs,…

Up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. Every minute, a garbage truck’s worth…

Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek admitted last year that rather than rising to reach a target of 70% by 2025, recycling…

“A well-functioning and comprehensive FOI system acts as a deterrent against corruption within political systems, as those involved are aware…

Stronger public universities are vital to the success of dynamic, innovative economies, and more inclusive labour markets. But decades of…

The issues No Australian should live in poverty.  And no Australian should be punished for living in poverty. Those living in…

The issues Australian farmers are dedicated to a sustainable and secure food supply for the nation but they face significant variability…

The issues The fairest, most effective way to reduce cost of living pressures for those who need it most is…

The issues We are committed to a repair-friendly Australia that protects consumers, opens up more avenues for repair at a…

“Human-caused global warming is already irreversible on the timescale of people alive today and will worsen in decades to come.”…

On average, Australians living in rural and remote areas have shorter lives, higher levels of disease and injury and poorer…

Super rich tech to rule the world? The issues Digitisation has allowed concentrations of big technology companies – Google, Amazon,…

There is no panacea to gendered violence. There is no one solution. We will not go close to achieving the…

‘Ultimately it (detaining young people) will lead to worse outcomes for children and young people, and it will make the…

The issues The transport sector is currently the third-largest source of greenhouse emissions in Australia and will have the highest…

The evidence shows elsewhere that [young people} have been taking up the vote when they have the opportunity to do…

Successive Governments have failed our First Nations People. In 1992, Paul Keating in his Redfern speech called on us to, in essence, participate…

The issues Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Where you live and your parent’s cultural heritage should…

A world-first review into youth mental health describes a lack of action as a “scandal” that is having big implications…

“So long as anyone has nuclear weapons, others will want them. So long as anyone possesses nuclear weapons, they are…

The issues | Let’s be honest. If we want to decarbonise the economy it will require making some hard trade-offs….

The issues | The arts have a long tradition of shaping our society and have an important part to play…

Australia is a megadiverse continent supporting 7.8% of the world’s described species. More than 90% of our vascular plants, frogs,…

Spending on the protection and restoration of nature isn’t just a nice-to-have item. More than half our GDP relies on…

The issues The Australian people have not agreed to proposed changes to the Constitution in more than three decades. Only…

The issues  Anyone is free to lobby their local member, the parliament or even the Prime Minister. Lobbyists and activists…

The issues  Most young Australians receive a good education and perform above the OECD average for mathematics, reading and science….

Governments across Australia have criminalised people who are peacefully protesting by proliferating a worrying number of anti-protest laws. Over the…

The issues | We are now in an era of post-truth, an age of disinformation. Political advertising campaigns should be…

The issues | The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive…

The issues Australians bet a staggering $244.3 billion in 2022-23 on legal forms of gambling and lost around A$25 billion that year, representing the…

Human-caused global warming is already irreversible on the timescale of people alive today and will worsen in decades to come (NASA).  The…

The issues Without spending caps, our election debates are dominated by those with the biggest bank balance, not those with…