In the National Interest – serie
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Decade of Drift
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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The erosion of public trust in government has been a characteristic of liberal democracies in recent years. How much have the twists and turns in climate change policy over the past decade contributed to this in Australia? As a senior public servant during six prime ministerships, Martin Parkinson …
Power & Consent
Av Rachel Doyle
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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The scandal involving the allegations against Dyson Heydon, former justice of the High Court (who emphatically denies the claims), confirmed that the scourge of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces was also to be found in the chambers of one of the seven most senior judges in the country. An …
Leadership
Av Don Russell
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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The level of public frustration and disengagement with political leaders has never been higher. At the same time, the problems we need them to deal with, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis in aged care and accelerating climate change, are immediate and urgent. The system is designed to make …
Digital Revolution
A Survival Guide
Av Simon Wilkie
Häftad, 2021
198 kr
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digital disruption of business by the information and communications sectors, is well underway in Australia and around the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the pace of change. We are witnessing a proliferation of new platforms and new markets, …
Unmasked
The Politics of Pandemics
Av Bill Bowtell
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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Nature creates viruses. But people and politics create pandemics. And pandemics create new politics. In the 1980s, the toxic politics of the response to HIV/AIDS turned a serious but manageable viral threat into a global pandemic that took the lives of 32 million people and brought illness and …
Challenging Politics
Av Scott Ryan
Häftad, 2021
188 kr
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Australia has enjoyed an unprecedented period of prosperity in recent decades, yet despite this there has been a widely reported loss of faith in politics and institutions. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia faces its most significant economic and social challenges in decades. How is politics …
Respect
Häftad, 2021
188 kr
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When Héritier Lumumba’s Collingwood teammates called him ‘Chimp’, it showed a lack of respect. When the Prime Minister referred to Brittany Higgins by her first name in parliament, it showed a lack of respect. When senator Bill Heffernan referred to then prime minister Julia Gillard as …
Enough is Enough
Av Kate Thwaites, Jenny Macklin
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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What is it about the culture and structure of Parliament House that has allowed sexual violence and harassment to flourish? Jenny was a Labor MP for twenty-three years, a Cabinet minister for six years, and now gets to view the parliament through the reflective eyes of someone who is no longer …
System Failure
The Silencing of Rape Survivors
Häftad, 2021
237 kr
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One in five Australian women has been the victim of a sexual assault. For these women, there is less than a 1 per cent chance that their rapist has been arrested, prosecuted and convicted of the crime. These are the bare numerical facts of system failure. We offer rape survivors a stark choice: go …
Governing in the Internet Age
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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Over the past thirty years, the internet has transformed virtually every area of human activity, social and economic. The bulk of these changes have been positive, allowing people to work, imagine and connect with each other in new ways. The boost to economic activity has been enormous. But along …
Population Shock
Av Abul Rizvi
Häftad, 2021
187 kr
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Long-term population directions, in terms of both size and age composition, drive the destiny of all nations. While for decades we have worried about global overpopulation, it is far more likely that the period 1950–2050 will be an extraordinary population growth shock, culminating in severe …
Burning Down the House
Reconstructing Modern Politics
Av Jo Dyer
Häftad, 2022
188 kr
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The Morrison government’s moral decline happened first slowly and then all at once. We suffered through ‘Sports rorts’ and ‘Watergate’ and an MIA PM, before the dissembling response to allegations of sexual abuse at the very heart of federal politics threw into stark relief the cynicism and moral …
Now More than Ever
Australia's ABC
Häftad, 2022
192 kr
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Disregard the critics. Australia’s ABC, at ninety years of age, is demonstrably more valuable to Australians now than it has ever been. The ABC’s home-grown Managing Director, David Anderson, gives us a rare insight into the ABC he knows intimately: a cultural powerhouse where Australian identity …
Living with AI
Häftad, 2023
192 kr
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Technology described as artificial intelligence is becoming more pervasive, with AI algorithms transforming science and industry, along with our everyday lives. They can rapidly analyse and classify all manner of data. They can generate passages of text and produce realistic images. They are used …
21st-Century Virtues
How They Are Failing Our Democracy
Häftad, 2023
192 kr
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Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn. The quest for authenticity, for example, is central to progressive campaigns for …
Time to Listen
An Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Av Melissa Castan, Lynette Russell
Häftad, 2023
192 kr
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In 2023, debate about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament swirls around us as Australia heads towards a referendum on amending the Constitution to make this Voice a reality. The idea of a ‘First Nations Voice’ was famously raised in 2017, when Indigenous leaders drafted the Uluru Statement from the …
Post-Pandemic Child
Av Kim Cornish
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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In March 2020, schools and childcare centres across Australia were forced to close to control the spread of the recently arrived novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Families and carers suddenly had to adjust to long periods of home-schooling, disparities in the availability of technology, loss of social …
Consultancy Conundrum
The Hollowing Out of the Public Sector
Av Lachlan Guselli, Andrew Jaspan
Häftad, 2023
188 kr
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In mid-2023, Australia was rocked by a scandal surrounding the local affiliate of business management consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers. The crisis raised serious concerns about the role of consultancy and audit firms within our public service, and caused governments to re-evaluate their …
Towards Reproductive Justice
Av Ronli Sifris
Häftad, 2024
177 kr
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In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that overturned Roe v Wade, declaring that the American Constitution did not protect the right to abortion. Several US states immediately banned abortion, while others were quick to enact restrictive regulation. This decision sent …
Time to Reboot
Feminism in the Algorithm Age
Häftad, 2024
188 kr
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Technology is radically transforming society. From social media to artificial intelligence, our world is now governed by algorithms, powerful tools that not only predict human behaviour but affect how we look at each other, and ourselves. At the same time, we are seeing hard-fought-for women’s …
Broken
Universities, Politics and the Public Good
Häftad, 2025
182 kr
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A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The building of knowledge and the dissemination of information is vital to the proper functioning of our democracy. At the economic level, higher education is in the top three of our export industries; international students have …
Corporate Social Responsibility in an Age of Existential Threats
Häftad, 2025
194 kr
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In an age of existential threats for Australia and the world, what does society need from companies, and how should companies respond? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a leading role to play in answering these fundamental questions. Yet current Australian and international debate remains …
Sex, Gender & Identity
Trans Rights in Australia
Av Paula Gerber
Häftad, 2025
188 kr
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These days, barely a week goes by without pointed media stories about the trans community, usually targeting trans women. They are likely to have a sensationalist headline and a salacious tone, and the writing is often ill-informed and vilifying. Favoured topics include women in sports, bathrooms, …
Power, Prosperity & Planet
Climate & Energy Policy For All
Häftad, 2026
192 kr
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Australia’s climate debate has long focused on three central pillars: clean power, future economic prosperity and protecting the planet. After nearly two decades of “the climate wars”, we’ve heard the calls: we must decarbonise our energy system, we must develop our green industries and clean tech, …
Nothing About Us, Without Us
Häftad, 2026
194 kr
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‘Nothing about us, without us!’ A staunch declaration that flatly rejects the legacies of research and knowledge creation about First Nations peoples in Western institutions. After decades of exclusion from university campuses, the 1970s saw First Nations peoples’ entry to the academy—led by strong …
Before the Harm
Preventing Abuse, Protecting Children
Häftad, 2026
188 kr
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Stories of child sexual abuse appear in the media weekly, often framed as isolated incidents. But child sexual abuse and exploitation is one of Australia’s most pervasive human rights challenges, affecting over a quarter of children. The ripple effect – the burden on mental health, drug and alcohol …
When Australia Became a Republic
Häftad, 2025
192 kr
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Australia became a republic many years ago—culturally, if not yet constitutionally. We’ve long stopped identifying as subjects of the British Crown, relying on UK military and trade relationships, and looking to London as our lodestar. We’ve long stopped allowing the UK Parliament to override our …
