Towards Reproductive Justice by Ronli Sifris
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 shoc ...Show more
Time to Reboot : Feminism in the Algorithm Age by Carla Wilshire
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 rights be ...Show more
The Consultancy Conundrum: The Hollowing Out of the Public Sector by Andrew Jaspan, Lachlan Guselli
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 relationships ...Show more
21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy by Lucinda Holdforth
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 greater ...Show more
Good International Citizenship: The Case for Decency by Gareth Evans
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Why should we in Australia, or any country, care about poverty, human rights atrocities, health epidemics, environmental catastrophes, weapons proliferation or any other problems afflicting faraway countries, when they don’t, as is often the case, have any direct or immediate impact on our own safety or ...Show more
Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action by Jennifer Rayner
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what could replace them The impacts of climate change keep getting worse, but the typical framing of the problem and the solutions so far being pursued are seriously insufficient. As a result, the steps we’re taking to build a clean energy e ...Show more
The Post-Pandemic Child by Kim Cornish
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 conne ...Show more
Courting Power: Law, Democracy & the Public Interest in Australia by Isabelle Reinecke
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Courts aren’t just there to settle divorces, sentence law-breakers and resolve corporate disputes. A healthy legal system, one that ensures access, transparency and accountability, is fundamental to democracy. When the system works, the courts act as a check on government power, holding our politicians ...Show more
Time to Listen An Indigenous Voice to Parliament by Melissa Castan, Lynette Russell
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 Statement from the Heart-- als ...Show more
Living with AI (In the National Interest) by Campbell Wilson
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
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 to des ...Show more
Australia on the Brink: Avoiding Environmental Ruin by Ian Lowe
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
In 1996, the first independent national report on the state of Australia’s environment found that we faced serious problems. With increasing urgency, five subsequent reports declared those problems were all getting worse, each calling for immediate action to protect our future. The 2021 report determine ...Show more
Gladys: A Leader's Undoing by Paul Farrell
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Category: In the National Interest | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Gladys Berejiklian was one of Australia's most popular premiers. Forging a path for New South Wales through the difficult early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, she seemed unstoppable. But it all came crashing down. In one of the most staggering falls from grace in Australian political history, Berejiklia ...Show more