DEMOCRACY
Is Democracy A System Worth Defending, or a Noble Illusion to Placate the Masses? Few political systems attract such widespread praise and yet provoke such deep skepticism as democracy. It is invoked as a symbol
Is Democracy A System Worth Defending, or a Noble Illusion to Placate the Masses? Few political systems attract such widespread praise and yet provoke such deep skepticism as democracy. It is invoked as a symbol
Listen to this discussion Summary The living balance, between freedom and equality, sometimes referred to as Equaliberty, combines together the two foundations of democracy that can never be separated. True liberty loses meaning when it
Listen to this discussion → 10:30m What Do We Mean by “Fair Taxation”? Australia has developed a curious political reflex: almost everyone demands better hospitals,
Why Do We Treat Tenants and Owners So Differently? Rethinking Housing Security in Australia Australia’s public conversation about housing usually begins and ends with affordability.
Efforts Are Just Beginning in Australia In late 2024, the Australian Parliament passed the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 — meaning
Toward a Lifetime Health System: Can Australia Do Better? Introduction Australia prides itself on having one of the world’s fairest and most accessible health systems.
Rethinking “King and Country” in a Modern Australia In the public imagination, Australia’s 1999 republic referendum is often remembered as a decisive triumph for the
When a Right Isn’t a Right: Welfare, Entitlement, and the Uneasy Line Between Support and Charity In most modern democracies, people assume that when life
Image to come Education for Life: Rethinking Learning from Cradle to Old Age Education is often imagined as something that happens early in life —
Are Fixed $ Fines Fair or Fundamentally Flawed? When we talk about “fairness” in the justice system, our minds often go to the big questions—sentencing,
Regressive Climate Policy: Why the Energy Transition Risks Deepening Inequality Abstract Climate policy is often described as a universal good, yet many climate measures end
