Should electricity generation targets be set into legislation, and should the same legislation centralise bureaucratic power in the minister’s office, as well as dictating exact levels of public ownership of power generators and electricity networks?
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The Voice – a portent of more to come?
The No case won a huge victory with 61% of voters rejecting the proposal to insert an Aboriginal and Islander consultative body into the constitution.
GOTV: referendum needs a decisive win
Polling shows the No case with a virtually unassailable lead, but it might not be as strong as it looks if No voters take it easy on the day.
‘The Voice’ may end up uniting us after all
There are several lessons Australians can learn from this weekend's vote.
Submission on Misinformation and Disinformation Bill
The proposed Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 is a disaster, threatening rational discussion and our democratic system, while stifling innovation and the whole process should be started again or abandoned completely.
AIP gives evidence to parliamentary committee on Greens’ decarbonisation legislation
This coming Monday at 10:45 am I will be giving evidence on behalf of the institute to the State Development and Regional Industries Committee of the state parliament on the Queensland Climate Transition Bill 2023.
Media releases are not solutions
The National Cabinet’s housing affordability solution is just another media release on the way to no place, according to the Australian Institute for Progress’s Executive Director, Graham Young.
Britain did more to abolish slavery than any other nation
It's not surprising that the British were involved in the slave trade - everyone was. What is surprising, and praiseworthy, is that they decided to abolish it of their own free will and at considerable cost.
COVID-19 and Australian Federalism: The first year of our grand experiment with 21st Century governance – Brendan Markey-Towler
COVID-19 presented a natural experiment to explore the benefits of a federal, rather than a unitary, system.
Why you should vote No on The Voice
It is because it is anti-democratic; undermines the power of existing indigenous voices; permanent; and on past performance, likely to be disfunctional. It is also divisive.