Speakers’ Corner 2.0 Provides Platform for Minor Party Policies
12/05/2019 In a shady corner of Sydney’s Domain, Speakers' Corner has drawn crowds of all shapes…
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Federal Election and the Trust Divide
An initiative spearheaded by the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) as well as the Institute for…
Blacktown Youth Forum
This Thursday in the Western Sydney suburb of Blacktown, students will take charge of the council.…
More Civil Societies with Eva Cox: Why?
With a federal and state election just around the corner, policy debates have started. However, a…
More Civil Societies with Julie Macken: It’s Time to Care
Earlier this week, Noah Feldman penned an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald called 'What…
Trust in Government at All Time Low
A new survey has found that Australia’s trust in the government is at an all-time historic…
“Drain the Billabong” – Who is Influencing Public Debate
Australians are distrustful of our public figures. Even in our healthy democracy, Australians still are unaware…
Giving 16 year olds the vote
We like to believe we live in a democracy, but is our current system failing us?…
More Civil Societies with Julie Macken: Two Parallel Worlds
Malcolm Turnbull is pushing ahead with the Adani coal mine, despite the revelation that the majority…
More Civil Societies with Eva Cox: Distrust and Democracy
It was recently revealed that less than a quarter of federal parliament members refused to sign…
More Civil Societies with Eva Cox
On this episode of More Civil Societies, Eva Cox unpacks the term “democracy”. According to Eva,…