Governance
Time to Grasp the Tax Nettle!
With the 20th anniversary of the introduction of GST, the calls for tax reform are rising.
We should re-think and re-focus our ta
 
Governance
Liberal Democracy: Renewal
Prof Tom Daly of University of Melbourne's School of
Government talks about the decay and challenges facing liberal democrac
 
Governance
Australian Democracy
There are only 20 countries (4.5% of the world’s population),
including Australia, that are considered ‘full democracies’ by the Economist
Intelligence Unit 2018 Index.
Liberal democracy is built on a core philosophy that calls
for a guarantee of the rights of the individual. These include freedom from arbitrary
authority, freedom of religion, the right to own and exchange private property,
rights to equal opportunity in healthcare, education and employment, and rights
to political participation and representation.
In today’s troubled world we need to protect and strengthen our
democracy or it will decay and individual rights will be lost.